ied al-fitr

     Hello everyone, let me introduce mu self,my name is Abdul Bais Nadin,i'm form tegal and now i live in jakarta. I studied at Mercubuana University,faculty of engineering, civil engineering with student number 41122010084.

Here I will tell a little story about myself.

     "On Eid al-Fitr holiday in 2023, precisely on April 19th, I planned to go back to my hometown in Tegal, Central Java. However, everything didn't go according to plan because of a group assignment that had to be completed on time. As a result, my schedule to go back to my hometown had to be postponed to April 21st (one day before Eid). But I didn't feel discouraged because I could still go back to my hometown to meet my parents and family there.

     On Thursday afternoon, I arrived safely in my hometown and greeted my family at home. After that, I took a shower and waited for the time to break the fast. After breaking the fast, I prepared to perform Maghrib prayer followed by Tarawih at the nearest mosque. In short, Eid al-Fitr arrived, and my family and I were very excited to welcome it. On the night of Eid, my mother and sister made ketupat from banana leaves wrapped in plastic, then steamed it, while I joined my friends to perform Takbiran at the mosque near our house. The night began to get late, and I decided to go to sleep so that I could participate in the Eid prayer at the mosque. My family and I went to the mosque together at 6:10 AM, and many people went to the mosque because it was only held once a year.

     The Eid prayer started at 7:00 AM and ended at 7:30 AM. After the Eid prayer, we ate ketupat and continued with salam-salaman or asking for forgiveness to our father, mother, sister, and grandmother on this holy day. Then, we visited our neighbors' houses to perform halal bihalal or salam-salaman to return to our fitrah. It took us three days to finish visiting all our neighbors and relatives in the village.

     A week later, my friends invited me to a school reunion event held in the town square of Tegal after Maghrib prayer. Reunion is not an event to show off or be arrogant, but it aims to rebuild relationships and exchange information, reminiscing about the past, and so on. Remember, we are not anyone. We are also nothing. Therefore, let's maintain our friends and friendships because human beings are friends to each other. And it is essential for us that A good friend is like a star. You can not always see it, but you realize it will always be there."