Ramadan 2020 Archives - Page 2 of 4

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 indeed he sees you.’” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

Ramadan 2020 – Day 19: Inner Turmoil

“Much of our inner turmoil is self inflicted as we, being dissatisfied with ourselves, are always trying to be someone else somewhere else.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

Ramadan 2020 – Day 18: Hate

“We may have reason to disagree but disagreement itself is no reason to hate. Our resentment is more a reflection of ourselves than others.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

Ramadan 2020 – Day 16: Knowledge and Ignorance

“Knowledge is the realisation of one’s ignorance. Ignorance is the delusion of knowledge.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

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

Ramadan 2020 – Day 15: Wind of Rahma

“During Ramaḍān, there is a wind of Rahma which touches everyone. This is why people change in Ramaḍān; there is a natural inclination to good.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

Ramadan 2020 – Day 14: Raised Voices

“Ramaḍān is the last of times to argue or raise our voices.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

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

Ramadan 2020 – Day 11: External Carriage

“For eleven months of the year we starve the rūḥ and lavish all our attention on the external carriage (our physical body).” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq