Eid - everyone has his own!

I was pleasantly surprised when I reached home at around sunset today! We had guests.

But to my astonishment they were breaking the fast! Being the followers of Ayatullah Sistani it was their 30th day of the holy month of Ramadhan. And their parents are the muqallideen of Ayatullah Khoei (after rujoo') and so were celebrating their Eid :) I myself have had meal after meal since morning!

Though the rules are quite clear and I dont see an issue with some people in the house fasting and others celebrating Eid... if that is the right thing to do then it should be done!

But somehow it sort of feels quite awkward, it feels a little out of line! Specially since Eid is a social event and an important part of it is to meet others!

May be the question to ask is : Would we still have Eid on different days if the Imam AJTF was here? Of course not, then may be it is important to find a way to have a united Eid even now. But this is quite immature - does not look like it will happen around now.

Celebrating the joys of the Breaking of the Fast,
Muslim