Ramadan Is Coming Are we Ready?

Each ramadan should be a motivation for us to increase our eman (faith) and taqwa (fear of god) by focusing on doing all the good works and obligations to serve our religion.





Ramadan MUSTs:

• Cultivating Good Manners. "Fasting is not merely abstaining from eating and drinking. Rather, it is also abstaining from ignorant and indecent speech".

• Sensing Muslim Unity.

• Intend to fast every day with Iman and pure intention seeking the reward from Allah alone.

• Read the whole Qur'an at least once as the Prophet peace be upon him did.

• Give Sadaqah (give aways) and be good to people. The Prophet peace be upon him was the most generous of people and he was most generous in Ramadan.

• Avoid anything that diminishes the fast such as, lying, backbiting, cheating, getting angry. The Prophet peace be upon him said "Whoever does not give up false statements (i.e. telling lies), and evil deeds, and speaking bad words to others, Allah is not in need of his (fasting) "

• Ask for forgiveness since this is the month Allah frees people from the hell.

• Pray At-Tarawih (a prayer preformed after al esha'a -the fifth prayer- only in the holy month of ramadan).

• Feed the poor and invite others for Iftar. The Prophet peace be upon him said, "Whoever gives Iftar to someone fasting he will have the same reward without decreasing the reward of the person fasting".

• Try harder the last ten nights of ramadan The prophet would strive in Ramadan more than he would in any other month and more so in the last ten days.

• Ask Allah to accept all your good actions during this month.