Editorial
Holy Shab-e-Barat
Imbibe its true spirit
TONIGHT is highly auspicious, beckon as it does, Muslims all over the world, to remember the Creator, supplicate before Him and seek His forgiveness, blessings and salvation. We ask for mercy; for, He is the Most Merciful, blessings because the Almighty has plenty of it to shower on the deserving and salvation because it is to Him we turn for freeing us from the mundane ordeals. The overarching spirituality of the occasion is reflected through our reassertion and renewal of the belief that our fortunes are the gifts of Almighty.
Shab-e-Barat, in actual effect, means penitence for our foibles and seeking good fortune. We must remember though, unless we deserve something through perseverance, honesty and hard work, we simply would not be entitled to Allah's bounty. The occasion has a message for the individual, society, and the nation in a broader sense.
This night offers a window of opportunity for renewal of honesty of purpose, conscionable dutifulness and service to others as articles of faith. Tonight we set aside the banal and the worldly and evoke the fundamental strength of belief in God and His creation, the universe.
As the sun sets, we will find the faithful ready for a night of prayer, introspection, soul-searching and self-examination. Through this auspicious process, we shall strengthen our bondage to true and beneficial spirit of our religion. In the quest for rediscovery of the self we shall realise not just that this life matters, there is too the hereafter we must remain conscious about.
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