Raya, Eid 1431 Hijrah

Raya came again..and this year I celebrated raya in my 25. Huh..I have reached (i mean this November) a quarter of century this year and inshaAllah if Allah keeps the day on, the figure would keep increasing. Alhamdulillah the raya or eid marks our success of going through 1 month of fasting during the daytime. The raya is supposed to be celebrated by those who sincerely observed the obligatory deed for the whole month.As usual, I had my raya celebration in Wakaf Bharu, Kelantan. I even took a loooong holiday, which I started on Monday, a week before Raya did come. I wanted to break fast with my family members.

To me, raya celebration for this year was not as splendid as previous year. I don`t know why but i found myself didn`t really enjoy it, except on 1st Shawal only. Even I barely missed Eid prayer!..but alhamdulillah, I managed to go to the mosque. So my theory is raya/eid is joyful for kids / teenagers. Once we hold title employee of a company, the eid celebration becomes less joyful. At least this is what i feel this year huhu..

However, there is one thing I like this year`s raya. It is the raya sermon at my kampung. Alhamdulilllah, the khatib did deliver the sermon in a beautiful way. The content was also inspiring and meaningful. I couldn`t recall what was the content;however one thing for sure, the sermon was free from politics, owh I`m sorry, not totally free, but with less than 4% content of influencing people to hate the other party like what they had previous year (or 2 years ago). Alhamdulillah. I know they have good reason to do so (bad-mouthing another party) since the deputy of state minister lives near the area, but they didn`t do it. That way is way better.