Ramadan is here, are you?
Posted on 31. Aug, 2008
Wakas : Wake up bro you won’t be able to eat after an hour
Bro 1 : Ok coming in a minute
Wakas : (Goes into the other room of his other bro) Wake up now me making some stuff in the kitchen and make sure you don’t make noises or mum will wake up she ain’t well.
Bro 2 : Ok me coming
All three bros sitting in the living room while Wakas is making some parathas and preparing for their first fast that will open in the next 16 hours.
The feeling is amazing, the time is holy and a soul cleansing procedure starts…
What am I talking about?
Ramadan, ofcourse 
Ramadan is the month when our Holy Quran was revealed, providing guidance for the people, and the clear teachings. It’s the ninth lunar month in the Islamic calendar.
Millions of Muslims around the world fast from dawn to the sunset in this holy month. But what is it that makes it so interesting is that in it’s own simple way it teaches one to learn to look around and see those who are unable to access food whenever they want like most of us, and learn to appreciate what God has granted us with. Fruits and vegetables clothed in small cute little wraps for us to enjoy and fill our tummies with.
Medical professionals from various times have agreed to the benefits of fasting to our health. Because it gives our internal organs the very much required rest. The thing is that fasting is not just refraining from food like some people think. It also makes us see the important aspects of this sacred time for us Muslims.
As wikipedia says:
It also allows Muslims to practice self-discipline, sacrifice, and sympathy for those who are less fortunate, intended to make Muslims more generous and charitable. Muslims can eat after the sun has set. Pregnant women, the elderly, the ill, and travellers are all exempt from fasting as lack of food and liquid in these situations could be detrimental to health. The fast is also not considered compulsory in childhood (typically considered to end at puberty), although many children endeavour to complete as many fasts as possible, as practice for later life.
Three things I will make sure of this Ramadan
- Pray regularly
- Read Quran with translation
- Get up to help the rest of the family fast
What are the three things you are going to make sure you do this Ramadan (and later on too)?
For other lovely readers who aren’t muslims.. you are welcome to comment ofcourse
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13 Comments
Anam
31. Aug, 2008
Ramadan Mubarak Bhaijaan! May peace, happiness and good health of Allah be upon you during this beautiful month of Ramadan. Ameen.
One of the many things I love about Ramadan is that it makes you value whatever you’ve been blessed with in life. It truly tests your patience, teaches you so much about sacrifice and of course self-discipline.
Since I live in a place with very very few Muslims, many of my friends don’t understand what a beautiful sacrifice this is and how much it helps me emotionally and mentally. It makes you truly understand how blessed we are to be able to have food on the table three times a day (or more if you are always munching around) and look at people around the world who aren’t even able to get clean water to drink let alone proper meal.
One of the many things I’ll be doing during and after Ramadan is to Pray regularly, continue to give to charity, read Quran (I just started it in English yesterday) and my mission is complete the whole thing during the month of Ramadan.
This month especially will be a bit challenge for you because of aunty but I know Allah will give you the strength to help your family fast and take care of them. May all your duas be granted. Lots of prayers for you and your family. Do keep me in your duas as well
It’s really nice of you to help your bros get up and fast too and making food for them. Truly remarkable! God Bless you!
-Latest post from Anams blog ..Life-Is it controlled by us or our destiny?
aarzoo
01. Sep, 2008
Ramadan mubarak to all. Thanks for shedding some light on this holy month Wakas bro. Hope and pray that God listens to us this month and accepts our prayers..
In this month not only your body but one’s soul is also cleansed. Fasting as we believe helps oneself to become a better humanbeing, makes you test your strength as a humble and patient person and makes you stop getting into the worldly things such as lying, backtalking, hate.. One gets to learn how to polish their soul and themselves.
May Allah give you and your family the courage to go through this month and accepts all our prayers.. Ameen
-Latest post from aarzoos blog ..Ye Kadam-Kadam pe dhoke
Wakas Mir
01. Sep, 2008
@ Anam
Exactly anam.. I feel that if most of us start practicing our religion properly then there would be no confusion in our own hearts as to how we are to respond if someone asks us “What are you doing man, no food?” .. If we don’t know our religion how will we share what we do with others.. right
@ Aarzoo
Thx for the prayers and yes the soul is definitely to be cleansed, if it doesn’t then the person fasting definitely has some soul searching to do ae..
Saanj
01. Sep, 2008
Thankyou for shedding light on a religion I am not very aware of.Aprreciate it.Prayers for all of you and for all those who are ill & in need of it.
May God answer all your prayers and help you face all that life throws at you.God bless you.
nadia
01. Sep, 2008
Ramadan mubarak to you and your family. May Allah bless you all and accept your dua’a. Regards to your mother; may Allah hasten her recovery back to health, Ameen.
-Latest post from nadias blog ..Ramadan Mubarak!
BholiBhali
01. Sep, 2008
Thanx for increasing my knowledge abt Ramadan Wakas
) Very well said and a lovely way of blogging it MashAllah!
Ramadan is a month with lots of “barakaat” a month with blessings showering from above…
Few things that I will Inshallah with the help from Allah make sure I do is that I’ll pray regularly, respect my parents even more, and read Quran with translation, and ill try my best InshAllah to follow Allah’s order hmmm
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Ramadan mubarak to u and your family, Allah bless you all with good health and all thats best, May he listen to all your duas and accept ur ibadaat.. InshAllah!
-Latest post from BholiBhalis blog ..Ramadan Mubarak
Wakas Mir
01. Sep, 2008
@ saanj
Glad you liked it and yes it’s always nice to know more about a religion followed by so many and obviously in the limelight for the wrong stuff which is not related to it
@ nadia
ameen to that n Ramadan Mubarak sis..
@ bholibhali
Allah bless you too Bholibhali .. always stay happy
butterfly2008
01. Sep, 2008
This year iam personally feeling so happy that Ramzan coming i dont know why…maybe i dont think it will be hard to do this year coz from last year i observed it sometimes in normal days too…so its an habit
I have decide this year to finish 1 Quran, i did it from some last years but this year iam also doing job but will do it…2nd resolution is dont stop my physiotherapy during the Ramzan, 3rd resolution is giving some money on mosk from my own pocket not from my parents or brots..
By the way Wakas bahi, i read the little dialogu U wrote abt U brot…Allah knows how much U do for Ur family, will grant U & Ur family in this special month…(Ameen)
May Allah give Ur Mom good health & on next Ramzan she will cook for U, Ur brothers & sister…(Ameen)
Ghulam
01. Sep, 2008
Ramadan being the most celebrated and auspicious month in Muslim lunar calender…Islam as religion is quite challenging &and fasting for entire month is one of that challenge…Unfortunately Islam is also most misunderstood religion in non-Muslim world…I will rather be repeating myself about what has already been mentioned in previous comments regarding the benefits of fasting both medical & spiritual virtues ….furthemore, I might not be qualified to do so…Fortunately there is limitless information available on the topic in the net (google 206,000 pages)…So one can find plenty to educate himself…finally to all my Muslim brothers & respected sisters have a great & blessed RAMADAN-UL-MUBARAK…
Wakas Mir
01. Sep, 2008
@ butterfly
Thx for the lovely wish sis.. God bless you too
@ ghulam
Happy Ramadan to you as well and may Allah give us all the chance to do as much good as we can..
masood
02. Sep, 2008
Ramadan Kareem,bro. Wonderful post
May Allah bless us all this month….Aameen
Wakas Mir
02. Sep, 2008
May Allah bless you too Masood bro.. keep smiling and have a lovely Ramadan
Sana
09. Sep, 2008
Ramzan Mubarak Bhaiya. I hope everything is going well this Ramzan for you and your family as well as all the other families around. Ramzan is one month that brings out the best in us, i just hope that we all learn to stay as calm and giving throughout the year.
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