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Ramadan 2020 – Day 30: Farewell

“Such sweet sorrow as we bid farewell to a blessed month and welcome a festive day. May Allah grant us many more moons of Ramadan and Eid.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

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

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 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 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

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

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

Ramadan 2019 – Day 23: No Equal

A hadith on fasting: Abu Umamah al-Bahili relates: I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Instruct me with a deed through which Alläh will benefit me.’ He ﷺ replied, ‘Adhere to fasting for it has no equal.’ (al-Nasai in his Sunan)

Ramadan 2019 – Day 19: Expiators

The five prayers, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan are all expiators of what’s in between them if one avoids major sins. (Muslim)