Eid Mubarak!
Isn’t it beautiful how everything falls into place. Ramadhan and Syawwal are easily two of the best months for me personally. Not only do I feel more refreshed with a rejuvenated spirit going through a whole month of spiritual cleansing during Ramadhan, reconnecting with God intimately with the numerous opportunities and leaving it with a humble hope that all past sins have been forgiven.
And as Syawwal arrives, tradition encourages us to visit one another, to strengthen present relationships and rebuild broken ties. Families, friends and neighbours meet to catch up on things, offer delicacies to those who visit and to seek forgiveness from one another.
As humans, we usually succumb to making mistakes to both God and fellow humans. In the Quran it has been stressed that as part of being a good Muslim, we must always be conscious with both our relationships; vertically (to God) and horizontally (to fellow humans). Both ties are extremely important and we must ensure that we are constantly trying to please Allah with our good actions and please others with proper conduct and character.
Thus, as every time Ramadhan and Syawwal passes, I can only hope that I have done enough to at least clear some of the many mistakes I’ve done in the past. Rabbighfirli warhamni wa tub ‘alayya… O Lord please forgive me, show your compassion towards me and please accept my repentance…
Seeking forgiveness from all,
Mizi Wahid