Daily Quranic Inspiration

What have I done well this Ramadan?

What must be improved?

What should I have avoided?

How many Ramadan’s have you lived to witness so far? If, till this day, you cannot understand what is being recited during the night prayer, ask yourself a second question:
“How many more Ramadan’s am I going to allow to pass without changing this?”

Luqman Al-Hakeem said to his son,
يا بني إذا امتلأت المعدة نامت الفكرة وخرست الحكمة وقعدت الأعضاء عن العبادة
“O my son, when one’s belly is full, his thoughts are put to sleep, his wisdom is silenced and his drive to worship Allah is paralyzed.”

With such casualties associated with prohibited wealth, what good is there left in the life of a person who earns it?
With the courage of a believer, walk away from such sources at once, or minimally, create an exit plan as a matter of urgency.

Charity repels calamities, eases pains, diverts misery, and yields an inner sense of expanse that cannot be quantified. Are you challenged in your health in any way? Set aside a sum of money for a charitable cause with this intention in mind, and what better month to start training for life-long charity than Ramadan?

What you and I may have assumed went unnoticed was, not only registered by your children, but may have become engraved on their souls forever. It’s not just your words that nurture, but to a far greater extend, your actions.

“It was not abundance of prayer or fasting which raised Abū Bakr beyond all others, but it was because of something which had settled within his heart.”

This is what raised him to the number one position. It was something inside.

After all, Taqwa resides there, Taqwa was Abu Bakr’s hallmark, and Taqwa is the purpose of your fast.

Don’t allow death to meet you without a clearly identifiable strategy for your Hereafter.

Start planning from your very next Du’aa.

The same way that an ill body may struggle to enjoy the goodness of food, a heart ill with sins will cause a struggle to enjoy the sweetness of worship.

“Call upon Allah whilst you are certain of the response” (Prophet Mohammad PBUH) and realise that “I (Allah) will be to my servant just as he expects of Me.”

Ramadan is temporary training. ‘Eid onwards is the real test. Start planning for tomorrow from today.

“Allah loves those who keep turning to Him in repentance.”
(Al-Qur’an, 2:222)

“Yes!” you said, “That’s me, and I can do this!”