Eid al Fitr – My Little Breathing Space – I write for the few, not the many. The few that are left out!

Eid Mubarak and Allah grant you goodness, Ameen!

Every Eid same drama, same “unity” palaver. But, hang on unity is from the Sunnah?

The Quran endorses unity. We forget the Qur’an and Sunnah teach us a lot of things… tazkiyah and purity of the heart being number 1.

What is the point of one Eid when the hearts aren’t one? The hearts aren’t united?

What is the point of one Eid when we pray Salah shoulder to shoulder but the Ummah isn’t one?

What is the point of one Eid when our marriages aren’t unified? Surtis don’t marry bharuchis and Indians don’t marry Pakistanis?

What is the point of one Eid when your masjids don’t allow all Muslims to be members? When your Islamic schools give preference to members from their own village in India?

Can someone tell me what really is the point? I don’t understand.

Have one Eid or a dozen Eids, but this Ummah will always be fragile and fragmented, until we learn to live like brothers.

Allah purify our hearts from hatred, jealousy and malice and unite this Ummah on the best day of the year. Ameen.

Ismail ibn Nazir Satia (one who is in dire need of Allah’s mercy, forgiveness and pleasure)

1 Shawaal 1443

Another Year… Another Eid. . .

“If the hearts of the Muslims pronounced the takbir as much as their tongues do on ‘Eid, then the face of history would have changed.

If they always gathered as much as they do for Salat ul-‘Eid, then they would have defeated the enemy legions.

If their souls embraced as much as their hands shake one another, then they would have been able to deal with their differences.

If their souls smiled as much as their lips do, then they would have been with the people of the heavens.
If they sacrificed their ego and selfishness as much as they sacrificed their animals, then all of their days would have been ‘Eid.

And if they had worn the garments of good character like they wear the best of clothes, then they would have been the most beautiful nation on the face of this earth.”
(Dr. Mustafa as-Siba’i)

“Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum.”
“May Allah accept it from you and us”

May Allah allow all those who suffer in this life for the sake of Allah to enjoy the company of His Messenger (sall Allaahu’alayhi wa sallam) in the highest level of Jannah, where every day will be an Eid In Sha Allah.

??عیدکم مبارک??

لَیْسَ الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ لَبِسَ الْجَدِیْدِ

اِنَّمَا الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ خَافَ بِالْوَعِیْدِ

لَیْسَ الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ تَبَخَّرَ بِالْعُوْدِ

اِنَّمَا الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ تَابَ وَلَا یَعُوْد

لَیْسَ الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ نَصَبَ الْقُدُوْرَ

اِنَّمَا الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ سَعَدَ بِالْمَقْدُوْرِ

لَیْسَ الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ تَزَیَّنَ بِزِیْنَةِ الدُّنْیَا

اِنَّمَا الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ تَزَوَّدَ بِزَادِ التَّقْوی

لَیْسَ الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ رَکِبَ الْمَطَایَا

اِنَّمَا الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ تَرَکَ الْخَطَایا.

لَیْسَ الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ بَسَطَ الْبَسَاطَ

اِنَّمَا الْعِیْدُ لِمَنْ جَاوَزَ الصِّرَاطَ