Wishing you the blessings of Eid,

from Awang Goneng

Eid Day, Harun al Rashid on his steed Riding in his Imperial robes, into the street Soldiers clearing the Sultan's path And the people applauded. Bahalul the Wise Fool stopped Harun in his tracks And recited words to guide the Grand Caliph and through him, down to us - And the gist of it is this: The Festival is not for dressing up in fine new clothes. The Festival for serving Allah and being aware of your Lord. To celebrate is to be Sultan not of your realm but of your heart. Sultans of the realm pass into oblivion, but the Sultan of the heart is never forgotten. To celebrate the Festival is to be delivered from the divine punishment at the Resurrection. The Festival is not for the wearing of perfumes, but for being regretful of one's sins, repenting and not committing them again. It is not for riding on horseback, but for giving up one's faults. Not about sitting on the imperial throne, but about crossing the dreadful Bridge, to sit on the thrones of Paradise. It is not for boasting about one's palaces and power, but by bringing the light to the darkness of the tomb and equipping it through good works. The mighty Caliph heard this and wept. Wishing you the blessings of Eid, Selamat hari Raya, maaf zahir bathin - Awang Goneng

***This came into my inbox @gmail... which I thought is worth publishing... so I do not have to write  a new one.

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