How To Celebrate The Day of Eid: As soon as one finds out the day of Eid they should start saying takbirat. Takbirat are: Allahu Akbar x3 La ilaha illa Allah Allahu Akbar x2 wa lil laahil hamd Repeat 3 times or more. *It is allowed to celebrate on the day of Eid by playing or reciting good poems . Again, the purpose of these poems should be to generate love and closeness to Allah SWT. Islam discourages the use of string instruments so only the daf (drum) should be played, it is better to avoid all other instruments. *The condition of the Muslims has become such that we eagerly await the end of Ramadan and the coming of Eid al-Fitr to gain ‘freedom’ in order to go back to committing sin and disobeying Almighty Allah. Instead of being stronger in our spiritual struggle, most of us forget Allah SWT and our commitments with Him after the Eid and start falling back on our mundane routines. *If we can’t celebrate this day the way Allah SWT would like us to, we have already failed the chance given to us during Ramadan of renewal of faith and gaining closeness of Allah SWT. What is the purpose of any worship in Islam? It is to increase our obedience of Allah since this is what we will be graded on, on the Day of Judgment. We have to keep the purpose of this celebration alive in our hearts, minds and our practices. Our focus shouldn’t be on how many dishes to make nor which dresses to wear. Our happiness or sense of celebration shouldn’t depend on how many houses we visit and what kind of sweets we eat, rather our happiness should be directly related to our remembrance of Allah and the remembrance of the condition of other Muslims. We should remember our less unfortunate brothers and sisters, both in money and in spirituality. We should be busy thinking about and praying to leave behind a good legacy, to gain His mercy and forgiveness, and ultimately the happiness of entering Jannah. *Upon leaving Ramadan our behavior and actions should be more humble and God conscious. The mercy, tranquility, peace and love that we have gained between us and Allah SWT should be carried over to others throughout the whole year InshaAllah. *Ramadan was a rehab center for us to clean our dirty heart and it is important that we give thanks to Allah SWT for giving us another chance and beg Him to give us the gift of meeting him with a clean heart—a heart full of mercy and love for the ummah, for each other and for entire humanity.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:41:58 +0000