Preparing For Ramadan - 5 Tips - Quick Guide

Asalaam and Hello !

Today the quick guide is on ... ' Preparing for Ramadan ' !

I hope we all are getting ready to prepare for the best of month in a year - Ramadan

Its only a matter of a few days now and Insha-Allah ( God-willing) we will return to the month of reflection and focus where great rewards can be attained.

Dear brothers and sisters in Islam, here are 5 tips that can prepare us for the coming days of our heart welcoming...Ramadan.

1) You could try fasting a few days earlier - If you are strong enough and have the ability, so your body gets used to the month of Ramadan but if you would rather wait and start on the first day of Ramadan then that too is excellent and rewarding.

2) Get In-touch with your family and friends - ( I know most of us are having problems in our generation - lol - My family is 1 but we have to remember that 1 of the minor signs of Judgement day is that family ties breaking up ) So Insha-Allah be the 1 with the big heart and atleast smile at relatives and friends and talk about the coming of Ramadan, so the build up gets exciting.

3) Get In-touch with your Masjid ! - Ah ! believe me brothers and sisters the best link you can have is staying in touch with your local Masjid (Mosque). 1) You will get a timetable of when to start and finish your fast according to the time frame in your area. 2) You will be given a time of when Taraweeh - (Ramdan nightly sunnah prayer ) will commence. 3) The most important 1 - you can establish a good relationship with your local Imam and its a duty of a Imam to lead and help the muslim community. Yup !

4) Take some days off work - Yesss your Job will Insha-Allah still be there but if you miss out on regular prayer and some Taraweeh prayers then that should be a heartful regret dear brother and sisters. So if possible ( dont fight with your boss as you might get fired - lol ) get permission to take some days off during Ramadan so you can be fit to pray and attend taraweeh prayers and also share a beautiful Ramadan experiance when getting together at the family table for Iftari. ( Ahhh Allah hu akbar ! - The best feeling during Ramadan ... Unity ! )

5) Encourage each other - '' Surely mankind is in great loss except those who exhort each other to good'' - ( Holy- Qur'an ) ... '' Love for ya brother for what you would love for yourself '' - Prophet Muhammad(saw). Brothers and Sisters in Islam ! Did our Allah(swt) put a heart in our bodies or a piece of rock ? Our Allah(swt) gave us a heart brothers and sisters - Lets use this heart and help and not compete. We made our hearts so firm that we love competing against each other. Well let me tell you this life is so short and we will go to our graves and you dont want to regret some thoughts and feelings when you get to a old-age and experiance the coming of death - forget that ! we could die tommorow... Its true is it not ? So stop that grudge and stop turning backs on each other. BRING BACK THE PROPHETS UMMAH ' WHERE WE STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER AND SAID '' YOU WHATTTT TO THE WORLD AND THE THE DEVIL WHO DECIEVES US'' . WE ARE MUSLIMS - AL-HUMDU-LILLAH ! HELP EACH OTHER LIKE THE 1 BODY OF THE UMMAH WE ARE - INSHA-ALLAH ! - DONT DO IT FOR OTHERS BUT DO IT FOR THE SAKE OF ISLAM !!!

May Allah(swt) keep us alive for the coming days of Ramadan so we can attain more good deeds before our last breath. - Ameen !

Also Believer1984 and Team would like to congratulate all brothers and sisters for keeping the 15th of sha'ban fast. So Mubarak on that and Insha-Allah lets start preparing for Ramadan .

Peace.

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