Eid-ul-Fitr: Prayers in the Park, Pt III (or maybe Pt IV?)

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// September 21st, 2009 // Photos

Well, I think this is the third time I prayed ‘Īd salat in the local park. ‘Īd-in-the-park/" target="_blank">First time, second time… hmm, the blog seems to think 'three' too. Looks like I missed out on park Eiding in 2008… I believe I prayed one ‘Īd at Whitechapel mosque, as it was raining… but where did I pray the second one? – complete blank – Gah! [Update (23/09/2009): After discussing the matter with SimSim, we remembered that we prayed at East London Mosque on both Eids in 2008. Alhamdulillah & huzzah for the relief!]

Anyway, one thing you'll hopefully notice from the pics below is that I actually took a decent camera with me this time, and did not rely on the crummy camera in my phone (which is good, as I still use the same handset as I did back in 2007!). Please click on each image to see the full-size copy. [Flickr archive]

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Straighten the Rows: the men line up for the prayer.

Imam gives the Khutbah: Not the most effective design for a partition. ;)

Higher Daddy!: A father pushes his child on the swings during the khutbah.

The brothers sit and listen to the imam.

While the kids quietly play! The advantage of holding prayers in a playground. :)

Playground Springs: I have no idea why they have these little fountains and showers in the kiddies

Curious Child: All the kids were fascinated by the sprinklers... though I

So there you have it: another ‘Īd in the park; another step closer to establishing a personal ‘Īd tradition, inshā’Allāh.

Where did you pray today?

8 Responses to “Eid-ul-Fitr: Prayers in the Park, Pt III (or maybe Pt IV?)”

Organica says:

September 21, 2009 at 1:39 am

Love that park :)
iMuslim says:

September 21, 2009 at 1:43 am

Oh yeaaaah… I forgot we went there during your visit! :)
Specs says:

September 21, 2009 at 7:55 am

Aww, those are awesome pictures, iMuslim!

Eid Mubarak to you. :-)
Umm Junayd says:

September 21, 2009 at 8:26 am

Mashaa`Allah, such lovely pictures. ‘Eid in the Playground… a great way to keep the kids preoccupied and pray in peace, mashaa`Allah. :)
Teakster says:

September 21, 2009 at 10:48 am

I did it in the usual place.

However, I think flying water and prayer area, aren’t a good mix!
iMuslim says:

September 22, 2009 at 4:31 pm

@Specs: Eid Mubarak to you too! :)

@Umm Junayd: Indeed. Maybe we should start a new trend? Or at least build a playground in the mosque grounds. :)

@Teakster: I thought artists were meant to do things differently?!
Rashid says:

September 23, 2009 at 4:49 pm

Could you consider giving the following as an Eid gift to us (all):

- Since mashallah you’ve been writing at MM now for some time, you must have some inside info about Sh. Yasir etc.

I always have trouble locating pages on the net relating to courses –

Would you be interetsed in getting the reward of sending us to his courses simply by letting us know when he’s coming to London/UK ? :)

^^ Long winded I know, my apologies – anyway I’d really really really appreaciate that.

JazakAllah
iMuslim says:

September 23, 2009 at 5:13 pm

@Rashid: AlMaghrib have their own blog that lists all the latest course announcements: http://www.almaghrib.org/blog/index.php

This page will tell you when Sh YQ’s next courses are coming up, both in the US & UK, insha’Allah.

Also, if you wish to keep up Sh. Yasir, then you can always follow him on Twitter.

I hope you enjoy your Eid presents! :)