Assalaamualaikum…
This is Arzen.
After writing my 30-day Ramadan blog series, today my heart wanted to speak to you directly softly, honestly, and with love.
If you read even one of my Ramadan Blog, thank you truly, from the deepest part of my heart.
And if you ever left a message or a comment, please know… even your smallest encouragement becomes strength for me.
Eid day has technically passed…
but three days later, when people finally slow down and start scrolling again, I felt like sending you a real, heartfelt Eid Mubarak from Arzen, straight to your soul.
Sweet Eid —> Eid ul-Fitr —> literally means the festival of breaking the fast.
A day of purity, gratitude, and smiling at Allah’s mercy.
But somewhere along the way, we started linking Eid only with eidi as if the entire purpose of Eid is just exchanging money.
When in reality, the Qur’an and Sunnah remind us that the true meaning of Eid is to celebrate Allah’s mercy, show gratitude, and spread love.
Eidi is optional.
Affection is essential.
Let me remind you of something real today.
You must have stepped out on Eid maybe to visit someone, maybe just for a drive.
And on the way, you must have seen:
little kids selling small items,
people asking for help,
workers earning their daily livelihood under the sun.
These are people whose homes run on daily struggle.
Now you might say,
“Arzen… many of them earn enough by asking. They have their own motives.”
Maybe.
But not everyone is the same.
Some faces show exhaustion… some hold quiet hope… and some carry real need.
If you cannot give cash, buy something from them.
Or quietly slip something into their hands.
Money never stays with us for long anyway it eventually finds its way back to the people who need it.
So why not give it beautifully?
The glow that appears on their faces that pure, priceless shine is worth more than all the happiness in the world.
And in that moment, you feel that the greatest joy in life is giving joy to others.
There is another emotion that silently touches the heart during Eid days…
The feeling of remembering someone who is no longer here.
Some people visit the graves of loved ones those who crossed the barrier of this world.
You speak to them… and they surely hear you… but the reply comes only to your heart.
And there’s a verse that captures this feeling perfectly:
“Qabr se kya gila karein,
woh toh apni jagah sookoon mein hain…
dard toh un dilon ka hai
jo Eid par bhi kisi ko yaad kar ke jeete hain.”
But remember…
if your loved ones were alive today, they would be the first to say:
“Be happy.
Don’t be sad on Eid.”
They wouldn’t want the day of joy to become heavy for you.
They would want your life to shine so beautifully that if they were standing beside you on Eid, their hearts would fill with pride.
So fill your life with happiness.
Collect good deeds.
Make kindness your habit.
Because where they are with Allah your goodness elevates their rank, and every good deed you do becomes sadaqah jariyah for them.
And one day…
when our time comes…
and we return to Allah…
when the angels open the gates for us,
they will smile and say:
“Peace be upon you…
you are the son/daughter of the person
whose heart would rise with pride
because of your good deeds.”
So tell me…
whose happiness are you planning to share this Eid?
Which good deed will you make sacred for yourself this Eid?
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Even a single word from you is like Eidi for me. 💛
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