Oh boy, first post, and I’m all excited.
Not like I want to start off with on a down note, but seeing as it happens to be Eid right now (give or take a day or two, depending on your geography) I thought I’d write on what the Festival of Sacrifice really means.
Not the conceptual aspect of it – I guess every Islamic site on the web has all the details – but on what it really means to us as a community and the individual.
And to be quite blunt:
At least this year, it hardly meant anything to me at all.
During Eid-ul-Fitr a couple of months ago, I didn’t even know it was gonna be Eid the next day till after I managed to get it across with the people at the mosque (in a colorful mix of broken Arabic and German)
And the next day, when I went for the Eid prayer and Khutbah I was the only guy who was, well, the only guy. I didn’t know another Muslim for miles. (make that a couple of hundred miles, at the least)
After which I came back from the mosque and got back to work just like any other day.
I don’t know how many people face this but I guess we might have something of an identity crisis on our hands.
I sit here now, making plans for my ‘weekend’ – a Sunday, and about me and the guys who’ve planned on a trip during the ‘Christmas holidays’.
All this is fine, except that Christmas isn’t my holiday. And neither is New Year.
I am reminded of this every time I walk the streets here this ‘holiday’ season, and see all those colorful Christmas trees all over the malls. Every time I hear the carols, every time I see the mistletoe and every time I read a “Merry Christmas”.
And realize, this isn’t just about a festival. It’s about a way of life. And this, what we choose to lead, becomes our way of life. It’s called Islam and we have own festivals to think about.
Wishing you all a very blessed Eid-ul-Adha!
9 comments:
Assalamu Alikum....let me be the first one to congratulate you on your new blog...
Very true...about what you said....but I would have thought this would change with the area you live in....for example..here in Birmingham....its quite different...with the high percentage of muslims ...the council has to do a lot more to make a 'Merrier Eid'than a 'Merry Christmas'....if the local labor MP needs to stay. Hows Frankfurt or Munich or Berlin or Hamburg for Eid?????
asalamu alaikum[warah].,
i stand by U on what u hav said..,surely thatz my thought as well...,
One more point i wud like to tell that many of us use short hands for "asalamu alaikum" like a/a,was,salam....but Y..??/
Don't v hav the time to write even that in a full form..?? Itz become more common in this CORPORATE world.,so i guess those who read this will think nd act upon it...INSHA ALLAH
sorry NOOR..,takin ur blog to explain MINE...,
Dear ARN,
You are living "life". And a Muslim should live in this world like a traveler because his destination is to meet his Creator.
Take this as a test from Allah - you have been patient and most importantly you remembered Him while there was no one else around.
You don't have to live within a particular community to celebrate God. And not everybody has the means to !
Here in Canada, once you have crossed the major urban boundary into rural areas you and your religion are on your own.
You are still new to Germany and moving is a huge stress (trust me !). Just take sometime to research where it is most convenient for you commute for an Eid gathering.
Take these holidays as an opportunity to travel and discover the immediate area and the nearest urban center around you. You don't need to spend too much for that do you !
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