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I wish to thank you for sharing these wonderful thoughts and reflections. JAZAKUMU ALLAHU KHAIRAN Regards & best of wishes, Ibrahim Hayani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > > Abida Rahmani > > > If all the trees in the world were used to make paper it would not be > sufficient to write all the blessings provided to us. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels > > with Yahoo! 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But SubhanAllah, We Feel Sad That Ramadan > Has Already Come And Gone, Never To know If We will be Alive For The > Next Time It comes around. > May Allah Accept All Our Deeds During Ramadan, And Allow Us To > Continue,And Build Upon Our 'Ibadah During The Month For The Rest Of > The Year.May Allah Bless You On this Auspicious Day of Eid, And May It > Be A New Beginning of Greater Prosperity, Success And Happiness. Wish > you a Happy Eid Mubark I wish you ALL a very happy . > I wish You ALL A Very Happy and peaceful Eid. May Allah accept your > Good Deeds, Forgive Your Transgressions And Ease The Suffering Of All > Peoples Around The Globe. > > * > > Eid Mubark * > > > > > > * > The > Spirit of `Eid Al-Fitr* > > > > By Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi** > > > > > > > > [Praise be to Allah Who guided us to this (way). Never could we > have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah.] > (Al-A`raf 7:43) > > [If you give thanks I shall give you more, and if you are > ungrateful then My punishment is severe indeed.] (Ibrahim 14:7) > > [Remember Me and I shall remember you, and give thanks to Me and > be not ungrateful.] (Al-Baqarah 2:152) > > O Allah, We thank You for all Your gifts and favors to us. You sent to > us the best Book, chose for us the best human being as a Prophet, and > gave us the best guidance that You chose for us. > > O Allah, we thank You, You deserve all thanks. We thank You in private > and in public. > > O Allah, We thank You with love and with our free choice. > > O Allah, we thank You that You blessed us with faith in You. You made > it easy for us to fast in the month of Ramadan, to pray in its nights, > and to recite Your Glorious Book. > > Today is the day of `Eid, and `Eid is the day of thanks. It marks the > end of the month of fasting. We feel happy and we give thanks to Allah > that we obeyed His commands; we fasted during the month of Ramadan. > Allah's commands are good for us. They are for our benefit. Allah does > not want to put any burden on anyone, but He gave us the rules of > fasting for our own benefit. Fasting has many benefits for individuals > and for communities. It has spiritual, moral, and physical benefits. > It has benefits for the individuals and for the society. Fasting-- > > 1. Teaches self-discipline > > 2. Raises the level of God-consciousness > > 3. Helps human beings to rise above materialism and selfishness > > 4. Makes people more humble, kind, charitable, and righteous > > 5. Brings people closer to each other as a community > > 6. Teaches patience and steadfastness > > 7. Gives more energy and courage to do good deeds > > 8. Makes people healthy and strong > > 9. Makes people mentally alert and psychologically stable > > 10. Purifies bodies and souls > > Brothers and sisters: > > As we gather here today, there are two feelings that are clearly > uppermost in our hearts and minds: the feeling of joy and satisfaction > on the completion of our religious duty, and the feeling of > brotherhood, sisterhood, and solidarity among ourselves. > > We are the people of faith. We are the servants of Allah. What pleases > us is that which pleases our Lord. We are brothers and sisters in > faith. We feel happy when we come together in the name of our faith, > representing diverse colors, races, and ethnic backgrounds. We come > together in the spirit of Islamic brotherhood, in the name of Allah, > and following our faith, Islam. > > Let us keep this spirit of `Eid among us always. Let us strengthen our > bond with our Creator and with each other. Let us be more united. Let > us all become more and more committed to righteousness in our own > lives, in the lives of our families, and in the society in which we live. > > Brothers and sisters: > > Islam is the religion of worship, `ibadah. But worship in Islam is not > a mere collection of rituals. It is a whole way of life. Worship helps > us to remain conscious of Allah and of our own selves. It makes right > our relations with every person and with every thing. The people of > worship are the people who are good to their families, to their > children, to their parents, to their neighbors, to their co-workers, > to the environment, to the resources of the earth, and to the world at > large. The people of worship make everything right and everything > good. `Ibadah is the crux of the matter. It is the purpose of our > creation. [I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship me] > (Adh-Dhariyat 51:56). > > Worship has a purpose. Its purpose is to set aright everything. > Worship sets aright our relations with our Creator, with our own > selves, with our families and with others. If we worship, but others > are not safe and secure from our words and our actions, then we have > not learned anything from our worship. If we pray and do injustice to > others, if we pray and ignore the cries of the poor and those in pain, > if we pray and do not care for those who are suffering in our > neighborhood and around the world, then our prayers have not done us > any good. If we pray but we do not try to change the social, economic, > and political injustices and oppressions in this world, then we have > not realized the true meaning of our worship. > > The real `ibadah or worship is that which changes the people. It > transforms them into the real people of Allah. The people of Allah are > described in the Qur'an: > > [Whatever ye are given (here) is (but) a convenience of this Life: > but that which is with Allah is better and more lasting: (it is) > for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord; those who > avoid major sins and shameful deeds, and, when they are angry even > then forgive; those who answer the call of to their Lord, and > establish regular prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual > consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for > sustenance; and those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted > on them, (are not cowed but) help and defend themselves.] > (Ash-Shura 42:36-39) > > The people of Allah are the paradigms of virtue and goodness. They > stand for peace and justice in the world. They are not only satisfied > with their own personal righteousness and salvation, but they work to > bring justice, peace, and happiness to the world. > > Brothers and sisters: > > I am pleased to see so many of you here today. I wish you a very happy > `Eid. May Allah bless you, accept your prayers, your fasting, your > charity, and all your good deeds. > > Brothers and sisters: > > We are facing many challenges at this time. But with faith and trust > in Allah and with unity and solidarity among ourselves, we can > overcome all challenges and difficulties. We must not succumb to > despair, fear, or anxiety. We must continue working with sincerity, > honesty, and wisdom. We must work together. We must continue building > our institutions, our community centers, our educational programs, and > activities. We must continue and increase our involvement with others > on the interfaith and political level. We have to remove > misunderstandings about us and about our faith from the minds of > fellow Americans. We must continue building the bridges of > understanding with others to keep this society just and peaceful, > diverse and pluralistic. I remind you and myself to face the > challenges with courage, confidence, and wisdom. > > The Qur'an tells us that > > [Allah is with those who are patient and steadfast (as-sabirin).] > (Al-Baqarah 2:153) > > [Allah is with those who are righteous (al-muttaqin)] (Al-Baqarah > 2:194) > > [Allah is with those who do the acts of kindness (al-muhsinin)] > (Al-`Ankabut 29:69) > > It is true that there is a lot of anti-Islamic propaganda today, but > we should be thankful to Allah that there are still a very large > number of people who have goodwill towards us and who want to know > more about our faith. Let us build on this trust. Let us use whatever > freedom we have and whatever opportunities we find to help others to > know us, to know about the universal values of Islam. > > We must pay special attention to the next generation of Muslims > growing up here. They need good upbringing and extensive Islamic > education. We must protect them from the wrong influences of drugs, > violence, immoral behavior, and the evils that are affecting youth and > eating them up. We must give them knowledge, give them hope, give them > love and care, and do our best to keep them on the path of Allah. > > Let me close this khutbah with a hadith of the Prophet (peace and > blessings be upon him). `Amr ibn Maymun Al-Awdi reported that the > Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Take > advantage of five things before five others: your youth before your > old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your > poverty, your leisure before your work, and your life before your > death" (At-Tirmidhi). > > > > ** Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi is the President of the Fiqh Council of > North America. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------------------- Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV.
