In pursuit of piety in a fleeting world
chart the course of our lives. A sage once said that life is not the way it’s “supposed to be”; life is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
Due to the empathic values imbibed in Ramadaan, we should do our utmost to forgive any hurt or injuries that we may experience and treat others as we wish to be treated in every encounter. We will exert every effort to fulfil our personal and social obligations and to execute our moral responsibility.
All this, for we know that whatever we do has consequences, and that the consequence of good is ultimately good. We carefully consider what we think, what we say, what we do; how we say what we say and why we do what we do for all these determine who we are. Our smiles, our words, our expression of support, our touch, our care; can make a difference to someone. somewhere in some way.
On the auspicious day of Eid al-Fitr, every Muslim should be ready to face the year that lies ahead with renewed strength, increased vigour, greater discipline, firmer resolve and universal goodwill. As the Ramadaan fast comes to a close, we take cognisance of the fact that the primary objective of fasting is the pursuance of righteousness and piety. Though the fast ends, the pursuit of piety continues. Eid Mubarak!
Sa’dullah Khan is chief executive officer at Islamia College