Owais Mughal and Adil Najam
From all of us at All Things Pakistan (ATP; Pakistaniat.Com) we wish our regular readers, our contributors, and all passers-by Eid Mubarak. We wish you happiness, prosperity and all things good; now and forever.
Today, we want all of you to help us write this post for us.
Tell us, please, what Eid in Pakistan means to you by filling in the sentence that starts with “Eid is…”
Here are a few picture - all from Pakistan in the last 3 days - that might help spur some ideas about what Eid is in Pakistan.
We are particularly interested in how you would complete this sentence in terms of the truly ‘Pakistani’ social norms that have evolved around the event.
You can complete the sentence as many times as you want; in ways that are humorous, thoughtful, philosophical, even cynical; but, please, not spiteful.
Here are a few ways in which we (the two of us and Bilal Zuberi) thought we might build the sentence when we first did a version to this post 3 years ago:
- Eid is… when the postman comes to your door and then refuses to give you the mail until ‘Eidee’ is given to him.
- Eid is… Not being able to eat much on Eid day because your body finally got adjusted to the roza routine!
- Eid is… going to Eid prayers in old chappals for fear of losing my new ones.
- Eid is… traffic jams on Chaand Raat and people pour out for last minute shopping… And sight-seeing!
- Eid is… taking my mother and sister to the darzi on a daily basis after the 20th roza.
- Eid is… when people hug each other and forget their differences; at least for a little while.
Eid Mubarak to all!
Missing the sevaiyan, lights and festivities from the festival. Especially in the galis and kuchas of old Delhi, where my college was located and where I spent four years of my life. I miss walking to Karim’s in the middle of the night during Ramzan for a midnight meal, with the streets lit up like it was mid-day. I miss seeing the spectacle of a hundred thousand people (perhaps an exaggeration but not by much) clad in their best clothes streaming out of Jama Masjid after Eid prayers and hugging each other. Above all, I miss the spirit that surrounds this festival.
VERY VERY Happy EID MUBARAK TO ALL.WE READ FATWA IN NEWS PAPERS THAT WHO FASTS ON SUNDAY BELONG TO QADIANIAT AS THEY DID NOT OBEY THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SAUDI GOVERNMENT,WHICH IS GOVERNED BY KING .KING SHIP IS NOT IN ACCORDENCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN ISLAM AS TO HOW ISLAMIC STATE SHOULD BE GOVERNED.ANY HOW FEDERAL MINISTER IS ADVISED TO VERY KINDLY STUDY ISLAMIC LAWS AS TO SIGHTING OF MOON AND TO OBSERVE THE CALENDER ACCORDINGLY.MAP,
EID BRAY ISLAMI TEHWARO MAY SE AIK BOHT BARA TEHWAR HAY AUR EID KI NAMAZ SUKERIA KE TAUR PER PARHI JATI HAY KE ALLAH NE HAMAY ITNA MUBARAL MAHINA NASEEB KIA AUR ROZAY RAKHNE KI TAUFIQ AUR TAKAT DEE.EID FUZULIAT MAY ZAYE KARNE KA DEEN NAHI HAY.IS DEEN PYAR ,MOHABBAT AUR KHULUS SE SAB SE MILNA HAY CHAHEY WOH HAMARE SE DUSHMANI RAKHTA HO.KAINAT KA MALIK ALLAH DUAE ZAROOR SOONTAHAY IIS YAKEEN KE SAATH DUA KARAY ALLAH [J.J.]PAKISTAN KI HIFAZT KARAY AUR KIYAMAT TAK QAYEM AUR DAEM RAKKHAY,AAMEEM..MAP
Eid was: Wearing new clothes and expecting to receive Eidee from uncles and aunts
Eid is: Loosing one or both of your shoes at the mosque
Eid is…a conspiracy;
http://khabrain.com/aaj-akhbar.aspx?pg=14
The little kid could be profaning Islam in the eyes of some fanatics by not going into sijda. Just a thought in the light of what is going on pertaining to accusations on the people for insulting Islam or the Prophet. Though this act is innocent but could be construed as religious insult. Just think about it.
Eid Mubarak to all who participate in this festival.
Eid is …. when I see the reflections in the eyes of a child just
having received gifts , and the joy penetrates into
every muscle of the facial expression and the
articulation is like a vulcano nearly erupting with
overwhelming amounts of kiss`es and hugs to all
and everybody as a consequence of this.
Eid is ….. when a hug is given to a person never seen before
but with the intensity and intentions
like never aparted friends.
Eid is ……when the children I know that have well -off parents
are having the same clothes and same dishes for Eid
as have those whose parents are living under
circumstances that seldom allow much more than
a meal a day (if that can do)………………..
-and I am still awaiting for this one Eid.
Eid Mubarique to all, May You all be blessed and all Your beloved and families in plentifold.
Take care of each other , let us have some more smiles.
Eid is…. when you wear new clothes and go to mosque for prayers
Eid is… when you hug people praying around and greet everyone in the community
Eid is…. when you eat Saviyaan/Sheer-Khurma prepared by loving mothers
Eid is…. when girls are wearing bangles with having artistic hina designs on their hands
Eid is…. when you have feast at your home and children are having lot of fun
Eid is… when you visit your friends and families to exchange greetings.
Eid today is what I am missing all above as I havent been celeberating it with my family and friends for the last six years.
EID MUBARIK…..Pakistaniat.