President Christine Kangaloo, in her Eid-ul-Fitr messages said the country would be a better place if all citizens engaged in some of the pillars of the Islamic faith., namely commitment, sacrifice and dedication.
She noted during Ramadan, Muslims are challenged to engage in rigorous self-discipline and sacrifice and consciously to demonstrate greater compassion, mercy and forgiveness towards one another and their fellow citizens.
“What a wonderful national transformation there would be if all of us – every man, woman and child – followed the example of our Muslim community and committed ourselves to rigorous self-discipline and to sacrifice, and to greater compassion, mercy and forgiveness towards each another,” President Kangaloo mused. “What hills we would climb. What mountains we would conquer. What scourges we would overcome.”
She said the country finds joy and comfort in the generosity, brotherhood and kindness which are on full display at Eid. She notes, charity is distributed among those in need, meals are shared among family, friends and strangers alike, and people rejoice and celebrate life with one another.
“Eid is therefore a time and an experience that both embodies and reflects the very soul of our nation,” she said. “As the entire nation joins our Muslim brothers and sisters in celebrating Eid, let us try to do more than merely applaud their commitment, their sacrifice and their dedication. Rather, let us agree to make those qualities and dispositions realities in our daily lives.”
She said the country should let the lessons of Ramadan rouse us to show more acceptance, love, compassion and care towards one another.
She ended her message by saying, “Let us join with our Muslim brothers and sisters this Eid, and always, in following their commitment, their sacrifice and their dedication. And, in so doing, let us all build a nation together.
