“One can prevent post-Ramadan ‘spiritual bends’ (decompression) by acclimatising through the 6 Shawwal fasts and other continued good deeds.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
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Ramadan 2020 – Day 24: Vulgarity
“The first sin the Prophet ﷺ warned against while fasting is vulgarity. Let us observe the fast of the tongue by avoiding all obscenity.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 23: Sacred State
“Let’s not fast passively and unconsciously, merely being hungry and thirsty, but actively remaining conscious of the sacred state we’re in.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 20: Higher Awareness
“Fasting creates taqwa, which is a higher awareness and consciousness of Allah, similar to ihsan, of which the Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Ihsan is that you worship Allah as though you see him, and if you do not see him then …
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 17: Rejuvenation
“Fasting has many physical benefits including the healthy maintenance of the whole body, and the rejuvenation of the entire immune system.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 13: Higher Awareness
“One of the spiritual benefits of a proper fast is that it creates a higher level of consciousness and awareness of Allāh.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 12: True Fast
“A true fast is also of the heart and mind: to observed a true fast you do not entertain any thoughts or feelings which are harām.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 10: Curb the Nafs
“Fasting curbs the cravings of the lower self, for when the body is hungry the nafs is full but when the body is full the nafs is hungry.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 7: Immune System
“The Islamic purpose of fasting is to create taqwa: the soul’s own immune system, which develops resistance to spiritual diseases and sin.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 6: Sacred Hours
“The hours, days and nights of Ramaḍān are sacred and one should be mindful of their sanctity just as one is mindful of the sanctity of the Ḥaram.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 5: Solitude
“The Prophet’s ﷺ practice of i’itikaf began even before Quranic revelation when he would seclude himself in the cave of Hira during Ramadan.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 4: Bodily Seclusion
“Fasting itself is a form of i’tikāf whereby we retreat into a bodily seclusion, renounce food, drink and desire, and focus on the spirit.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Read More »Ramadan 2020 – Day 3: Spiritual Retreat
“The original meaning of i’tikāf was to devote oneself and focus oneself on something to the exclusion of everything else. Ramadan is a form of iʿtikāf for the entire month. We should treat the whole of Ramaḍān as a spiritual …
Read More »Ramadan 2019 – Day 16: Curb the Nafs
Fasting curbs the cravings of the lower self, for when the body is hungry the nafs is full but when the body is full the nafs is hungry.
Read More »Ramadan 2019 – Day 15: Immune System
Fasting has many physical benefits including the healthy maintenance of the whole body, and the rejuvenation of the entire immune system.
Read More »Ramadan 2019 – Day 14: The Soul’s Immune System
The Islamic purpose of fasting is to create taqwa: the soul’s own immune system, which develops resistance to spiritual diseases and sin.
Read More »Ramadan 2019 – Day 13: Soaring
Fasting curbs our animalistic indulgence and carnality, and enables us to break free of the shackles of bestiality and soar to spirituality.
Read More »Ramadan 2019 – Day 7: Abstention
Fasting is abstention, and in a true fast, along with the body’s abstention, the mind and heart abstain from sinful thoughts and sentiments.
Read More »Ramadan 2019 – Day 6: Astounding Legacy
Among other things, early Muslims have bequeathed us a truly astounding legacy of reciting and memorising the Quran, especially in Ramadan.
Read More »Ramadan 2019 – Day 5: Nourishment for the Soul
As a living being the soul needs nourishment, nurture and protection to survive and thrive. This is Ramadan’s preparation for the whole year.
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