Comments on: Hot Air: An Eid Story [Part 2] https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/21/hot-air-an-eid-story-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hot-air-an-eid-story-part-2 Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Wael Abdelgawad https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/21/hot-air-an-eid-story-part-2/#comment-430842 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:04:02 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/14/hot-air-an-eid-story-copy/#comment-430842 In reply to Sadaf Farooqi.

Haha, yes I love Jean, she’s my favorite character in the story. You would think they might require harnesses, but they don’t.

]]> By: Sadaf Farooqi https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/21/hot-air-an-eid-story-part-2/#comment-430694 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:00:25 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/14/hot-air-an-eid-story-copy/#comment-430694 The real hero of the story is Jean!
And perhaps safety harnesses should be mandatory for the passengers of such balloons.

]]> By: Ali Colak https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/21/hot-air-an-eid-story-part-2/#comment-429911 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:36:54 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/14/hot-air-an-eid-story-copy/#comment-429911 Mashallah a beautiful story. And while the lessons can be extended to other people (as sometimes we have trouble loving people for who they are), it could also be a good catalyst for self reflection. Sometimes we get caught up in our perceptions of who we aught to be and forget to love ourselves.

]]> By: Wael Abdelgawad https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/21/hot-air-an-eid-story-part-2/#comment-429893 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:20:32 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/14/hot-air-an-eid-story-copy/#comment-429893 Thanks, RA. And the sad thing is that we have to be reminded again and again. I went to a funeral three days ago, I pondered death deeply, and the memory stayed with me for a few days, but now I’ve forgotten and moved on. It’s hard to remember that we too will be in the ground one day.

]]> By: RA https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/21/hot-air-an-eid-story-part-2/#comment-429869 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:52:50 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2025/04/14/hot-air-an-eid-story-copy/#comment-429869 I was waiting for part 2! MashaAllah another great story, and a good reminder that a perspective shift and remembering death are just what you might need.

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