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gisteren belde diana nog maar eens voor een bevestiging : eid is op woensdag? ik zocht de aankondigingen uit de kranten en websites er op. inderdaad de eerste october.
maar toen hoorde diana dat er op de site van lusail waar QD (qatari diar) op dinsdag al vrij gaf.
en toen ik tegen net na zonsondergang een duurloopje deed klonk er vuurwerk.
ook toen we daarna koffie gingen drinken bij onze favoriete starbucks zagen we een drukte van belang voorbij trekken met cadeaus en bloemarrangementen.
en toen diana even later een sms kreeg van haar p.r.o. met Eid Mubarak!
ja toen wisten wij het ook
Eid al Fitr op dinsdag de 30e.
Geweldig, zo maar een dag eerder ondanks alle aankondigingen. Dus hadden we ook een eerdere vlucht kunnen boeken, een andere prijs en wellicht een andere bestemming.
Het hele dagelijkse leven staat op zijn kop voor een dag of drie.
Overal is het onrustig vanwege de mensen die allemaal het einde van de ramadan vieren.
uit de gulftimes van vandaag.
Qatar marks Eid todayEID AL-FITR festivities marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will be celebrated from today in Qatar and most other Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya and Jordan.
The Crescent Moon Sighting Committee at Qatar’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced yesterday evening that today would be the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
Earlier, a statement from the Saudi legal moon sighting panel said that the crescent of the month of Shawwal was sighted in the kingdom.
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani exchanged cables of congratulations with the leaders of other Arab and Islamic countries on the advent of Eid al-Fitr.
The Emiri Diwan announced that HH the Emir would receive well-wishers on the first day of the Eid.
en uit de peninsula
Eid Mubarak, let’s live up to the spirit
The Holy Month of Ramadan concluded yesterday in most of the Arab-Muslim world, including Qatar, and people are celebrating Eid Al Fitr today, while Muslims in other countries, including the world’s largest Muslim population in Indonesia, will celebrate the Eid tomorrow or day after (depending on the sighting of the moon).
Eid Al Fitr is the most important festival of Muslims, an occasion for faithful to express gratitude to God for giving them the opportunity to fulfil their obligation of fasting during the holy month and for the bounty He has bestowed humankind. It is forbidden to fast on the day of Eid because it is a day of thanksgiving, worship, brotherhood and solidarity.
Eid festivities begin with early morning prayers at mosques and special prayergrounds. Qatar has made enormous arrangements to celebrate Eid. But while celebrating we must not forget the significance of the occasion. Eid Al Fitr essentially signifies the spirit of peace and harmony and caring for the less-endowed, things in particular short supply in these troubled times with many countries suffering the ravages of war, insurgency, militancy, hatred, animosity and natural calamities. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed or maimed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan where bombs go off on a regular basis. Suicidal blasts and killings have become part and parcel of the day to day life of people in Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan’s Darfur, Sri Lanka, Somalia and certain regions in the Philippines. The world leaders have been talking about peace between Israel and the Palestinian people for several years, but no tangible result has been achieved to end one of the longest conflicts in history.
The Sudanese government has turned a Nelson’s eye towards the manslaughter in the oppressed and neglected province of Darfur where over 200,000 people have lost their lives in the last five years or so and over 2.5m people have become homeless, triggering refugee problems in neighbouring countries. Ruthless militants are creating havoc in many countries, including India, Pakistan and some of the European countries.
While its is easy to blame politicians for most of the people’s misery, we easily forget our own lack of sensitivity to sufferings around us. Let us, on this auspicious day of Eid, take a solemn pledge to live by the tenets of peace, harmony and universal brotherhood.
c
maar toen hoorde diana dat er op de site van lusail waar QD (qatari diar) op dinsdag al vrij gaf.
en toen ik tegen net na zonsondergang een duurloopje deed klonk er vuurwerk.
ook toen we daarna koffie gingen drinken bij onze favoriete starbucks zagen we een drukte van belang voorbij trekken met cadeaus en bloemarrangementen.
en toen diana even later een sms kreeg van haar p.r.o. met Eid Mubarak!
ja toen wisten wij het ook
Eid al Fitr op dinsdag de 30e.
Geweldig, zo maar een dag eerder ondanks alle aankondigingen. Dus hadden we ook een eerdere vlucht kunnen boeken, een andere prijs en wellicht een andere bestemming.
Het hele dagelijkse leven staat op zijn kop voor een dag of drie.
Overal is het onrustig vanwege de mensen die allemaal het einde van de ramadan vieren.
uit de gulftimes van vandaag.
Qatar marks Eid todayEID AL-FITR festivities marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will be celebrated from today in Qatar and most other Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya and Jordan.
The Crescent Moon Sighting Committee at Qatar’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced yesterday evening that today would be the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
Earlier, a statement from the Saudi legal moon sighting panel said that the crescent of the month of Shawwal was sighted in the kingdom.
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani exchanged cables of congratulations with the leaders of other Arab and Islamic countries on the advent of Eid al-Fitr.
The Emiri Diwan announced that HH the Emir would receive well-wishers on the first day of the Eid.
en uit de peninsula
Eid Mubarak, let’s live up to the spirit
The Holy Month of Ramadan concluded yesterday in most of the Arab-Muslim world, including Qatar, and people are celebrating Eid Al Fitr today, while Muslims in other countries, including the world’s largest Muslim population in Indonesia, will celebrate the Eid tomorrow or day after (depending on the sighting of the moon).
Eid Al Fitr is the most important festival of Muslims, an occasion for faithful to express gratitude to God for giving them the opportunity to fulfil their obligation of fasting during the holy month and for the bounty He has bestowed humankind. It is forbidden to fast on the day of Eid because it is a day of thanksgiving, worship, brotherhood and solidarity.
Eid festivities begin with early morning prayers at mosques and special prayergrounds. Qatar has made enormous arrangements to celebrate Eid. But while celebrating we must not forget the significance of the occasion. Eid Al Fitr essentially signifies the spirit of peace and harmony and caring for the less-endowed, things in particular short supply in these troubled times with many countries suffering the ravages of war, insurgency, militancy, hatred, animosity and natural calamities. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed or maimed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan where bombs go off on a regular basis. Suicidal blasts and killings have become part and parcel of the day to day life of people in Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan’s Darfur, Sri Lanka, Somalia and certain regions in the Philippines. The world leaders have been talking about peace between Israel and the Palestinian people for several years, but no tangible result has been achieved to end one of the longest conflicts in history.
The Sudanese government has turned a Nelson’s eye towards the manslaughter in the oppressed and neglected province of Darfur where over 200,000 people have lost their lives in the last five years or so and over 2.5m people have become homeless, triggering refugee problems in neighbouring countries. Ruthless militants are creating havoc in many countries, including India, Pakistan and some of the European countries.
While its is easy to blame politicians for most of the people’s misery, we easily forget our own lack of sensitivity to sufferings around us. Let us, on this auspicious day of Eid, take a solemn pledge to live by the tenets of peace, harmony and universal brotherhood.
c
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