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Ramaḍān Journals

June 11, 2016

Some people of knowledge would keep a special notebook at hand as they recited the Qurʾān. Anytime an āyah spoke to them, or an understanding dawned on them, they would write it down in that notebook, by the end of Ramaḍān they would amass a treasure trove of reflections from the Qurʾān.…

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Soul Cleansing

Body-Soul Nourishment

May 19, 2016

The Salaf always talked about eating and sleeping less as a means of acquiring energy to perform your ʿibbādah. I never quite understood this. A poor night’s sleep did not leave me energised—it left me exhausted! Similarly, fasting frequently only left me weakened and tired! (I still chose to believe the salaf y’know. I was certain I was doing something wrong.) Over the weekend, I was attending a Ramaḍān prep course, and the sheikha explained this point so well.…

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July 23, 2015

“Maintaining a fasting routine after the month of Ramaḍān is a sign of an accepted Ramaḍān. This is because when Allāh accepts a servant’s good deed, He grants him the ability to follow it up with more good deeds.” Ibn Rajab in Laṭāʾif al-Maʿārif.…

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Soul Cleansing

Ramaḍān: Striving for Excellence

June 22, 2015

Ibn Rajab in Laṭāʾif al-Mʿārif categorises the one who fasts into two. The first, he says, is the one who leaves his food, drink and desires, for the sake of Allāh, and by doing so, he hopes for a compensation in Jannah. This is the one who has struck a deal with Allāh, and Allāh says, ﴾Indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.﴿…

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Personal Reflections

June 28, 2014

Allāh describes Himself in the Qurʾān more than He describes Jannah. So that you may long for Him more. Reflection from last Ramaḍān…

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June 14, 2014

❝The twelve months of the year are like the twelve sons of Prophet Yaʿqūb. And just as Prophet Yūsuf was the most beloved to Yaʿqūb, the month of Ramaḍān is the most beloved to Allāh. And just as Allāh forgave the eleven brothers by the duʿāʾ of one; Yūsuf, He can forgive your eleven months of sins by your duʿāʾ in Ramaḍān.❞   — Imām Ibn Jawzī, in: بستان الواعظين ورياض السامعين، مجلس ١٣…

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