Tag: Ramadan

“A person’s Eid will only be Eid if their Ramaḍān was Ramaḍān.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“Taqwā is the greatest lesson that we can take with us beyond Ramaḍān.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“We need to ensure that we do not lapse back into our normal routine after Ramaḍān, once the special, sanitised atmosphere is no longer there.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“We should follow in the footsteps of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (r.a) remembering his words, “May Allāh have mercy on a man who gives me a gift of my errors.”” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“We should treat Ramaḍān as a period of spiritual recovery and treatment.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“Just as we eat and drink every day, we should ponder and reflect on our character every day. We should look at ourselves and ask, ‘What is wrong with me? How can I better myself?’.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“The spirit of the masjid is calmness and tranquillity. Masjids are a place of silence and contemplation, of dignity and respect.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“Fasting involves passively avoiding food and drink but actively avoiding bad speech.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

“The original meaning of iʿtikāf 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 retreat where we devote ourselves to, and focus on, the ʿibādah of Allāh to the… Continue reading Ramadan 2025 – Day 21