“Eid Reflection”

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Poem by Aminah Ahmed

A great day of celebration

Of joy and elation

To praise the name of the Creator

And his servant Rasulu’Allah Sall’Allahu Wa Laihi Wa Salaam.

You look back at the days pass

And the feat that you have accomplished thus far

Fasting and doing good deeds for Allah

For 28 to 30 days you stopped doing things
 Under normal circumstances would be ok.

For a portion of the day you stopped
Eating and drinking for Allah

Its almost like a spiritual graduation

Insha’Allah in the days ahead its time
To step up your deen to the next level

Because Ramadan was just the beginning.

If you can restrain yourself from
Eating and drinking well there
Really is nothing you can’t do

Ramadan is like a spiritual boot camp
 Just for you each year, the goal is to get better

The goal is to improve on you

So whether your goal is to memorize another juz
Or to pray all 5 prayers as a regular practice

Its time to make time to develop you spiritual practice.