So. The devils are chained and we’re reaching out to others when we have doubts and making dua for guidance. What’s the next trap to watch out for?
Category Archives: Ramadan
Ramadan: Recognizing the Traps (2)
Narrated by Abu Huraira: 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 ” And …
Ramadan: Recognizing the Traps (1)
When God created humanity, the devil was bothered, and even now, after Allah knows how many millinea, innumerable generations, Satan and his buddies are still after us.
Ramadan: a time for…
Ramadan. It’s a time for increased focus on worship, renewing engagement with the Quran, and “…a time of spiritual reflection, improvement and increased devotion and worship,” according to Wikipedia (and it’s not wrong). As mentioned yesterday, I’m succeeding (so far) in the basic parts of the fast—avoiding food, drink, and marital relations between Fajr and Maghrib (first …
Ramadan: doing it right?
I’m having trouble focusing today, having trouble concentrating. It’s just 2 Ramadan, so that’s expected, and at the same time I’m having trouble focusing, I’m also feeling a sense of gentle tranquility, so it’s a wash, I guess.
Ramadan Mubarak!
The blessed guest has arrived once again, all thanks and praise be to Allah for granting us another opportunity to experience its blessings.
Dua for protection, taqwah, rememberance, purification, supplication, forgiveness, repentance…
O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity, from sloth, from cowardice, from miserliness, decrepitude and from torment of the grave. O Allah, grant to my soul the sense of righteousness and purify it, for Thou art the Best Purifier thereof. Thou art the Protecting Friend thereof, and Guardian thereof. O Allah, I seek …
