Eid Mubarak!

Eid al Ghadeer mubarak to Aba Saleh al Mehdi (atfs) and to everyone else on the day that this religion was perfected and God's favour upon us was completed- the day that Amir al Mu'mineen was announced to be our guardian and leader and our link to God Himself.

I don't have words to express my thankfulness for knowing about Imam Ali (a.s), let alone acknowledging his wilaya. No words can do justice to the good and the clarity this man brings into the lives of people who know him even remotely. He is such a gift to humanity and although I myself am not worthy of calling myself one of his Shi'a, I know for sure that people who don't know Imam Ali (a.s) are missing out on the treasures of life.

A couple of years ago I started reading a book called, 'Ali, the Voice of Human Justice' by George Jordac, a Lebanese Christian. In his book he wrote, to paraphrase, that Imam Ali was created for the wrong time, because when he was alive and ready to offer his wisdom and knowledge, there were only a few who wanted to listen, and now when we are in dire need of his economic, medical, and all sorts of other excellences, he is no longer on this earth. And honestly it makes me wonder- how absolutely amazing would it be if we had him among us? How many ingenious solutions would he provide for our problems? My imagination goes wild thinking about it!

Anyway I don't have a specific point to make in this post- just wanted to wish everyone an very, very happy Eid. This Eid has something very special about it, and whatever it is just makes me so ecstatic :) InshaAllah next year we celebrate this Eid alongside the Imam of our time, who will one day fill the world with the very solutions that Imam Ali (a.s) would have :)