Hari Raya Idul Fitri in Indonesia

Hari Raya Idul Fitri in Indonesia - Eid ul Fitr is the most
significant Muslim festival in Islamic Calendar. It is celebrated on
the end of holy month of Ramadan. During the Ramazan, Muslims offer
prayers in Mosque in largenumbers. They also observe fasting
throughout the month of Ramzan just before these Eid celebrations. The
month of Ramazan holds a deep significance in Muslim history as the
holybook of 'Quran' was revealed during this month. During this month,
Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset everyday for a month. Most parts
of the Southeast Asia celebrated this great occasion of Eid as Hari
Rya Aidilfitri.
Eid is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal. Shawwal is the tenth
month in holy Islamic Calendar. Families begin this Eid morning with a
special Prayer also knownas Eid Prayer. This prayer offers a special
thanks to god for the strength and discipline received during the holy
month of Ramadan. People distribute sweets and children wear new
clotheson this great Muslim festival known as Eid.
The people of Indonesia celebrate Eid ul Fitr with great enthusiasm
and peace. The message of brotherhood is spreader all throughout the
country. Muslims people wear new clothes and distribute sweets to mark
this auspicious festival in Islamic calendar. On this great occasion
of Eid ul Fitri, markets all through Indonesia are decorated and
people enjoy shopping with great fun.
Banks, private offices and government centers are closed for almost
one week in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

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It is otherwise impossible for him to have a community without his
being an individual.
2- This community of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will form one century after
Bediuzzaman's own time, and all oppression will be eliminated by means
of that community. As has already been made clear, the existence of
these students is only possible with Hazrat Mahdi (as) existing as a
person.
15) ... We anticipate from the divine mercy that HIS community andthe
sayyid will make thecommunity.
16) The Mahdi's luminous community...
... His community...
... Mahdi's luminous community...
In the above two extracts,states that there will be a community
consisting of Hazrat Mahdi's (as) students. This communityis the
collective personality that will form Hazrat Mahdi (as) being atits
head. "The community of Hazrat Mahdi (as)" refers to a society headed
by Hazrat Mahdi (as) and made up of people who follow him and abide by
his message. However, the most important feature of this communityis
the presence of Hazrat Mahdi (as), the person who constitutes this
collective personality. Therefore, Bediuzzaman's concept of "Hazrat
Mahdi's(as) luminous community"again shows that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will
come as a person.
Bediuzzaman has made it clear in the passages about the duties of
HazratMahdi (as) that he is a person and not a collective personality.
17) Also, the circumstances of the Great Mahdi do not fit the
narrations alluding to the earlier Mahdis, and these have become
allegorical Hadiths.
18) ... a guide, a kind of Mahdi and reformer comes in every century,
but in terms of discharging each of these three duties, nonehave
received the title of THE GREAT MAHDI OF THE END TIMES.
19) ...one interpretation of these various narrations is this: the
Great Mahdi will have numerous functions. He will carry out duties in
the world of politics, theworld of religion, the world of government,
and in the many spheres of the world of jihad...
In these three passage, Bediuzzaman states that various Muslim
individualshave come in previous centuries for the purpose of causing
the moral values of the Qur'an to rule the world, but that none of
these have been able to perform the three major tasks that the "Great
Mahdi (as)" who comes in the End Times will perform. It is apparent
from these statements by Bediuzzaman that Hazrat Mahdi (as) he refers
to is aperson:
1- Bediuzzaman has set out the difference between the Great Mahdi
(as) and previous Mahdis, all of whom have been individual people.
This means that the Great Mahdi (as) is also a person.
2- These previous individuals have been unable to perform the tasks
set out. But the Great Mahdi (as) will perform them. This also means
that the Great Mahdi (as) is a person.
3- These previous individuals do not match the features used by the
Prophet (saas) in his hadith describing Hazrat Mahdi (as). But the
Great Mahdi (as) will meet them. It is a fact known toall Islamic
scholars for hundreds of years that Hazrat Mahdi (as) whose physical
and moral characteristics are described in the hadith is a person, not
a collective personality. Therefore, in this passage Bediuzzamanagain
reminds us that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person who will match the
descriptions in the hadith of our Prophet (saas).
All the statements of Bediuzzaman cited above reveal with clear,
indubitable statements that the Prophet Jesus (as)and Hazrat Mahdi
(as) will appear in the End Times as individuals. By Allah's leave,
the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in the End
Times together with the collective personality of the communities of
believers they lead and beinstrumental in the installment of the moral
values of the Qur'an over the entire world.
THE ERROR OF THE COLLECTIVE PERSONALITYCONCERNING THE PROPHET JESUS
(as) AND HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)/

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5) ... There will be such intellectual trends at that time even IF
THAT PERSON WHO IS TRULY AWAITED AND WILL COMEIN A CENTURY'S TIME
comes at that time, since he takes everything for his own account...
-Bediuzzaman refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as) as that "awaited person." Not
as "that awaited collective personality." The reference here to that
person" removes all doubt on the subject.
-Bediuzzaman says that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come "in a century's
time." The verb "come" is one that can only be used of a person, and
it can therefore clearly be seen that Bediuzzaman is referring to
Hazrat Mahdi (as) as a person.
6) ... YET THAT GREAT PERSONAGE OF THE END TIMES WILL BE FROM THE AHL
AL-BAYT (descendedfrom the Prophet (saas))…
In this extract Bediuzzaman makes it clear that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is
not a collective personality in the words "that great personage of the
End Times."
7) The accounts consist of various information regarding HAZRAT MAHDI
(AS), who is from the descent of our Prophet (saas) and a portent of
the End Times. (Rays, p.465)
In the narrations are various different prophecies about the Mahdi
(May Allah be pleased with him)
8) ... Said stated in his objections, saying: "I am not a Sayyid, and
the Mahdi will be a Sayyid," thus refuting them.
In the above three passages Bediuzzaman states that Hazrat Mahdi (as)
will be a person, a sayyid, in other words a descendant of the Prophet
(saas). It can be seen from this expression that he is not referring
to Hazrat Mahdi (as) as a collective personality. It is impossible for
a collective personality to be descended from another human being. One
would have to be a human beingin order to be descended from our
Prophet (saas), which is what Bediuzzaman is stressing here.
9) …THAT PERSON will strive to perform his great duty with the helpof
all believers and the assistance of the Islamicunion, and of scholars
and teachers and of millions of loyal people from the ahl al-bayt
(theline of our Prophet (saas)) present powerfully and in large
numbers every century.
In this extract, Bediuzzaman again states, in the words "that person,"
that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come as anindividual. Furthermore, by
referring to the great task Hazrat Mahdi (as) willperform he again
states that Hazrat Mahdi (as) willdischarge his duties as a person,
not as a collective personality.
10) ... But flowers appear in the spring, and the ground has to be
prepared for sacred flowers such as that.
In this extract, Bediuzzaman again uses the word "people" for these
holy individuals who will come in the End Times. By saying that he has
prepared the ground for these people he makesit clear that the Prophet
Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) are not collective personalities.
11) … HAZRAT MAHDI WILL HAVE NO TIME AND BE IN NO STATE TO PERSONALLY
protect believers from madness (prevent them straying from the true
path) and to perform that duty for the whole world, leaving nothing
behind,and with much research....
The word "himself" that Bediuzzaman uses here is another proof that
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is not a collective personality.
Bediuzzaman makes other emphases in this passage that also show that
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person: 1 – Hazrat Mahdi (as) has a duty he
will discharge. That means Hazrat Mahdi (as) is an individual. 2 –
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be occupied with his other duties and will have
no time to perform that task himself. Being busy and not having enough
time are conditions that only apply to people. There is no question of
a collectivepersonality being or not having enough time.
12) Certainly, the elevated ardor in that huge force will surge upand
the Mahdi shall come to lead it, guiding it to the way of truth and
reality.
Bediuzzaman states that another of Hazrat Mahdi's (as) duties is to
encouragepeople to the truth. Bediuzzaman says that in performing that
task "Hazrat Mahdi (as) will personally undertake it," aclear
statement that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is an individual.
13) ... To give the name OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO COME recalls his three
duties at once, it would be wrong….
Bediuzzaman also speaks of "the individual to come," confirmation that
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is not a collective personality.
Bediuzzaman refers to "Hazrat Mahdi" (as) and the "collective
personalityof his community" as two distinct concepts.
14) ... THE PEOPLE who will disperse the darkness in a century's time
may be THE STUDENTS OF HAZRAT MAHDI."
... who will disperse the darkness in a century's time...
... The students of Hazrat Mahdi (as)
1- Bediuzzaman says that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have students. It is
clear that in order for Hazrat Mahdi (as) to have a community he will
have to be present as its head.
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It will not be self-evident so that everyone will recognize him.
Several words in this this extract from Bediuzzamanreveal that the
Prophet Jesus (as) will be an individual, not a collectiveidentity:
... the true Jesus
... When Jesus (Upon whom be peace) comes,
... it is not necessary that everyone should know him to be the true Jesus...
... will recognize HIM through the light of belief.
... It will not be self-evident so that everyone will recognize HIM...
These five terms used by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi also suggest that he
is referring to the Prophet Jesus (as) as a human being. It appears
from theterm "the true Jesus" in particular that the reference here is
to a person, and his difference from other people is made clear in
that expression.
According to the following expressions, 1 –The Prophet Jesus (as)
willreturn 2- Not everyone will recognize Jesus (as) asthe anticipated
prophet 3 – only those close to him will recognize him 4 – society as
a whole will not recognize him. The concept of "recognition" applies
in three of these statements, and that can only be possible when used
in terms of a person. A collective identity cannot have people close
to it; and there is no possibility of people recognizing a collective
identity. These statements all therefore show that the Prophet Jesus
(as) is not a collective identity. In addition, Bediuzzaman uses the
words "HE" and "HIS" which again apply to people and this again
reveals he is referring to the Prophet Jesus (as) as an individual,
not as a collective identity.
5) …although when Jesus (as) comes he himself will know he is Jesus,
not everyone will know.
The situation described above also applies to Bediuzzaman's words.
Here, too, he stresses the fact that the Prophet Jesus (as) will come
to Earth as a human being.
... When Jesus (as) comes…
… HE will know that he is Jesus (as)…
… He will be known by the radiance of his faith;
… Not everyone will know
First and foremost, Bediuzzaman speaks of the coming of the
ProphetJesus (as). This shows thatthe Prophet Jesus (as) willcome with
a physical body, not as a collective identity.
Bediuzzaman reveals that when the Prophet Jesus (as) first comes he
will notknow that is who he is, but he will realize it later. It is
clear that no collective personality can have such awareness and
consciousness. Only a person can know who he is and the circumstances
in which he finds himself. This is also confirmed by the use of the
word "he."
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi says that the people around the Prophet Jesus
(as) will only be able to recognize him as the awaited prophet of the
End Times through the light of their faith. It is clear that people
will recognize "an anticipated individual" and not a collective
personality.
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is not a Collective Personality
The term "PERSONAGES of the End Times" clearly reveals that the
Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) are not collective
personalities.
1) Those individuals of theend of time will be knownthrough the
insight and the light of belief.
-The term "PERSONAGES ofthe End Times" clearly reveals that the
Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) are not collective
personalities.
-The way that Bediuzzaman says that these people who will be coming in
the End Times will be recognized "through the light of faith" shows
that he means that the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will
not come as collective personalities. As set out previously in the
context of the Prophet Jesus (as), the verb "recognize" refers to a
condition that can only apply to people. It is of course impossible
for a collective personality to recognize whether or not it is itself.
2) ...It is a truth as powerful as the sun thatTHIS GLORIOUS PERSON
will bring about the trust and neutralize the concerns of those who
doubt the likelihood of his command.
Bediuzzaman's use of the term "this glorious person" again shows that
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come as a person.
3) The most important and greatest and most valuable of the three
duties of THE PERSON AWAITED BY THE COMMUNITY AND WHO WILL COME IN THE
END TIMES is to spread the true faith and to save believers from
deviation...
Here, too, Bediuzzaman makes it clear that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is not a
collective personality by saying he is a "person…who will come in the
End Times."
4) The most important and greatest and most valuable of the three
duties of THE PERSON AWAITED BY THE COMMUNITY AND WHO WILL COME IN THE
END TIMES is to spread the true faith and to save believers from
deviation...
Here, too, Bediuzzaman makes it clear that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is not a
collective personality by saying he is a "person…who will come in the
End Times."
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