Brethren in Islam!

It is authentic in the sight of nations and religions that they do not forget the days having a historic, national, religious and political background and observe the same in line with their methodology and culture with happiness according to their best capabilities.

Islam is the best religion liked by Allah and that had been the religion of all from Hazrat Adam (A.S.) to the Paighambar-e-Khatim (SAAW) despite changes made in Shariats from time to time in given situations and Shariat-e-Muhammadi taking the charge as the last Shariat, therefore, when the boat of Hazrat Noah (A.S.) touched the river bank, it was the day of happiness for him; when Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) came out from the ignited fire of Nimroud by the Grace of God, it was the day of happiness not only for Ibrahim (A.S.) but also for his followers; when Hazrat Musa (A.S.) crossed River Nile with honour and dignity through his stick, it was the day of eid for him; the day when ‘Maeda’ (table) was sent on Hazrat Eisa’s (A.S.) nation, it was the day of eid for him. Therefore, it is stated in Surah Maida:

Similarly, there are many memorable days in Shariat-e-Muhammadi, Eid-ul-Fitr is one of the same.

In actual, it is the thanks-giving (Shukrana) of going through the duty of fasting with honour and dignity, therefore, at the time of sighting of the moon, first of all we should recite the Dua of Hazrat Imam Zainul Abideen (A.S.) in which he says after sighting the moon:

“O obedient creature, speedy and untiring, frequenter of the mansions of determination, moving about in the sphere of governance!

I have faith in Him who lights up darknesses through thee, illuminates jet-black shadows by thee, appointed thee one of the signs of His kingdom and one of the marks of His authority, and humbled thee through increase and decrease, rising and setting, illumination and eclipse. In all of this thou art obedient to Him, prompt toward His will.

Glory be to Him! How wonderful is what He has arranged in thy situation! How subtle what He has made for thy task! He has made thee the key to a new month for a new situation.

So I ask God, my Lord and thy Lord, my Creator and thy Creator, my Determiner and thy Determiner, my Form-giver and thy Form-giver, that He bless Muhammad and his Household and appoint thee a crescent of blessings not effaced by days and of purity not defiled by sins;

A crescent of security from blights and of safety from evil deeds; a crescent of auspiciousness containing no misfortune, of prosperity accompanied by no adversity, of ease not mixed with difficulty, of good unstained by evil; a crescent of security and faith, favour and good-doing, safety and submission!

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, place us among the most satisfied of those over whom the crescent has risen, the purest of those who have looked upon it, the most fortunate of those who have worshipped Thee under it; give us the success during [the new month] to repent, preserve us within it from misdeeds, guard us therein from pursuing disobedience to Thee,

Allot to us within it thanksgiving for Thy favour, clothe us during it in the shields of well-being, and complete for us Thy kindness by perfecting therein obedience to Thee! Surely Thou art All-kind, Praiseworthy. And bless Muhammad and his Household, the good, the pure.”
Paying of Zakat-e-Fitrah is obligatory for all who can pay it to make the happiness of Eid-ul-Fitr universal and it should be delivered to the have-nots and deserving so that they could also join the Eid festival like others.

How great this philosophy is that Zaat-e-Illahi has made the help of the poor mandatory on this occasion because fasting is must for every Muslim man, woman, wise and adult while fasting has been termed the month of sharing grieves, during the whole month one thinks of the hunger and thirst of the poor while bearing the brunt of hunger and thirst themselves.

He made it clear that Eid-ul-Fitr is the Eid in the happiness of which seriousness, etiquettes and culture have been imbibed. He said the real Eid is that everyone keeps his inner soul clean, avoid sins and protects himself from the evil.

There is a saying of Maula-e-Kainaat Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) that goes that Eid-ul-Fitr is only for him whose fasts were accepted by Allah and He watched his Qayam-o-Qaood with honour. Every day in which Ma’asiyyat-e-Khuda (inobedience to Allah) has not been done is the day of eid.

Today we are observing Eid-ul-Fitr at a time when bloody ‘holi’ is being played in Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon and the oppressed nations and the Islamic World are the target of satanic forces that desire to snatch the tradition of Ahle Haram and to drive out the deer from Morghzaar-e-Khatan.

As the motherland Pakistan along with Islamic basis is an atomic power also that is a mole in the eyes of our combined enemy; therefore she was utilizing all her energies to destabilize it. In this situation, it is obligatory for us all to give priority to the interest of religion, motherland, Shariat and humanity over every thing so as to thwart every conspiracy and mischief of the satanic forces.

Wassalam,
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi
(Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya)
Shawal 1, 1427 Hijra

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