Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The Canadian Council of Muslim Women extends our heartfelt wishes to you and your loved ones for a blessed and joyous Eid al-Adha.
Eid al-Adha is a sacred reminder of faith, sacrifice, compassion, and our deep commitment to serving one another with sincerity and care. As communities gather in prayer and celebration, we reflect on the values that unite us: generosity, resilience, justice, and mercy.
May this Eid bring peace to your homes, healing to those who are struggling, and hope to communities around the world facing hardship and injustice. We pray that Allah (SWT) accepts the ibadah and sacrifices of all those performing Hajj and honors the prayers and intentions of our entire community.
Eid Mubarak from all of us at CCMW. May your days be filled with blessings, love, and togetherness.
Featured Reading: “The Hajj: The Sacred Journey of a Lifetime”
This Eid, we are honoured to share a beautiful article by Samaa Elibyari exploring the spiritual significance and transformative experience of Hajj.
Among the duties enjoined to every sane adult, adherent to Islam, physically and financially able to do so, is a pilgrimage, the Hajj, to the holy places in and around Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, at least once in a lifetime.
The Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a ritual that transcends nationality, language, race, and social class, bringing together believers in a shared expression of devotion to Allah. It renews our hope in the Mercy of the Almighty and revives our bonds to our Muslim community worldwide, the Ummah. Undertaking the Hajj carries the hope of forgiveness of previous sins and misgivings. It also implies strengthened devotion to Allah and righteous behaviour toward Allah’s creations.
Over the years, the Hajj has sent in motion floods of travellers across the worlds’ continents, at one time with caravans, on camels’ back, nowadays by super-sonic jets. Last year, according to Saudi official statistics, 1,673, 230 representing 171 countries, undertook the Hajj, over 95 per cent arriving by air. Read more here.
