Saturday, September 19, 2009

Eid Mubarak 2009!

Assalamu Alaikum everyone,

Eid Mubarak!!!

The local Eid Committee confirmed Eid for tomorrow (Sunday, September 20). So Salatul-Eid will be @ 8:30 am at Yale's Coxe Cage (257 Derby Avenue). If you need a ride, we'll be carpooling from Phelps Gate @ 8 am SHARP.

Everyone is also invited & especially encouraged to attend the "Eid Party & Breakfast" @ Masjid al-Islam (please see attached flyer). It'll be immediately after the Eid Prayer, and it's FREE & open to everyone.

While the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr are times of great joy, we should also remember the following powerful hadith that encourages us to still engage in some worship on the eve of Eid:

"Whoever stands up (in worship) in the night preceding the two Eids expecting reward form Allah, his heart will not die when other hearts will die" (Ibn Majah)

And here's a short article about the Sunnahs of Eid: http://ilmintensive.com/articles/091109_eidFitr.html

Wasallam,
Omer