#EidStory: Of Post-Ramadan, Daies and George Floyd
If you are wondering why a non-Muslim story is being fitted to our #EidStory, here are some of the reasons and lessons to which you should pay attention.
If you are wondering why a non-Muslim story is being fitted to our #EidStory, here are some of the reasons and lessons to which you should pay attention.
The wish of the Muslims in the city of Wetzlar, Germany to perform the communal Eid prayer this year came true when IKEA said yes for them to utilise their spacious parking lot for that purpose.
He was Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, the eighth Caliph of the Umayyad Empire. He is known until today as "the most pious and devout" of the Umayyad rulers. He held the highest office of such a great and powerful empire. Yet, his #EidStory seemed to portray otherwise.
In the midst of the Eid joyful scene, a sight of gloom caught ar-Rasul’s eyes. He SAW noticed a little boy crying by himself, separated from the group. The moment ar-Rasul SAW realised the reasons why, he suddenly went into tears as well.
There is a bigger goal and deeper meaning behind all the significance of Ramadan. That bigger goal is to lift up the spirit of jihad in the Ummah to strive for a revived Islamic civilisation. Yet, every year, Ramadan returns as a blessing from Allah to remedy the Ummah’s apathy, only to be taken lightly by them. May you, the Daies, not become the reason for this!
There is a bigger goal and deeper meaning behind all the significance of Ramadan. That bigger goal is to lift up the spirit of jihad in the Ummah to strive for a revived Islamic civilisation. Yet, every year, Ramadan returns as a blessing from Allah to remedy the Ummah’s apathy, only to be taken lightly by them. May you, the Daies, not become the reason for this!
Most of us reminisce about the Battle of Badr at its peak of victory, or at the point about how the angels were sent down to help defeat the enemy. We seldom reflect on how ar-Rasul SAW and the Sahabas strived with all their iltizam that led to the glorious outcome.
To make the most of this Covid-19 Ramadan, you have to turn your home into a ‘masjid’. In other words, you have to prepare your home for Ramadan, and that should not be limited to physical Ramadan decorations only.
We are only days away from COVID-19 Ramadan and its related issues. Like it or not, you will have to take a giant leap of change in your daily activities, including how you will be experiencing Ramadan this year.
May the uplifting school of Ramadan and the convocation of Eid al-Fitr create the new us.
It is an irony when the fasting Daies — who claim to be the saviours of the ummah and fighters of the Deen — mainly talk and think about achieving Taqwa for themselves.