Eid Mubarak!

Eid 2007, Plainfield Style

Sights and Sounds of Eid!

Eid Mubarak to you and your family! May Allah accept our efforts and all our prayers, ameen. I thought I'd post some pictures of Eid celebrations all over the world.

First some local pics, the Chicago Tribune posted pictures of an Eid celebration in Bridgeview held at Toyota Park (photo by Antonio Perez).

The Empire State Building was lit up in green to celebrate Eid in NYC (check out full photo gallery at the BBC):

In many Muslim countries, people leave the big cities (where they work), in order to celebrate Eid with their families in rural towns. Here's a video of the happy chaos in Bangladesh:



Girls who've decorated their hands with henna in Pakistan (photo by Reuters/Athar Hussain):
Eid in Southeast Asia (click here for link to news story):
Where's mum? (Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta, Indonesia; AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
The Philippines (Luis Liwang/AFP/Getty Images):

Eid all Over

It's funny how, after a month of fasting, it's so easy to go back to snacking all day long. I've been raiding my Mom's pantry and fridge with an audacity that would humble most Norsemen...

For some, um, meatier fare than what you may have received at the average Eid khutbah (i.e. sermon), I present to you, dear reader, some Eid sermons well worth the read.

1. Pickthall khutbah (June 29th, 1919) - Pickthall, in my mind, wrote the greatest English rendition of the Qur'an ever, and was an amazing thinker. In this sermon, he reminds us that Islam is not, "a state of ecstatic lethargy, but a state of ecstatic energy."

2. Imam Ebrahim khutbah (November 14th, 2004) - Given in Cape Town, with reminders of some beautiful hadith (sayings of the Prophet, peace be upon him).

3. Imam Humaid khutbah (October 2006) - one of the Imams of Makkah, a summary of his khutbah reported in the news. Couldn't find a transcript of it.

Lastly, came across some news stories on Eid in other places, including Ghana, Iraq, Phillipines, Kenya and even Hawaii.

Aloha!

Eid Mubarak!