Saturday 4 October 2014

The Joy of Sacrifice

It's Eid ul Adha- the Festival of Sacrifice

Eid Mubarak

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illalahu, Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Wa lillahil Hamd


The Holy Qur'an says about the sacrificed animals:-

'It is neither their flesh nor their blood that reaches Allah, but what does reach Him is the Taqwa (sense of obedience) on your part.'

To read Salaah, to fast, to pay  Zakaah, even to go for Hajj..............
All these are our duties to our creator, to the one who gave us life and provides for our every need throughout our life.

But to deny our nafs......
To give up that which we love....
To give up our so-called rights..... 
And to consider the rights of Allah's creation besides ourselves
To provide for others and forget ourselves......
To give up sin and cause our hearts to shatter into pieces..... 
And the only reason we would do such a thing

The only reason..............

Only reason..................

Is to please that one Allah who created us...then that is the.......
                                             
 Joy of Sacrifice
  


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