Ramadan 26th – Reminder

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The month of charity

” You who believe, give charitably from the good things you have acquired and that We have produced for you from the earth. Do not give away the bad things that you yourself would only accept with your eyes closed: remember that God is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.

Satan threatens you with the prospect of poverty and commands you to do foul deeds; God promises you His forgiveness and His abundance: God is limitless and all knowing,

and He gives wisdom to whoever He will. Whoever is given wisdom has truly been given much good, but only those with insight bear this in mind.

Whatever you may give, or vow to give, God knows it well, and those who do wrong will have no one to help them.

If you give charity openly, it is good, but if you keep it secret and give to the needy in private, that is better for you, and it will atone for some of your bad deeds: God is well aware of all that you do.

It is not for you [Prophet] to guide them; it is God who guides whoever He will. Whatever charity you give benefits your own soul, provided you do it for the sake of God: whatever you give will be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged. “

Qur’an Surah Al-Baqarah 2: 267-272

Ramadan #21st

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“By the dawn. And by the ten nights, and the even and the odd. And the night when it passes!”
Qur’an 89, 1-4

We just entered the ten last days of Ramadan, with their most blessed nights, nights that are far better than a thousand months.
Now it is time to gather all our strength to spend as many of these nights as possible in prayer and contemplation.

Allahumma taqqabbal!

Ramadan #16th – United in faith

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United in Faith

قُلْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَٱلنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants; and what was given to Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord—we make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we ˹fully˺ submit.”

(Qur’an 3:84)

United in faith – these days, when Ramadan, pesach and Easter come together.
May the world be blessed with peace, understanding, tolerance and empathy.

Ramadan #14th

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a fasting body – a clear mind

enjoying the fresh nature of spring

Allah says: “We send the winds to fertilize, and We bring down water from the sky for you to drink- you do not control its sources.
It is We who give life and death; it is We who inherit [everything].
We know exactly those of you who come first and those who come later.”
(Qur’an 15:22-24)

Welcoming Spring and Ramadan

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enjoying early spring’s sun at the breakfast table
springs’s beauty inside
planning and envisioning
spring’s beauty outside
spring mood board and collecting ideas on preparing Ramadan:
Preparing for this year’s Ramadan
Preparing for Ramadan
Ten things… to get ready for Ramadan!
Ramadan moubarak – and some last preparations
The Ramadan To-do-List 1430/2009
Happy Ramadan and how to feed a Family

Happy Spring and month of Shabâan!