Throughout Ramadan, we make every attempt to worship more, make more dhikr (rememberance) and dua (supplication). One tool that helps some people is the misbaha, which has three groups of 33 beads or stones or whatever; some are a single group of 33. This aids in reciting the tasbih: reciting SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar (Glory …
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I’m struggling some this evening. Alhamdulillah. Working while fasting makes time go by faster, but can tend to sap your energy if you’re not careful. Cold-water wudu, Sunnah naps, and dhikr (rememberance) help, and the time to break fast is not far away. Alhamdulillah, Allah makes it easy for us.
A couple of thoughts on Ramadan, after spending far too much time thinking about the silly parts of the world
Ramdan is expressly a month for worshiping God, for prayer (salat), rememberance (dhikr), and supplication (dua). He ordained fasting for us so that we might become Al Muttaqun, those people who are filled with taqwa, with piety and righteousness. At its best, the practice of self restraint in the month helps increase our patience, reminds …
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I happened across a link to an instagram image today and discovered the new layout and design for the web version.* It’s pretty slick, but I noticed one thing that I found interesting… can you guess what it is?
Dua upon breaking the fast
ذَهَـبَ الظَّمَـأُ، وَابْتَلَّـتِ العُـروق، وَثَبَـتَ الأجْـرُ إِنْ شـاءَ الله “The thirst has gone and the veins are quenched, and reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.”
Naps are Sunnah
and sometimes necessary… Alhamdulillah.
Ramadan Sunset (1)
SubhanAllah.
