Allahumma taqqabbal minni oua minkoum!
Ramadan – with all senses
some natural-, food- and spiritual- inspiration wishing you all wonderful and blessed last nights of this holy month!
http://tinykitchenvegan.tumblr.com
http://www.greenkitchenstories.com
Those who spend their wealth [in Allah ‘s way] by night and by day, secretly and publicly – they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. (2:274)
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. “Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.” (2:286)
at home… in Ramadan
The thirst is gone.
And the veins are moistened.
And the reward is guaranteed,
inchaallah (if Allah wills).
Wonderfully amazing Ramadan!
Ramadan is wonderfully amazing !
…because :
- It teaches me self-control and shows me the real power of my will.
- It assures me that I am independent from coffee, sugar and other addictions.
- It submits the soul under divine protection and guidance which makes it possible, even for young children, to restrain with joy and ease from food and drink during 16 day-light-hours.
- Allah facilitates so many things we never thought being able to accomplish, subhanallah.
- All my senses get fine-tuned and my receptivity gets deeper.
- It is a gift to feel all of this, every year in a different way, because Ramadan moves every year about 10 days ahead in the calendar, which gives us the opportunity to experience the sacred month in every season over the years.
- I feel my vulnerability and humbleness in a very reassuring way.
- Allah gives us power and energy we normally do not have (with only 5 hours sleep per night), alhamdulillah.
- Doing such an act of worship in community (not for the ego, not to be seen by others, only to fulfill our duties toward our creator) gives much strength.
- In Ramadan, Allah’s blessings can be felt more than ever, everywhere: in the cold breeze He sends, in the rain He offers, in the good food He provides every evening and the water that quenches our thirst…
Allahu akbar! Thanks to God.
Ramadan moubarak said 2017/1438!
salaam aleikoum oua rahmatullahi oua barakatuh,
wishing you a great, beautiful, spiritual and productive month!
may it be full of blessing and wonder, love, peace and light,
… maybe thanks to these great ideas from the Productive Muslim-Team
… and some Ramadan Every-Day-Good-Deed-Reminders from Huda.tv:
1. Fajr Prayer with Morning Dhikr (Remembrance)
2. Duha Sitting – From Fajr Till Sunrise (Reading Quran, Zikr, Dua …etc)
3. Duha Prayer (At Least 2 rakahs)
4. Read At Least One Part Everyday + Memorize and Reflect On The Verses Of The Quran
5. Praying Much On The Prophet (peace & blessings be upon him)
6. Charity (Sadaqah). Even if it’s a very small amount
7. Seeking Knowledge (Reading/Listening)
8. Calling To The Way Of Allah (Dawah – Enjoining Good / Forbidding Evil)
9. Upholding Family Ties
10. Reviving A Lost Sunnah (Ex. Using a Siwak Before Each Prayer)
11. Holding Your Tongue & Lowering Your Gaze From Haram (No Arguing, No Backbiting, Watching Movies, TV Shows, Music …etc)
12. Being Good To Parents (Putting A Smile On Their Faces, Helping Out…)
13. Evening Dhikr (Remembrance)
14. Dua (Supplicate For Parents, Muslims Suffering, Family, Yourself…)
15. Breaking Someone’s Fasting (With Date, Water…etc.) or Feeding The Poor
16. Obligatory Prayers (On Earliest Time)
17. Recommended Dhikr After Each Prayer
18. 12 Sunnah Prayers (2 Before Fajr, 4 Before Dhur 2 After, 2 After Maghrib, 2 After Isha)
19. Dhikr Before Bedtime With Wudu
20. Taraweeh Prayer
21. Tahajjud Prayer
22. Seeking Forgiveness Before Fajr (Istighfar)
23. Constant Dhikr Throughout The Day
Preparing for this year’s Ramadan
The better I plan my Ramadan-days, the better I feel, making most out of this special month….
it is so easy to get distracted and lost by our own laziness, television, spending time in the kitchen, thinking about what to cook for Iftar, cleaning around and not making anything that really matters…
but there are so many thing that really do matter, things I want to do and accomplish during this sacred month.
I know, that the self-control we have to practice in not eating from dawn until the evening can help us in many ways to control also other parts of our lifes. This self-control can help us to improve and train the different “muscles of good habits”… giving up bad things and training ourselves in blessed ones…
and the hours we save by not eating can help us much in accomplishing things we normally would not being able to do during normal days, interrupted by coffee-, lunch- and tea-breaks.
In planning, defining and organising my Ramadan, I find great help in the “productive Muslim” book from Mohamed Faris. I try to put the focus now on what really matters and making best use of the waking hours every day, inchaallah.
How and what d you plan for your Ramadan this year?
this year’s Ramadan calendar:
a bunch of paper-sticks, like flowers in a vase,… everyday with a little reminder of worship, blessing, beauty and love…
everybody needs beauty
words of beauty – and the beauty of words.
www.katiedaisy.com
and other reminders of counciousness and inspiration – even for Ramadan decoration (DIY with surates from the Qur’an and Hadiths of the Prophet (sas))…
