Salaam alaikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh everyone,
HAPPY EID to all of my brothers and sisters around the world! For those of you who completed hajj, may Allah accept your hajj and cleanse you of your sins, ameen! Insh'Allah one day my husband and I will be able to say that we completed that amazing journey. Please keep us in your du'ahs that one day we will be able to go. Insh'Allah I hope that you all are able to experience hajj one day, if you have not already. I can only dream of how utterly amazing it would be.
EID AL-ADHA is officially tomorrow for those of us in the maghreb (as I've mentioned before, for whatever weird reason we are always one day behind Saudi...maybe the moon just doesn't like us as much, lol). I'm really looking forward to making the most of it insh'Allah.
I'm hoping that I won't cry when we sacrifice our sheep this year...mash'Allah he's so handsome ^_^ He's been hanging out on the terrace for the past few days, along with my father-in-law's sheep. It's been really rainy and cold, and I hope that Allah(swt) will give us some sun for tomorrow.
Anyways, enjoy your Eid everyone, and insh'Allah I will be back here soon with another post!
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Eid Mubarak! (Late Again...lol)
Salaam alaikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh...
...surprise surprise, I'm late again, but I just wanted to say Eid mubarak (or as they say it here, mabrook l'Eid) to all of my sisters and brothers around the world! Insh'Allah everyone enjoyed their Eid!
Eid was Wednesday for us here in the maghreb (the land of one day delay lol)...and to be quite honest...Eid for me was kind of cruddy unfortunately :( Honestly, the highlight for me was getting to wear my new djellaba (the very first for me to own!). Lol, call me shallow or whatever you want...but there's always something so refreshing about putting on new clothes :)
So, what made my Eid so cruddy, you might ask? (warning: if you're someone who doesn't like reading complaints...please just skip over the list)
1. I couldn't pray Eid prayer...and therefore was kept from going to the mosque (not by my husband, mind you, because he was at work...more on that later...but by his family). I didn't want to actually go IN the prayer area...because you're not supposed to do that when you can't pray...but ladies are still obligated to go to the mosque on Eid, regardless of whether or not they're menstruating. This was the first Eid I couldn't pray, so I don't really know how it technically works, but when I went for Eid al Adha prayer last year, I saw that the ladies who couldn't pray just sat outside the prayer area on the steps, so I figured I'd just do the same. Not the case. All of my female in-laws were like "no, you're on your period, you can't go!" So...that kind of soured my mood right from the start.
2. My husband worked the night shift the night before...and didn't get home until 11 am because the person who was taking over for him showed up late (which my husband had okay-ed, because the guy has young children and he wanted to have some time to spend with his family in the morning...understandable) However...I was just shocked that some people are still required to work here on Eid. Anyways, that meant that my husband pretty much slept all day when he got home (again, understandable...he was up all night working), and by the time he woke up, there were only about three hours left before he had to leave to go to work again (but he was really nice and made a point to spend some time talking to me during those three hours <3). So, I didn't really get to see my husband that much on Eid. Again, say what you want, but I don't like when I barely get to spend any time with my hubby all day, especially when it's on Eid :'(
3. I spent a considerable amount of my day at one of my hubby's great aunts' apartment because she had invited a lot of people over for Eid. Her husband (also one of my husband's great uncles) died the second week of Ramadan (inna lilahi wa inna ilahi raji'un)...so the atmosphere was understandably a bit depressing. I don't mind visiting my husband's family; it's actually nice to see people, especially people that you haven't seen in a while (which means in a couple weeks/months by my husband's family's standards). I just don't like spending the majority of the day there, because that inevitably means that I am stuck in a room full of women who I only half-understand (if even) what they're talking about...and most of it is talking about what happened/is happening to so-and-so in the family...not exactly what you'd call scintillating conversation (okay, again, call me whatever, but I just don't find it interesting). So, what I end up doing is sitting there for hours on end just staring at the wall, or the floor. Yeah. Fun.
So yes...that is why I didn't really enjoy my Eid. I really hope that insh'Allah everyone else had a better experience. What did you do for Eid?
...surprise surprise, I'm late again, but I just wanted to say Eid mubarak (or as they say it here, mabrook l'Eid) to all of my sisters and brothers around the world! Insh'Allah everyone enjoyed their Eid!
Eid was Wednesday for us here in the maghreb (the land of one day delay lol)...and to be quite honest...Eid for me was kind of cruddy unfortunately :( Honestly, the highlight for me was getting to wear my new djellaba (the very first for me to own!). Lol, call me shallow or whatever you want...but there's always something so refreshing about putting on new clothes :)
So, what made my Eid so cruddy, you might ask? (warning: if you're someone who doesn't like reading complaints...please just skip over the list)
1. I couldn't pray Eid prayer...and therefore was kept from going to the mosque (not by my husband, mind you, because he was at work...more on that later...but by his family). I didn't want to actually go IN the prayer area...because you're not supposed to do that when you can't pray...but ladies are still obligated to go to the mosque on Eid, regardless of whether or not they're menstruating. This was the first Eid I couldn't pray, so I don't really know how it technically works, but when I went for Eid al Adha prayer last year, I saw that the ladies who couldn't pray just sat outside the prayer area on the steps, so I figured I'd just do the same. Not the case. All of my female in-laws were like "no, you're on your period, you can't go!" So...that kind of soured my mood right from the start.
2. My husband worked the night shift the night before...and didn't get home until 11 am because the person who was taking over for him showed up late (which my husband had okay-ed, because the guy has young children and he wanted to have some time to spend with his family in the morning...understandable) However...I was just shocked that some people are still required to work here on Eid. Anyways, that meant that my husband pretty much slept all day when he got home (again, understandable...he was up all night working), and by the time he woke up, there were only about three hours left before he had to leave to go to work again (but he was really nice and made a point to spend some time talking to me during those three hours <3). So, I didn't really get to see my husband that much on Eid. Again, say what you want, but I don't like when I barely get to spend any time with my hubby all day, especially when it's on Eid :'(
3. I spent a considerable amount of my day at one of my hubby's great aunts' apartment because she had invited a lot of people over for Eid. Her husband (also one of my husband's great uncles) died the second week of Ramadan (inna lilahi wa inna ilahi raji'un)...so the atmosphere was understandably a bit depressing. I don't mind visiting my husband's family; it's actually nice to see people, especially people that you haven't seen in a while (which means in a couple weeks/months by my husband's family's standards). I just don't like spending the majority of the day there, because that inevitably means that I am stuck in a room full of women who I only half-understand (if even) what they're talking about...and most of it is talking about what happened/is happening to so-and-so in the family...not exactly what you'd call scintillating conversation (okay, again, call me whatever, but I just don't find it interesting). So, what I end up doing is sitting there for hours on end just staring at the wall, or the floor. Yeah. Fun.
So yes...that is why I didn't really enjoy my Eid. I really hope that insh'Allah everyone else had a better experience. What did you do for Eid?
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
I Know I'm a Bit Late But...EID MUBARAK!
Salaam alaikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh everyone, insh'Allah you're all in the best of health and the highest of iman.
So, I'm sorry I kind of went MIA for a couple of weeks, but I was trying to get the most out of the last 10 days of Ramadan as I could. Alhamdolillah I was able to do another itikhaf in a masjid in Boston the 27th night of Ramadan. Subhan'Allah that was AMAZING. I went to ISBCC in Roxbury for iftar, maghrib, isha and tarawih, and on that night they completed the Qur'an. It was really really hot, sweaty and crowded, but it didn't even matter. The imam said such a powerful du'ah that it had me and several other sisters around me sobbing. May Allah(SWT) accept all our fasting, prayers, du'ahs and good deeds during Ramadan, ameen! I'm happy to say that alhamdolillah, I think I had a pretty good Ramadan.
So, anyways, I know it's kind of late, but I want to say EID MUBARAK to everyone. Insh'Allah you all enjoyed your Eid :) I didn't really do much of anything...I went to prayers in the morning (the masjid was so packed that the lady in front of me sat on my head when I was in sujood : / ). and got to socialize for a few hours afterwards. I was pretty disappointed because the abaya I had ordered for Eid didn't come in time (in fact, I STILL don't have it, grr) even though I ordered it back in sha3ban (August 2nd for that matter), and it was guaranteed by Eid. Well, I've sent the company an email about that, but as of yet I haven't gotten a reply. If it's still not to me in another week, I hope I can get some sort of a refund. Ugg. The last time I ordered from them, I had a very positive experience, but this time, unfortunately, not so much : / Anyways, luckily I had a back-up abaya that worked out just fine alhamdolillah. If any of you are interested in seeing a picture of what I wore on Eid, let me know and I'll upload a picture for y'all in this post. On Sunday before work I also got the chance to have a nice breakfast with some sisters...it was a bit rushed, but alhamdolillah it was nice nonetheless ^_^
What did everyone else do for Eid?
So, I'm sorry I kind of went MIA for a couple of weeks, but I was trying to get the most out of the last 10 days of Ramadan as I could. Alhamdolillah I was able to do another itikhaf in a masjid in Boston the 27th night of Ramadan. Subhan'Allah that was AMAZING. I went to ISBCC in Roxbury for iftar, maghrib, isha and tarawih, and on that night they completed the Qur'an. It was really really hot, sweaty and crowded, but it didn't even matter. The imam said such a powerful du'ah that it had me and several other sisters around me sobbing. May Allah(SWT) accept all our fasting, prayers, du'ahs and good deeds during Ramadan, ameen! I'm happy to say that alhamdolillah, I think I had a pretty good Ramadan.
So, anyways, I know it's kind of late, but I want to say EID MUBARAK to everyone. Insh'Allah you all enjoyed your Eid :) I didn't really do much of anything...I went to prayers in the morning (the masjid was so packed that the lady in front of me sat on my head when I was in sujood : / ). and got to socialize for a few hours afterwards. I was pretty disappointed because the abaya I had ordered for Eid didn't come in time (in fact, I STILL don't have it, grr) even though I ordered it back in sha3ban (August 2nd for that matter), and it was guaranteed by Eid. Well, I've sent the company an email about that, but as of yet I haven't gotten a reply. If it's still not to me in another week, I hope I can get some sort of a refund. Ugg. The last time I ordered from them, I had a very positive experience, but this time, unfortunately, not so much : / Anyways, luckily I had a back-up abaya that worked out just fine alhamdolillah. If any of you are interested in seeing a picture of what I wore on Eid, let me know and I'll upload a picture for y'all in this post. On Sunday before work I also got the chance to have a nice breakfast with some sisters...it was a bit rushed, but alhamdolillah it was nice nonetheless ^_^
What did everyone else do for Eid?
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