Sunday

Sunday was a real sunny day. Today was quite busy day for me as two functions went on in full swing. I was happy because I didn't have to enter the kitchen as lunch and dinner was supposed to be from the function.

Today, being 12 Rabi ul Awwal as per Islamic calendar, the month when Prophet Muhammad S.A.W was born, is being celebrated with great pomp in our area and its surroundings. Prophet Muhammed was the founder of Islam.

On this particular day, all mosque in and around our plàce conducted various programs to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet. From yesterday morning until evening children from various age groups were selected for Islamic quiz, Quran recitation and Quran story telling competition.

Infact I got a lot of information from this little children. By evening the program was over and the best children were rewarded as 1st prize, 2nd prize and 3rd prize. But as there were many little children who participated with full spirit, the judging committee decided to gift them small toys and flowers for their happiness.

Today early morning after the Azaan (call for prayer), prayers in praise of prophet was conducted for 3 hours, followed by packets of lunch for each household. This indeed was a relaxation for the ladies in our area. By evening rallies were conducted on behalf of this.

When.all this was conducted it just reminded me of my stay in the holy place of Saudi Arabia where no function or no holiday is being observed on this particular day. It is a mark of respect. According to them the birth and death of prophet is on the same day. So no celebration during this particular day.

By evening, we had an invitation to attend a house warming ceremony nearby our place. They are our friends daughter. The girl whom I have been seeing from a very young age is now a married young woman with a son. She was busy inviting the guests. We being one among them.

As her husband is a civil engineer, he took the initiative to design the house. The house was so beautifully designed that everybody had several questions to enquire about its interiors, elevation, the materials used etc.

So this is how my sunday went. Hope you all had a wonderful sunday