The Sun of Islam Never Sets
In short, Ramadhaan and Eid are both perpetual. This is echoed by Moulana Roomi:
عُدْتِّ يَا عِيْدِيْ اِلَيْنَا مَرْحَبًا نِعْمَ مَا رَوَّحْتِ يَا رِيْحَ الصَّبَا
Translation: “My Dear Eid! Welcome! You have returned to us once again. Dear Morning Breeze! How refreshing you are once again!”
One Buzrug says:
اے خواجہ چہ پرسی ز شب قدر نشانی
ہر شب شب قدر ست اگر قدر دانی
“Sir! You ask about a sign of Lailatul Qadr.
Every night is Lailatul Qadr if you know its worth.”
What I have mentioned [in this bayaan] is very beneficial. The Hadeeth recited was to prove the point, and it is appropriate for the occasions of Eid and Ramadhaan.
Another purpose of this bayaan [lecture] is consolation that the fazeelat [virtue] of Ramadhaanul Mubaarak is not lost by the elapsing of these days.
کوئے نوميدی مرو کہ اميد ہاست
سوئے تار يکی مرو خورشيد ہاست
“Don’t go to the avenue of despondency. Hopes (by Allah Ta’ala) are plenty.
Don’t go towards darkness. Here, there is much brightness.”
In other words, have hope in Allah Ta’ala. Do not despair.
The manifestation of Divine Mercy is at all times on this Ummat. Hazrat Ghauth-e-A’zam [Shaikh Abdul Qaadir Jeelaani, Rahmatullahi alaih] says:
اَفَلَتْ شُمُوْسُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَشَمْسُنَا اَبَدًا عَلَى الْاُفُقِ الْاَعْلٰى لَا تَغْرُبُ
“The suns of people of former times have set whilst our sun is always on the high horizon. It will never set.”
If someone cannot see the way in spite of this sun [i.e. the wonderful and shining Deen of Islam], then let him worry about himself. [In other words, he had better worry about his fate in the Aakhirat.]
So, the ‘sun’ [that is, Islam] is always above the horizon, and Eid too is always returning. With this, I conclude and entitle this talk عَوْدُ الْعِيْدْ or The Return of Eid in the light of this poem:
عُدْتِّ يَا عِيْدِيْ اِلَيْنَا مَرْحَبًا نِعْمَ مَا رَوَّحْتِ يَا رِيْحَ الصَّبَا
Translation: “My Dear Eid! Welcome! You have returned to us once again. Dear Morning Breeze! How refreshing you are once again!”
(Thereafter, Hazrat raised his hands and made Du’aa, whereupon the gathering concluded.)
(Awdul Eid)