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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.

Ramadan 2019 – Day 4: Active Fasting

Let’s not fast passively and unconsciously, merely being hungry and thirsty, but actively remaining conscious of the sacred state we’re in.

Ramadan 2019 – Day 3: Ihsan

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.’

Calmness

The life of the Prophet ﷺ was one of calmness: calmness and patience in everything even when things did not go to plan. He was accepting, tolerant and patient.

Stopping at the Door

The exterior teaching of religion is the key to the door to the inner world of spirituality. The interior (spirituality) cannot be achieved without the exterior but the danger is that we stop at the door and do not move forward.

Academic Ability

Allāh rewards on effort and sincerity, not on academic ability.

Prepare for Reality

Before time escapes us, we should prepare for what is real: theʾĀkhirah

Popularity

If we want popularity, let us seek popularity with Allāh.

Adab before Ilm

We learnt adab before we learnt ilm from our teachers. [A saying of scholars of the past].