Thursday, November 03, 2005

Eid Mubarak!


Today is the Muslim holiday of Eid, to mark the end of the month of fasting! It is a happy celebration, spent with family and friends. We greet each other with the wishes of a happy Eid by saying, "Eid Mubarak." Perhaps the best description is from eidgreetings.com:

Eid ul-Fitr commemorates the month of Ramadan, marking the end of the month-long fast. Fitr means to break and therefore symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period and of all evil habits.
It's a joyous occasion with significant religious significance. Happiness is observed at attaining spiritual uplift after a month of fasting. Muslims dress in holiday attire and attend a special congregational prayer in the morning. After the service, worshippers greet and embrace each other in a spirit of peace, love and brotherhood and visit friends and relatives.
For Muslims, Eid ul Fitr is a joyful celebration of the achievement of enhanced piety. It is a day of forgiveness, moral victory and peace, of congregation, fellowship, brotherhood and unity.


In this month of fasting I have tried to gain more faith, staying away from the evils of self-doubt and impatience (easier said than done). It still amazes me how quickly the month flew by, InshAllah (SWT), good things will continue throughout the year. Eid Mubarak!!!

9 Comments:

Blogger Merci said...

Eid Mubarak, Virginia Gal! Hope today is especially joyful for you.

7:56 AM  
Blogger JoeinVegas said...

Eid Mubarak!!! Always nice to come upon a day to rejoice.

11:14 AM  
Blogger Random Kath said...

Eid Mubarak!!! You deserve to have a day of fun . . . and I wish you much rejoicing throughout the upcoming year!

3:30 PM  
Blogger Tony said...

Eid Mubarak!!!

*kiss*

6:18 AM  
Blogger Virginia Gal said...

Merci, Joe, Random Kath, tony and new person (unless this is spam) - thank you for the well wishes!

7:47 AM  
Blogger ninjapoodles said...

What did you wear? I would love to see you in "holiday attire." I have a picture of you in my mind, and you are exotic and beautiful like I always wanted to be--like my mother is!

You are in charge of naming all my Arabian horses from now on. I have a yearling colt and weanling colt who need names right now. The younger one is a Bey Shah grandson, by of a heavily Aswan-bred stallion. I think with your gift with words and knowledge of language you could really help me out!

1:55 AM  
Blogger Lost said...

Eid Mubarak!
Have a joyful year.

3:21 AM  
Blogger Virginia Gal said...

Thanks Lost!
Belinda - oh you are sweet, I don't think I'm exotic at all, more like boring and plain :-). oh names...well I love sending names to friends who are expecting, even if they care or not, hee hee, so just let me know.

9:28 AM  
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