Assalam'Alaikum brothers and sisters,

Today, we are in fact celebrating our Islam, our being members of the
greatest faith ever revealed to mankind, our being believers in the
most beautiful and the most comprehensive scripture that ever
descended from heaven to earth, our being followers of the greatest
man that ever walked on the face of the earth, our being believers in
Allah, the One and Only. Had we not been Muslims, we would have not
known Ramadan, not experienced the sweetness of the fast, not tasted
the beauty of the prayers; we would have not known that today is feast
(Eid).

Today we are celebrating, first and foremost, that we are Muslims. We
are celebrating the greatest blessing of our lives: our Islam. Islam
is the faith that defines us, defines who we are, and defines our
identity. Islam is the religion that Allah has chosen for us, has
perfected for us, and has granted us as the Quran has eloquently
expressed "This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed
my favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your
religion." (5:3)

Islam is a favor, Islam is a privilege, Islam is a bounty from Allah.
Islam does not need us. We need Islam. All we have to do is to be
grateful for such a great blessing and say, "Praise be to Allah who
has guided us to this: never could we have found guidance, had it not
been for the guidance of Allah" (7:43)

I will take the occasion of Eid Holiday to wish you all a very happy
and Peaceful life for all.