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Eid Mubarak to All
After observing the Holy month of Ramzan, the Muslims of Bangladesh along with the Muslims of the world will celebrate the Eid-ul-Fltr. the festival of peace, brotherhood, equality, sacrifice and love for fellow human beings. This journal wishes the people of Bangladesh a very Joyous Eid. Eid is an occasion when we forget our social and economic differences and embrace each other as the followers of the Prophet. It Is an occasion when the best in each of us comes out. Or does It?
Do we really follow the teachings of the Holy Koran, which was revealed for The benefit of mankind? Do we really maintain the sense of sacrifice and austerity throughout the whole year which we observe during the month of Ramzan? Perhaps it is not appropriate to raise these questions on the festive occasion of Eld-ul-Fltr. but a frank answer to them is what the real teachings of the Holy month of Ramzan is all about.
As we pray to Almighty Allah on the Eid Day. as •we express our gratitude to our beloved Prophet for showing us the right path and as we embrace our fellow brethren after the Eld-Namaz, we should reflect for a moment and ask. to what extent our fives really reflect the path shown by the Holy Koran and our Prophet.
Ine first question that needs to be asked is that of "Zakat" and "Fitra" Have we conscientiously met our obligations? Technically perhaps, yes. But the meaning of Zakat' is much more profound than doling out a mere percentage of what we possess The idea is to remind us that our wealth is not totally ours and that the poor and the disadvantaged have a share in it — meaning that those oi us who are fortunate to be wealthy have a social obligation to look into ways as to how the not-so-fortunate ones can be helped.
This really is the crux of the message of the festival of Eid — be happy yourself ana do your best to share that happiness with as many of our fellow human beings as possible.
The Holy month of Ramzan followed by Eid-ul-Fitr has some other very profound meanings for us as well. Discipline is a very important element of fasting. Through fasting, through refraining from all sorts of excesses we cultivate self-discipline But the tragedy is that we give up all that discipline with the end of Ramzan. Can we not show a more deeper respect for the teachings of Koran by integrating the discipline of the month of Ramzan into our fives?
Take the question of corruption. We are aware that it is eating away at the vitals of our civic and political life. Our moral and ethical values are threatened by an all-pervasive corruption. And yet there are few things that are as strongly condemned in the teachings of our Prophet than corruption. The practice of "Haram" is so strongly denounced that even a partial adherence to the admonition will greatly reduce the widespread corruption that now exists in our society.
Finally Eld represents to us an occasion when we tear down all our social and economic barriers and become a part of a bigger entity declaring our solidarity with the poor and the destitute. In this regard this Journal would like to put forward a suggestion that of the two Elds — Eid-ul-Fltr and Elo-ul-Azha — at least one of these festivals the urban rich should try to celebrate in their rural homes. This will contribute in the transfer of some economic activities to the villages and through their presence, the urban elite would get a direct experience of the plight of our rural poor. Such intermingling will help to reduce the information gap that now exists and Ues at the root of many wrong policies.
Going into the inner meanings of the Holy month of Ramzan and the- Eid-ul-Fltr is the duty of true devotees. It is our hope that on the occasion of the coming Eid. we will take its true meaning to heart.