As far as love goes, you'll be the incarnation of peace and tranquility today, faryal! You'll be quite capable of getting your own way with your loved ones, with no need for kookiness or mindless enthusiasm. You have an almost magnetic power over your significant other, who listens to you without saying a word. This is the ideal moment to sort out any minor problems you're having with your partner, or to get close to someone you desire - if you're still single, that is. At work, you'll be on sparkling form and have everything under control. The Empress in association with Strength gives you all the determination and intelligence you need to turn the situation to your advantage. Not only are you able to manage your daily tasks with an iron hand, you can also see the broader picture and anticipate events. What zip! But take care not to wear yourself out by the end of the day.
Eid-ul-Fitr is the most important festival in the Islamic calendar. This festival is the culminating point of the Holy month of Ramazan, during which Quran-ul-Hakeem and Laila-tul-Qadr (Night of Grandeur) were gifted to the Muslim Ummah. While fasting teaches us self-discipline and provides us moral and spiritual blessings, Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the fasting and brings the message of collective merry-making as well as sharing our good fortune with the less fortunate in our fraternity.
The entire Muslim Ummah celebrates this most auspicious festival in every nook and corner of the world with great spiritual devotion, offering Eid Prayers in eidgahs, mosques or open spaces in towns and cities. The Eid-prayer is the clima of this grand festival. One can see during this special congregation endless sight of row upon row of the faithfully spread across the open air eidgahs, a supreme manifestation of the Muslim fraternity and equality of mankind.
After Eid prayers, the Muslims embrace and greet other fellow Muslims and pay visits to graveyards to pray for the departed souls. This sufficiently indicates that Islam is the religion of peace, friendship and aspires to promote universal brotherhood. Special sweet dishes are prepared and served to friends, relatives and other visitors to ones house. The young folk wear bright costumes and enjoy themselves with various types of entertainments on Eid day including a visit to special Eid Fairs and participating in different cultural activities. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to wear a new dress on this occasion. But it was always very simple which every member of the brother could afford.
No doubt, there were people who could not even afford such simple dresses. To make it possible for them to join the rejoicings of Eid, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) ordered the rich to pay them a prescribed amount (known as fitrana) in advance, so that they may be able to get their new dresses prepared for the occasion. The institution of Fitrana re-inforces Islam's emphasis on one's obligations towards society.
Some of the prescribed practices or special spiritual etiquettes of "Eid- ul-Fitr" are given below:-
1 . It is compulsory for all the faithfuls to take a bath and wear new dress. 2. It is Sunnah to eat dates or some sweet dish before leaving for Eid prayers. The Holy Prophet always used to go for Eid congregation after eating some dates. (Reported by Anas bin Maalik & collected in Saheeh al-Bukhari (Eng. Trans. Vol. 2 P-40 No. 73) & Ahmad. 3. It is Sunnah to recite "Takbiraat" loudly while going to Eidgah for offering Eid prayers or coming back from there. It is reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) himself used to recite these "Takbiraat" with a loud voice on this day. 4. Pay Fitrana before Eid prayers to ensure that the less fortunate among us are also enabled to share the festivities. Fitrana is to be paid for every young or old. Its rates are fixed according to the prevailing rates of wheat and dates in various Muslim countries by Ulema. 5. It is preferable to offer the "Eid Prayer' in an open ground or Eidgah and not in the Masjid, if possible. (Bukhari and Muslim). 6. It is Sunnah to adopt different routes to and from the Eidgah, preferably going on foot. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) himself used to go the Eidgah on foot and declared that it was more rewarding to seek the Divine blessings. Jabir reported that the Prophet (PBUH) used to come tack from the Eid prayer on a path other than the one used in going to it. (Bukhari).
Who says that a sunflower has to be yellow? Maybe it look yellow, but if they feel red to me, then I will paint it red. And I actually do have a red one in my garden. If you don't believe it, have a look. The Color of Sunflowers What colors do you see when you look at a sunflowers? Be honest now. Are they all yellow? Well, maybe they all look yellow to most people, yellow on the outside and brown on the inside. If you look closely, though, you will notice that there is a great deal of variation in sunflower colors. Reminder: In case you forgot, let me remind you to hold the mouse over each picture to read the caption. My Red Sunflower This spring, I sowed one package of large Russian sunflowers in my garden. Even though all the seeds came from the same package, not all flowers have the same color. I believe that the pH of the soil makes a difference. On the heavy alkaline clay soil the flowers are yellow and brown all right, but the seed which sprouted on the compost heap grew into red flowers with just a bit of a yellow around the outside, as you can see in the picture. Looking with Your Heart My Sunflower Well, this was no melon. My sunflower was not going to be brown anywhere, because I didn't feel like it. My sunflower was going to compete in brilliance with the lifegiving sun, full of light, warmth, and energy. Brown is fine for a sunflower to feed the birds, but not for a sunflower to brighten the wall on which I would eventually hang the picture.
