Hazrat Ali’s Sermon on Eid ul-Fitr
Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
On the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, Hazrat Ali (A.S.) delivered a sermon in which he said:
Hazrat Ali’s Sermon on Eid ul-Fitr
Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
On the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, Hazrat Ali (A.S.) delivered a sermon in which he said:
“O people! Verily this day of yours is the day when the righteous are awarded and the wretched are losers. It is a day which is similar to the one on which you shall be standing (before your Lord). Therefore, when you come out of your homes to go to places of your prayer, remind yourselves about the day when you (your souls) shall come out of your bodies to go to your Lord. When you stand on places of your prayer, remind yourselves of your standing in the presence of your Lord (on the day of Judgment). And when you return to your homes (after prayer), remind yourselves about your returning to your homes in Paradise. O Servants of Allah! Verily the minimum reward for those men and women who fasted (during Ramadan), is an Angel, who calls out to them on the last day of the month of Ramadan (saying): O SERVANTS OF ALLAH! REJOICE THE GLAD TIDING THAT ALL YOUR PREVIOUS SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN…”
– From the Nahjul-Balaghah.
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Do not despair, my soul, for hope has manifested itself; the hope of
every soul has arrived from the unseen.
Do not despair, though Mary has gone from your hands, for that light
which drew Jesus to heaven has come.
Do not despair, my soul, in the darkness of this prison, for that
king who redeemed Joseph from prison has come.
Jacob has come forth from the veil of occlusion, Joseph who rent
Zulaikha’s veil has come.
You who all through night to dawn have been crying “O Lord,” mercy
has heard that “O Lord” and has come.
O pain which has grown old, rejoice, for the cure has come; O
fastened lock, open, for the key has come.
You who have abstained fasting from the Table on high, break your
fast with joy, for the first day of the feast has come. Keep
silence, keep silence, for by virtue of the command “Be!” that
silence of bewilderment has augmented beyond all speech.
–Maulana Rumi’s (rahmatullahi alayh) Ghazal No. 631 from the Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi