During the last days of Ramadhan- just ahead of the
Eid-ul-Fitr 2017-
Khalifatullah Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Saheb (atba) of Mauritius issued a special
message in the form of a Press Article, greeting the people of Mauritius,
especially its whole Muslim community. The spiritual message was carried by newspapers
such as Le Socialiste and the Mauritius Times
- 23 June 2017.
The Press Article is a gentle reminder of the larger
meaning of ‘fasting’ and ‘feasting’ in Islam. The spirit of restraint and
sobriety occasioned by the holy month of Ramadhan needs to be sustained by the believers beyond
Ramadhan. Taqwah, the invisible raiment of righteousness needs to be adorned by
the believers in all that we do all through our lives so that our deeds meet
with God’s approval and we become agents of peace, harmony and social
understanding and thereby, live up to our identity as ‘Muslims’- “submitters to God Almighty”, Insha-Allah, Aameen.
Read
the Article Below:In the name of Allah, Ever Gracious, Ever Merciful
Eid-Ul-Fitr: Not Without Righteousness!
The days of the holy month of Ramadan are coming to an end; days of fasting as a vow to the Almighty to better our lives and become good human beings and good Muslims. A new Eid is coming to grace our lives with yet another hope. The Eid-ul-Fitr is a joyful celebration inviting Muslims to meditate on the good values they developed and maintained during the days of Ramadan. The Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, at the sighting of the new moon, and it marks the completion of the fasting of Ramadan.
The
month of sacrifice acts as a guideline so that we may ready our lives to submit
to the Divine Will come what may. So the month of Ramadan remains ever an
intense training period. The hearing, vision, language, mind, all are subject
to strict control. This discipline practised for a month is used as a model for
the eleven months to come. After we have passed this test, God Almighty gives
us the reward of an Eid.
The
joy we feel is deeper than what we feel when we wear new clothes. Of course,
clothes have a certain relationship with the Eid, but the Eid which awaits us
does not depend on clothes. Think of the poor who cannot afford good clothes.
The most beautiful garment after Ramadan, during the celebration of the Eid-ul-Fitr and after is
Righteousness (Taqwa). Taqwa is that most
beautiful garment which embellishes man both spiritually and materially.
To
what avail are good words if we do not position ourselves on the path of truth?
We need to practise what we say. Whoever formulates the good intention to do a
good deed, must promptly act upon it while taking God Almighty as Witness and
Support, for one who seeks God Almighty with sincerity, every step which he
takes shall make him move forward towards his quest. Each new day will be for
him better than the past one. Surely any action devoid of Taqwa is vain. This is
equivalent to saying that Taqwa is
the essence of the existence of man. Thus, it is our duty as Muslims to ever
consolidate the state of our Taqwa so
as to reap the rewards continually.
Hazrat Imam Muhyi-ud-Din Munir
A. Azim
Jamaat
Ul Sahih Al Islam
To read the article at the Mauritius Times website, click here.