Wednesday, May 4, 2022

SDA Issues - Celebrating Eid al-Fitr ?

Q: Would Paul or the Disciples Join a False Religion to participate in their Religious ceremonies?
A: No
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; 2 Corinthians 6:17

"Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, who identifies as a Seventh-day Adventist, celebrated Eid-al-Fitr at the Masjid Al Tawbah mosque with members of Tobago’s ​​Islamic community on May 2, 2022, reported the Trinidad and Tobago

Newsday.
Eid al-Fitr signifies the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and is celebrated for three days with communal prayer at daybreak on its first day, visits with others, the giving of presents, wearing new clothes and visiting the graves of relatives....
 
This year marks the first real Eid celebration on the island of Tobago since 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Newsday.
Augustine said he had visited the mosque a few days earlier, on Friday, April 29, 2022. “I saw, right here in this space, a group of people who have a lot of love for each other and for mankind generally. In that moment, it dawned on me how privileged we are as a country, that I, as a Seventh-day Adventist, could just walk up the road and walk into the compound of a mosque of the Islamic faith and be warmly received. As they break their fast, I start my Sabbath celebrations and we break bread and eat together,” said Augustine, according to Newsday." DailyExpress