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Slaughtered

In the name of Allah,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful,
Praise be to Allah,
the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds,
and Peace and Prayer be upon the Final Prophet and Messenger. Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Quran

As of yesterday, I was wondering how I should celebrate Eid Adha. I'm clueless and though I did went through Eid Adha in the previous years, I was merely copying what they do and I have no memories of how to celebrate Eid Adha, the proper way. So, yesterday, i was reminded with the significance of Eid Adha, and Eid Adha is actually a celebration of sacrifice.

I was reminded by the sacrifice that the prophet Ibrahim a.s. did as he slaughtered his attachment to his only son for the love of God. And also, I was reminded by my own sacrifice as I slaughter my attachments to my own family, for the sake of going on this path I'm treading. La hawla walla quwwata illa billah, truly, there is no might and strength except by Allah.

Imagine asking for strength to severe your attachments to your own parents, and mashaAllah, He grant your wish!

You are pained, for slaughter isn't painless, and what's being slaughtered is your heart. Imagine your heart aching, but you readily surrender yourself to Him, though you know you will be greatly pained. But for that pain, He gave you something more, something that you actually need, that is attachment to the Lord Himself. Allahuakbar! How great is Allah!

Sometimes you grieved over your loss, but then you cried more, but out of syukur because you realized you would have been far more miserable if you were to lose Allah over worldly things...Allah, how great is this love You gave me!

Alhamdulillah for the enlightenment, which I wouldn't have gotten if not by His will. Alhamdulillah.

This is a short post, but I hope it will touch souls. InshaAllah.

May we all be able to contemplate on the true meaning of Eid Adha, inshaAllah.

Salam alaik warahmatullah.


With lots of love from Seremban,

The Rocking Hijab.



We must hurt in order to grow, fail in order to know, & lose in order to gain. Because some lessons in life, are best learnt through pain.

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