Eid Mubarak and a lil thought.

First and foremost, Eid Mubarak.
It's been such a long time.
Taqabal Allah minna wa minkum.

It's always been a case of sitting infront of the Egyptian/Saudi news channels waiting for the announcement of Eid to be made. The Saudis had the luck of the draw this time around and I sat there with my mum trying to understand with the limited Arabic I knew, I figured it was indeed Eid al Fitr the next day.

I'm sure you all know the feeling, the one I cannot describe where all your happiness seems to gel together as you realise your month of abstaining from things has come to an end and the reward and delights are ever-present. You know, that feeling which you are certain another billion are sharing with you. I wish I could continue but that is not the point I wish to draw your attention to.

I captured that moment and kept it in my mind for a while because it led me to imagine something greater. I imagined the delight the Ummah of Muhammad (pbuh) would feel as Allah entered them into Jannah. The similarities are rather striking. The Muslims striving throughout the month and inshAllah, their striving throughout life. The reward and joys of Eid and the infinitely greater delights that await us as we receive our treat in Jannah, God willing, if Allah chooses us to be among the successful. Imagine entering Jannah with Muhammad's Ummah as we enter into Eid with the Muslims of the present time.

It's a beautiful feeling and even with our limited understanding and knowledge of the Ghaib, I can still conclude that indeed what we feel as we enter Eid every year can only be an infinitely minute snapshot of what it'd be like entering Jannah if we have attained that reward.

Did you imagine?
Can you imagine?

Blessed is Allah, rabbil 3alamiin.