Eid mubarak
Felt even by us sitting in comfortable homes — what to say of the faithful who toil in the sun. Every evening, when the first drops of water trickle down your throat and you bite into a date, is a celebration of life, of gratitude to the Maker for His infinite blessings.
After 30 days, the month of Ramzan culminates today in Eid-ul-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast. The holy book was revealed in this month. So, the faithful would have read the Quran with greater reverence. After all, the first command and word of the Quran is, 'Read, in the name of your Lord who created.' Tadabbur is what it is known, as we contemplated its relevance in our lives.
Thirty days when we sought to develop Taqwa, God Consciousness, which inspires us to be on guard against wrong actions. Eid is a day of celebration, of remembering the lesser fortunate, a day by when you discharge the religious obligation of giving a certain portion of your wealth to the poor and needy in charity. Known as Zakat, it does what it literally means — purifies your wealth.
The challenge, of course, is to ensure the learnings of the month of Ramzan are not forgotten and that we retain the goodness in us and remain responsible and loving, empathetic and humane, good citizens of the world.
