السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Today is Eid Al Fitr, a day when we all would usually wake up early in the morning, wash and change into our newest clothes to go to the mosque for Eid prayers, where we would meet up with our neighbours and friends. Unfortunately this Eid, we are confined to our homes, no Eid prayers, no meeting up with friends and family and no feast with relatives. Eid doesn't look so Eid-y now does it?😅
Seems as if it's going to be a bummer. And it's no doubt, sad and even frustrating that this pandemic is keeping us from celebrating one of the most important festivals.
But Eid is a day to be grateful. It is a day we thank Allah and express our gratitude for all the immense blessings that He bestowed upon us. It is a day we say Alhamdulillah for everything by our tongues and mean it by our hearts. Firstly, we are blessed to be protected from the virus due to the lockdown. Alhamdulillah. We are also blessed that we have the internet keeping us company throughout the quarantine.😄 Alhamdulillah. Think about it, our loved ones who live far away from us are only a call or a text away. Alhamdulillah. Most of us are also blessed with new fancy clothes this Eid. Alhamdulillah. there are million and more things to be grateful for. I could go on and on but I think this gets my point across.
So this Eid, instead of whining over how unfair life is that we aren't able to spend Eid in our traditional way, let's put our heads down and thank Allah for all His blessings, the ones we know of and the ones we fail to see right now.
تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الاعمال
May Allah accept our good deeds from us and you all.
Eid Mubarak!
Stay blessed!
Picture credit: Umairah Imthiyas
Article author: Umairah Imthiyas
