Ramadan Reflections: 30 days of healing from the past, journeying with presence and looking ahead to an akhirah-focused future

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We also asked Naheed and Mai for their own personal reflections on Ramadan and Edi Ul Fitr, which is expected to fall on Monday, May 2 nd, including what it’s like to work and how colleagues can best provide support to colleagues observing Ramadan and Eid. Since the Prophet Mohammad broke his fast with dates and a glass of water, Muslims eat dates at both suhoor and iftar. Journal about spiritual themes and subjects, encouraging you to turn inwards and pen personal revelations for you. Several groups in central and east Java soak their bodies from head to toe, releasing all dirt and toxins to the earth.

I thank you for inviting me to share such a special time in the Islam year, it was my pleasure to be part of Ramadan and As-Salaamu Alaykum (Peace be upon you). Ramadan is the 9 thmonth of the Islamic calendar and commemorates the period in which the Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him). Non-Muslims are now much more aware of Ramadan and it is pleasing to know that vast majority show great respect and sensitivity. During this month Muslims will make a deeper effort to abstain from things considered to be impure for the mind and body.

To hear her speak is to get a knife that cuts through all the fluff and gets straight into the real heart of the matter. Monday, April 12 th, 2021 marks the ninth month in the Islamic calendar when for thirty days, over 3. For myself, there are a number of books I have read in the lead-up to Ramadan and during Ramadan that have led to a more prepared and spiritually fulfilling Ramadan. She speaks to me like a longtime friend who knows me well, yet with the wisdom of a great-grandmother from another time. She speaks fearlessly and passionately, inspiring and reflecting at turns, in ways which get us to question, examine, and pull out from the shadows the stories lurking there, so that we too can become the fearless drivers of our own lives.

It's well written and will speak to everyone in some way- each chapter has a theme and the writing style- part memoir, part advice- is really well balanced. I was privileged in that Aaliyah contacted me to ask me to review this book and I am honoured to do so. If the moon isn’t visible to the naked eye because of haze or clouds, lunar calculations are used to predict whether it’s in the sky. Fasting gives us a small window of what it might be like for those around us who struggle to afford food on a daily basis.With the distractions of desire at bay, Ramadan offers us a unique opportunity for contemplation and meditation. At night, we have lovely feasts with family and friends, which I appreciate more than ever since the pandemic, and we are able to go the Mosque and pray in congregation again which is nice. How can we as a family come together and with our own hands help the hungry, care for our neighbor, reconnect with God ( Allah) in a way that is more meaningful than rushed prayers in between activities? People shouldn’t have to suffer in silence; and this holy month we must come together as a community to support one another.

I will then open my fast at around 7:45pm, it is customary to open the fast by eating a date and have some fruits, which is then followed by a meal with family and friends. Throughout the month, fasting between sunrise and sunset is obligatory for all Muslims, except for the ill, pregnant, traveling, elderly, or menstruating. Her maid asked her “Couldn’t you have brought a dirham’s worth of meat with which to break your fast? The story of the ifk, the forged statement, was narrated by Aisha herself in a lengthy hadith ( Bukhari 4750 ) and there are many lessons in faith, perseverance and trust in Allah to be taken from this hadith alone.

It begins the day after the committee spots the new crescent moon, which can be tricky since it’s quite faint and can be seen for only about 20 minutes. Fasting, in some form or another, is a feature of every major faith on Earth and unsurprisingly, every major faith outside of Earth too. She has written the book in a relatable way to the Holy Month of Ramadan and which I find can be used in any month of the year. D. 610, the angel Gabriel appeared to Prophet Muhammad and revealed to him the Quran, the Islamic holy book.