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Establishing Prayer… Even in Eid?
Bijorin - Austria
Date 17/Sep/2008
Question Why do Muslims have this Eid (Feast) immediately after Ramadan? They keep fasting and praying long prayers for a whole month… and then… after they are done with that… they do not go and have fun… they go to pray… even in their feast!!!
Shahul Hameed :
.....To many people, especially in the West, the word "fun" evokes, for instance, the colorful images of the world's biggest and grandest carnival in Rio de Janeiro or the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. They may also think of the wild revelries and partying they have during other festivals and fiestas throughout the world.
But, it is obvious that to a people of another culture, fun and entertainment may have different connotations.
.....All activities of a Muslim, therefore are bound to be God-directed; and a Muslim should like to spend every moment of his life in prayer, if possible. That is due to the fact that he believes that this life is transient and his real destination is the eternal abode in the hereafter.
So, fun time is also prayer time, though it may sound... funny!
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Useful Links:
A Day of Celebration: Idris Tawfiq's First Eid
Celebrations and Prayers
Muslims and Fun: Culture or Religion?
Fun and Celebrations in Islam
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