Eid Mubarak!

I hope you all had a wonderful Ramadaan, and I pray that you are blessed on this happy occasion for all the good deeds that you have earned during this holy month.

Alhamdulillah for the mercy He has shown us... let us pray that each of us lives to make the most of every Ramadaan, and every day of our lives.

Aameen.

Eid Mubarak!

Eid in the Square

Eid in the Square

Date: 28th
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Trafalgar Square
Summary: Eid in the Square is a unique cultural event celebrating Eid ul-Fitr, the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. The event will include live entertainment from the mainstage and visitors can explore the delights of a street bazaar and learn more about Islam by browsing the various exhibitions and displays on the day. Artists include hip-hop act Mecca2Medina, Shaam, Nazeel Azami, Shahid Falahi, Message Cultural Group and a special preview video of international nasheed artist Sami Yusuf.

Courtesy of the Mayor of London and Islamic Relief.

Do attend! It doesn't matter who you are, or of which religion; it sounds like a good family day out. I understand there will also be speakers there, and it is a great gesture from the Mayor.

Repentance

Glad tidings for he who finds numerous supplication of forgiveness in his book of deeds.

:: as-Sunan al-Kubra ::

All the children of Adam are wrongdoers, but the best wrongdoers are those that repent.

:: at-Timidhi ::

O people turn to Allah and repent. Indeed I turn to him a hundred times a day in repentance.

:: Muslim ::

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Beautiful Words

Taken from Rubaiyaat by Zeba Khan:

If ever you should find me
In prayer, in tears, at night
Don't ask me what's wrong
For once, things might be right.

Everyday Considerations

Every good deed is charity.

:: al-Bukhari ::

Fasting is a shield.

:: Muslim ::

Remember the good qualities of your dead, and refrain from mentioning their failings.

:: Sahih ibn Hibban ::

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How about these?

Faithfulness enriches and treachery impoverishes.

:: al-Fidaws ::

Remorse is repentance.

:: Sahih Ibn Hibban ::

A promise is a debt.

:: al-Mu`jam al-`Awsat of at-Tabarani ::

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Ponder these...

One who breaks ties of kinship will not enter paradise.

:: al-Bukhari ::

Love for humanity what you love for yourself.

:: Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal ::

The majority of man's sins originate from his tongue.

:: Mu`jam al-Kabir of at-Tabarani ::

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