Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
In honor of Eid al-Adha, The Ebook of Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel will be gifted to all that want one, through November 27th, in either English or Spanish. Just email me at:
Irvingk1945 at gmail dot com, and write gift ebook or Spanish gift ebook in the subject line. Inshallah, it will be of some benefit :)
Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice: One of the two main Islamic festivals (the other is ‘Id al-Fitr), this festival falls on the 10th day of the lunar month of Zul-Hijja and is the concluding act of pilgrimage to Mecca. In commemoration of Abraham’s faith, in his willingness to sacrifice even his son Isaac as God commanded, sheep, goats and camels are offered to God, and the meat is distributed to the poor and needy. ‘Id al-Adha is observed whether or not one is on pilgrimage.
Eid al-Adha in 2009 is on Friday, the 27th of November.
Note that in the Muslim calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha on the sunset of Thursday, the 26th of November.
Although Eid al-Adha is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, since the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar and the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. This difference means Eid al-Adha moves in the Gregorian calendar approximately 11 days every year. The date of Eid al-Adha may also vary from country to country depending on whether the moon has been sighted or not.
Eid Mubarak!
Ya Haqq!
November 12, 2009 at 6:56 am
Great site.. glad to have stumbled onto it. I’d love to hear your thoughts on my own meagre attempt at translating some of Mowlana (don’t mind the long url):
http://halewistan.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/sitting-here-you-and-i-%D8%AE%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%A2%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%83%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85/
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November 18, 2009 at 2:54 pm
dearest Irving, don’t forget to offer it to your Spanish-readership………
November 18, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Barbara, thank you for reminding me :) I have added the Spanish translation also.
Ya Haqq!
November 30, 2009 at 2:01 am
Eid Mubarak bhai!
December 4, 2009 at 7:56 am
Thanks Irving for this offer. I’m just seeing this a week after Eid al-Adha. Can I still benefit from this free ebook from Nigeria?
December 4, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Of course, brother Sulaiman, the ebook has been sent :)
Ya Haqq!
December 6, 2009 at 7:18 am
Dearest Mr.Karchmar..
i have bought your book Master of jinn (indonesian translated by brother Tri wbs). it’s very inspiring..i cried a lot when i read on sheikh hadi shohbet about tawbah..
i would like to have it in english version e book if you may,so that i can improve my english..thank you
may Allah grants you heavenly benefits in return.
December 6, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Salaam Zaenal:
Thank you for the kind words and blessing. The ebook has been sent in English :)
Ya Haqq!