In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
Eid is a day of joy!
Do you feel joyful?
I had an idea of how I wanted my Ramadhān to go. My falling sick a few days to Ramadhān had me desperately seeking to reach it. And then reaching it had me seeking desperately to see its end. Alhamdulillah. And now I pray we see many more. Amīn.
This Ramadhān was in so many phases for me. In the beginning, I was unwell and still slaying my daily goals, then the week that followed had me desperately trying to meet all my exam deadlines. “Seeking knowledge is Ibadah”. So easy to say but the tests that come with it and not just the written and oral tests but the daily challenges and struggles. Alhamdulillah. Then making plans for the end of the school term and then for all our post-Ramadān community activities and then I took a break. I went home to visit and chill with the parents and met my aunt in a bad state of health and at this point, daily goals were as they were.
…thank God it is not up to us.
May Allah ﷻ accept all of it from us and reward us for the best of all of it.
I worry a little about what I notice from going out to pray the Eid salah. Dear sisters, let us not lose our modesty in “wearing our best clothes”. And to the brothers and sisters, let us all lower our gaze. Wakīʿ (raḥimahullāh) said, “We went out with Sufyān al-Thawrī (raḥimahullāh) on Eid and he said, ‘The first thing that we will begin this day of ours with is the lowering of the gaze.’”
And I was thinking this Eid, as well, I recognise the look. The joy that could be more joyful, the smile that could go just a little deeper, the heart that needs to be at ease… To everyone who feels a yearning for anything - a spouse or a child or family close by or a loved one who has passed or just feel ALONE. Or maybe you wish your spouse was more caring, your relationship with your parent was easier, your child was healthier, or the knot in your chest eases just a little. I want to say a very special Eid Mubarak to you. With Allah ﷻ, nothing is ever lost. May Allah ﷻ reward you as you bear patiently.
Eid Mubarak! TaqabbalAllah minna wa minkum
And we do not forget those who are suffering and oppressed, the orphans and the widows, the injured and the sick and those facing war and genocide. May Allah bring the happiness of Eid to the entire Ummah.
May Allah ﷻ count us among those who make it into Jannah where the joy is true and forever. Amīn. Eid Mubarak!
Faithfully and full of faith,
Umm Bilal
Eid Mubarak Umm Bilal 💕🎉