EID MUBARAK! JUMA’AH MUBARAK! and the aftermath of rain
Nov 26th, 2009 by almiskeenah
It’s a habit of yours to walk slowly.
You hold a grudge for years.
With such heaviness, how can you be modest?
With such attachments, do you expect to arrive anywhere?
Be wide as the air to learn a secret.
Right now you’re equal portions clay
and water, thick mud.
Abraham learned how the sun and moon and the stars all set.
He said, No longer will I try to assign partners for God.
You are so weak. Give up to grace.
The ocean takes care of each wave
till it gets to shore.
You need more help than you know.
You’re trying to live your life in open scaffolding.
Say Bismillah, In the name God,
As the priest does with knife when he offers an animal.
Bismillah your old self
to find your real name.
From “The Essential Rumi”
EID MUBARAK!
if you can’t go to sleep
my dear soul
for tonight
what do you think will happen
if you pass your night
and merge it with dawn
for the sake of heart
what do you think will happen
if the entire world
is covered with the blossoms
you have labored to plant
what do you think will happen
if the elixir of life
that has been hidden in the dark
fills the desert and towns
what do you think will happen
if because of
your generosity and love
a few humans find their lives
what do you think will happen
if you pour an entire jar
filled with joyous wine
on the head of those already drunk
what do you think will happen
go my friend
bestow your love
even on your enemies
if you touch their hearts
what do you think will happen
“Rumi, Fountain of Fire”
JUMA’AH MUBARAK!
…what do you think will happen if the authorities admitted that the infrastructure in the major cities is inadequate, instead of perpetually saying ‘everything is under control’…what do you think will happen.
Scroll down for stark images of destruction and the extent of damage. Some photos are graphic and may disturb. Inna liLlahi wa inna ilaihi rajeoon.
Hajj updates with photo gallery from Al Jazeera, BBC, and BBC clip.
May our Du’a on this Day of Eidul Adha and Juma’ah be for the Hujjaj and for all suffering loss due to the storms, Ameen.
EID MUBARAK! and JUMA’AH MUBARAK!
with full submission to Allah Ta’ala’s Qudrat.
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JazakumuLlahu khairan katheeran to the home educated students of Dharul Khair in Australia for the delightful Eid posters, and for their parents who are currently in Muzdalifah!
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.
Eid Mubarak
EID MUBARAK!
The essential Rumi and foutain of fire always move me to tears. so it was not different this time either. your poignant qeustions at the end were pertinent and apt .only if we or those who are in authority could answer them honestly in introspection!!!
eid mubarak to all
wassalam