Isn't that the point that birthdays are all about fun and game and selfish praising. We gain gifts and are the center of attention for a day. Party and all sort of things..

The only problem is that during all of this how much are we worshipping Allah? Do we thank him briefly for having one more day of life in say a few minutes maybe even a fleeting thought. And how low it is to just think so negligantly of Allah who created us and bestowed his blessings upon us.

If one were to look at the two eids they are days of pure worship for are Lord. We spend our times in the mosque (even the women are commanded to attend) and worship our Lord and Thank Him for all the favours he has bestowed upon us.

Would I like to stop that worship for a mere birthday party celebrating selfishly and forgetting my duties. Or would I rather spend my day thanking my Lord by following his commandments, praying, bowing my face and humbling myself before him for giving me one more day to live?

Time is such a precious commodity let us use it while we can!

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi