eid (s) October 27, 2006

eid was celebrated in the majority of the world on monday…saudi arabia, us, canada,south america…also in some parts of pakistan! tuesday was also eid…in the northern parts of india and some parts of pakistan…and then finally…on wednesday was eid in the rest of india and the majority of pakistan…india, being a larger country in terms of size, celebrated 2 eids…then why the hell did we have 3 eids in pakistan?? the age old debate of sighting of the moon…our pathan brethren insist on being shariah-compliant and celebrating eid *and starting ramadan* according to when the moon is sighted in their region…personally i see no problem with that…because they are technically correct…and then we have the Mufti supreme of the ruet-e-hilal committee [moon sighting committee] insisting that the eid celebrated there was in violation of shariah…why do they insist on imposing themselves?? does it make a difference whether or not the country or the world celebrates eid together?

we were having this debate yesterday that in all parts of the world, in all countries, *including the religious center saudi arabia*…the moon is sighted in some places and is not sighted in others…so most countries make a 100 year calendar based on astronomical calculations and just follow that…or they set a standard…for example, eid is decided in saudi arabia, on the basis of the moon sighting in Makkah

so should Pakistan pick up from the example…or continue to rely on a group of aging maulanas to tell them whether or not to celebrate eid?

oh and how many of u actually saw the moon? i spotted it myself! *gloats* im lucky!

so on chand raat, right after iftar and sighting of the moon..the girls of the family put on henna..*sighs* i love henna….faizan T jaali sahaafi asked me what i love most about eid a week ago..he thought i would say eidi..but naahhh..its gotta be the dressing up…chooriyan and mehndi [bangles and henna] =D

and since i had henna on..i couldnt do any of the work i had set out for me..cleaning up my room..irning clothes..taking out jewelery…so we crashed in front of the tv…and watched a hilarious show called *chand raat*…also saw bits of titanic …ive always loved the movie! hehe…love the rebellious streak in rose, and the impulsive nature of jack…and i still cry when i see the ship going down…the class divide portrayed…uff its a great movie!

anyway..since i hadnt done any work in the night..i had to wake up early on eid day..cleaned up my room…got ready..and before i knew it it was guests, guests and more guest…my grandparents are the senior most members of the extended family…so on every eid, we dont go anywhere…people come over to our house…so theres a lot of work at home…around 11 i had a splitting headache…so i popped a panadol and continued to work…before i knew it i couldnt make sense of the world around me…was greeting a family member when she said..abeer ur burning up…so i gave her an odd look…ke that was a weird way to put it ;P

then i realized she was referring to my body temperature…went and took my temperature…it was a whopping 40.5…*no wonder i felt giddy*…so i got into bed…and spent the rest of the day greeting guests, talking to friends and family online and on my cell…and worrying myself thinking i had come down with the scary diseases that were doing their rounds in karachi…dengue and viral haemmorhagic fever and what not…but my chacha *paternal uncle..he’s a doctor* calmed me down…and said that i should for the time being just continue with panadol..and if it still sticks then i should get my blood tested..i followed the advice…and am feeling a lot better this morning..the fever’s still there..but its gone down to 38.5…i hope it goes away altogether by tonite..i cant afford to get sick!! have reports to give in, and then the hourlies that i cant afford to screw up…also the upcoming seminar!! i better not get sick!!

lets see how the rest of eid is going to be..have to go to university anyway on the 3rd day of eid…cz our super smart government declared the 2 days before eid holidays..and then decided, oh crap..too much loss of productivity..so lets bring em back on the 3rd day of eid! *sigh*…and yes im homesick!!