As each day in the holy month of\nRamadan ends in an Iftar-a fast breaking the holy month of Ramadan also has an\nIftar, Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr is a day in which Allah (SWT) has considered it\nan official Eid of the believers. This can be understood from the prayer of\nImam Sajjad (PBUH) in his supplication bidding farewell to the month of Ramadan\nand also the Qonut of the Eid Prayer, \u201cYou have considered it Eid upon\nMuslims,\u201d(1) or \u201can Eid upon the believers\u201d(2), respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An important matter to consider is\nthat an Eid does not necessarily mean joy and happiness. In Imam Sajjad\u2019s (PBUH) Sahifah Sajjadiyah,\nthe concept of Eid al-Fitr has been referred to as \u201cEid and Happiness\u201d(3), and\nthe two terms \u201cEid\u201d and \u201cHappiness\u201d have been mentioned in separate instances.\nThe root word of Eid in the Arabic language comes from \u201cAad\u201d and \u201cUud\u201d, meaning\nreturn and to come back again. The term also comes from the root \u201cMa\u2019ad\u201d and\nAllah\u2019s holy name \u201cMu\u2019eed\u201d4. From this\nanalogy one can say, He is Whom returns and brings back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eid is therefore a time of return to\nAllah. Among the rituals of this day, it is said that when you leave your\nhouses to participate in the Eid prayer, see it as a rebirth from the\ngrave.(5) This act resembles the Day of\nJudgment and a return to Allah (SWT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those who fasted during the month\nof Ramadan, will return to Allah (SWT) on this day and receive their reward\nfrom the Almighty Lord. Therefore, the night of Eid al-Fitr and likewise its\nday have been referred to as \u201cLaylat-ul-Jawa\u2019iz\u201d(6) or \u201cYawm al-Jawa\u2019iz\u201d(7),\nwhich means that the rewards have been handed out in the night and day of Eid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The important point is that those who\nsuccessfully accomplished their duty in this blessed month, will receive their\nrewards accordingly. In other words, those who fasted and worshiped out of fear\nfor the hell-fire, will be rewarded by surviving from the fire. Those who did\nso for attaining paradise, will be rewarded entrance into paradise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And those who worshiped out of love\nand grace of the Almighty Lord, praising Him for His blessings, their return\nwill be to Allah (SWT), and they will be awarded by being loved by Him. These\npeople will have reached the ultimate status of love, and become a beloved of\nthe Lord. Such people will not only escape the hell-fire, but will also be\nblessed by attaining divine paradise, all while having received the ultimate\nstatus of love.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three groups mentioned earlier are\npeople who worshiped Allah (SWT) during this holy month; but each group has its\nown reward accordingly. May Allah (SWT) bless us with the same rewards he\nbestows on his pious servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Selection\nchosen from Ayatollah Javadi Amuli\u2019s speech on Eid al-Fitr (with certain\nchanges))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roshd Website congratulates all\nMuslims, especially you dear friend on the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Fitr,\nthe day of returning to Allah (SWT) and receiving the reward for a month of\nworship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Man-la-Yahzarahoo\nal-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 513<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Sahifa\nSajjadiyah, suplication 45<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Sahifa\nSajjadiyah, supplication 45<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Dua\u2019 Jawshan\nal-Kabir, line 73<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Sheikh\nSaduq\u2019s Amaali, session 21, hadith 10, p. 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Sheikh\nMufid\u2019s Amaali, p. 232<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Usul Kafi,\nvol. 4, p. 168<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As each day in the holy month of Ramadan ends in an Iftar-a fast breaking the holy month of Ramadan also has an Iftar, Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr is a day in which Allah (SWT) has considered it an official Eid of the believers. This can be understood from the prayer of Imam Sajjad (PBUH) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28429,28248],"tags":[24876,17778,24715,18131,17978,18418,24877,24878,24845,18171,24875],"class_list":["post-4876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eid-al-fitr","category-occasional-letters","tag-2013-08-09","tag-allah","tag-eid-al-fitr","tag-holy","tag-lord","tag-occasion-letters","tag-official","tag-qonut","tag-ramadan","tag-return","tag-the-rewarding-day"],"yoast_head":"\n