Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak

Assalamu alaikum

This Hajj, the media over here was buzzing over H1N1, and a hundred cases were confirmed with 4 deaths. The people who were confirmed were taken to a hospital and quarantined. They were unable to complete the Hajj. I feel soooo bad for them. They put so much time and effort and money into it, and it came out to staring at a hospital ceiling... but hey, Allah's hand is in everything. Another inspiring story is of a woman from Gaza, Safia al-Shrafi, who planned to do the Hajj last year but her plans were ruined when her husband was killed in the war/siege/holocaust that took place. Aljazeera covered her story:





I can remember back to when I completed Hajj three years ago, Alhamdulillah. In Sha Allah I'll talk about that in a later post. Anyway, if you completed Hajj this year, then congratulations. If you haven't yet, than may Allah help you in completing it soon, In Sha Allah. And for everyone, I wish you a safe and happy Eid-ul-Adha!

Salaam,