All praise and thanks be to God for allowing us to witness another Ramadan, and may He guide us to be better slaves in this beautiful month.
Here partway through the second half, just beginning the last 10 days and nights, many of us (me included) have gotten distracted, lost some of our early enthusiasm, and we’re lagging a bit. InshaAllah, with a bit of work, we can pick ourselves back up and get refocused. Continue reading “Ramadan: Distractions, and overcoming them (2)”
All praise and thanks be to God for allowing us to witness and participate in another Ramadan, and may He accept our fasts, our charity, and our worship, Ameen.
And all praise and thanks be to God for chaining the devils in this beautiful month, and giving us the opportunity to examine ourselves and our behaviors, and to see the errors that we make and know that they’re all from us alone, from our habits and the conditions of our hearts, and may He guide us to recognize a few things about ourselves, and to work on changing them. Continue reading “Ramadan: Distractions, and overcoming them (1)”
Allah azza wa jall, the Only Creator, the Only Sustainer, the Only Judge guided me to this beautiful religion, and may he guide me to the right path and keep me fastened firmly to His Rope, Ameen.
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained.”
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ، وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ، وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ ”
So I spent 2 days wondering about the many gates through which we move as Muslims and citizens. What are these other gates? Continue reading “Ramadan: different gates (3)”
All praise and thanks be to God for guiding me to His beautiful religion, and may he grant me the strength and will to become a better worshiper, husband, son, neighbor, friend, worker, and in all of the roles and doors and gates He opens for me, Ameen. Continue reading “Ramadan: different gates (2)”
And he [Jacob] said, “O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah ; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely.”
وَقَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا مِن بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَادْخُلُوا مِنْ أَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ ۖ وَمَا أُغْنِي عَنكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
Don’t be a jerk: it’s not just for Muslims… Continue reading “Ramadan: don’t be a jerk”
Today marks the 15th day of fasting. If you’re fasting today too, I hope your fast is going easy for you, and that you’ve grown much closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and are well on the way to completing any goals you set for yourself. Continue reading “Ramadan Halftime Report”
