On the 1st Day of Ramadan…
I found it particularly interesting this morning when I got into work to suddenly see girls who I didn’t even know were Muslims suddenly pitched up in Big Scarves and flaunting their Muslim identity. Sadly, this happens every year… these people (whom my friend calls “Fly by Night” and “Flash in the Pan” Muslims) always scuttle to the surface during the Holy month (as they should), but what I hope doesn’t happen (again, as it does every year) is that this “Proudly Muslim”-ness disappears at the end of the month and sometimes even during!
Also, we see the brothers showing up for Zohar Salaah (Mid-day Prayer), which is equally good and the masjid was so full I couldn’t even get parking! Unfortunately again, the numbers dwindle as we get into it. *sigh*
Right now I should do some soul-searching myself… I am one of those who shirk my responsibility when it comes to prayer. And all the other things I have to change suddenly become clear to me as we get into Ramadaan. So, here are my resolutions for this month…
1) Eat Less (Easy to do in this month, but a good habit to keep up after as well) + I can lose weight :)
2) Pray all my Salaah on time at the mosque (as often as I can manage)
3) Stay up after Fajr Salaah (Early morning Prayer) – Even modern scientists vouch for the benefits of doing this.
4) Read more Quraan.
There may be some others, but I’ll add them as I get into it.. right now , this seems simple enough, hopefully I will succeed :)
Peace,
M.
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Ramadhan Mubarak Mak
It’s true that our Muslim identity only shows in Ramadhan, but wouldnt it be worse if it didnt. At least people are trying, and they’ll be rewarded inshallah for the good they do in Ramadhan