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,

Eid is finally here!

Salaam!

Yeah, you bet I've been waiting. That's all I have to say for now. See ya.

Eid Mubarak!

Salaam and Eid Mubarak to all.

Eid ul Fitr was announced in Buffalo, NY, USA on October 1st, 2008. I went to Masjid An Nur for Salaat ul Eid, and it was pretty packed up. The following countries also announced Eid ul Fitr on October 1st 2008:

1. Algeria
2. Australia (actual sighting)
3. Canada
4. Egypt (calculations)
5. France
6. Indonesia (calculations)
7. Iran
8. Japan
9. Malaysia (calculations)
10. Mauritius (actual sighting)
11. Morocco (actual sighting)
12. Norway (30 days completed)
13. Oman (actual sighting)
14. Pakistan (actual sighting)
15. South Africa (30 days completed)
16. Spain
17. Sri Lanka (actual sighting)
18. Switzerland
19. Syria
20. Tanzania
21. Tunisia
22. UK (30 days completed)
23. USA

Source: MoonSighting.com

Salaam, and once again, Eid Mubarak