بسم ﷲ الرحمٰن الرحیم
Eid in a Time of Fire
By: Qalbun Yaqzaan | قلبٌ يقظان
A heart that can no longer sleep
This Eid Cannot Be the Same
Yes, it’s Eid. But how can we return to our old ways when the world around us is burning?
Palestine. Sudan. Yemen. Syria. Myanmar. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Somalia. Kashmir. Lebanon. Pakistan. And many more!
We are not watching history unfold, we are watching the Ummah bleed in real time.
And if this hasn’t shaken us enough to change, then what will?
My post is not about grief. It’s a wake-up call.
Enough Tears. Where Is Our Turnaround?
We cried for Gaza. We donated. We reposted. We protested. But what changed inside us?
Because if nothing shifts in our hearts, homes, habits, and intentions — what was the point?
Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:11)
This Eid, we cannot keep status quo. We must disrupt our comfort.
We must evaluate our lives, not just feel guilty for theirs.
This Is Not Just Their Test — It’s Ours Too
Their test is visible. Ours is quiet. But we are no better – Not better than the mother whose dua is choked by grief, nor the child fasting beneath drones, nor the prisoner who still says ‘Ya Allah’ from the dark.
We are not spared because we are superior. We are spared to be accountable.
“Do people think once they say, “We believe,” that they will be left without being put to the test?” (Surah Al-Ankabut 29:2)
What Eid Should Inspire in Us
Don’t just donate — purify your wealth.
Don’t just cry — repent.
Don’t just share stories — rewrite your own.
Here’s what real change might look like:
- Commit prayers like you committed to Gaza hashtags.
- Let go of haram income, haram content, haram habits.
- Wake up for tahajjud like you woke up for Gaza live streams.
- Surround yourself with – or support people – who want to make a difference – even if they are not perfect.
- Replace shame in being Muslim with pride in submission.
The Ummah doesn’t need our pity, it needs our transformation.
And while we wear our new clothes, eat festive meals, and share laughs with family, let us not forget the homes that will never hear Eid laughter again. Let every bite and smile remind us to make dua for those whose joy was buried beneath rubble.
Raise Children Who Are Warriors of Dua and Dignity
We can’t raise our children on cartoons, cola, and comfort, and yet expect them to stand up for truth.
A child in Palestine knows shahada (Martyrdom) before he knows school. Our children know trends before they know tawheed (Oneness of Allah).
“If we raise our children as people of dunya, they will abandon the Ummah. But if we raise them for the hereafter, they will carry it.”
This Eid, teach them more than how to take Eidi. Teach them how to give it, with their hearts, hands, and duas.
The Mirror We Must Hold
This genocide is not just the enemy’s crime, it is a mirror of our decline.
- We post about Gaza, then scroll to fashion sales.
- We cry in duas, then return to lives of distraction and disobedience.
- We call for unity, but can’t forgive our own family.
This is not what the Ummah of Muhammad (P.B.U.H) was meant to be.
A great scholar said, “Muslims have not been defeated by their enemies, but by their own disunity, selfishness, and forgetfulness of Allah.”
This Eid, Don’t Just Celebrate — Commit
Commit to Allah again. Commit to being part of the Ummah again. And don’t wait for another war or massacre to move you.
- Rebuild your home with dhikr, not decoration.
- Make dua with fire, not formality.
- Let your Eid be a day of gratitude and guilt, enough guilt to change.
- Spend this day feeding the hungry, not just feeding your ego.
“Indeed, the believers are but one body: if one part hurts, the whole body responds.” (Hadith – Sahih Muslim)
A Final Plea
Don’t let this Eid be your spiritual closure, let it be your opening.
We are not spectators of suffering.
We are the Ummah of لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
And if we don’t rise now, when will we?
I, for one, can say this Eid will not be the same for me. It already isn’t. There’s a fire inside me now, not just of grief, but of purpose.
May this be the Eid that wakes us up — not just once, but for good.
May Allah grant us clarity, courage, and conviction to live for Him alone.
Ameen.
