During the sermon he gave at the last Hajj which he performed, Prophet Muhammad reminded the Muslim faithful of a wonderful thing. "Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord," he told them. "I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my example. As Muslims we read in the Holy Qur'an: <…with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them but He. He knows what is in land and sea; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. Not a grain in the deep darkness of the earth, not a thing green or dry But it is in a clear Book.> (Al-An`am 6:59) As New Muslims, or as Muslims who have been within the fold of Islam since birth, we can all take to heart this verse as we celebrate the feast of Eid al-Fitr. Allah knows everything about us. He knows our weakness and our strength. He knows our thoughts and our intentions deep within our hearts. Let us purify ourselves from within ourselves to bring ourselves towards betterment for the spiritual journey of our soul on earth. We have broken our fast for another year. Insha'Allah (God willing), during the year we will live all those promises and resolutions we made, with His help. We will have become better people, better Muslims, as a result of our fasting for Allah's sake. Let our focus remain constantly on Allah Almighty. Eid Mubarak!
Whether the feast is a public holiday or not where we live, let us now spend a few quiet days to take in what we have learned during Ramadan and to celebrate and give praise and thanks that we are Muslim.
