Ramadan: Time to get your rear in gear! (one of my elementary teachers used to say this)
Peace Be Upon You!
I received this email from my MSA, and thought it would be very beneficial. I edited it a bit though.
Is everyone ready??
Ramadan is the month in which approximately 1.6 billion Muslims around the world are told to
not only refrain from eating, drinking, and sex from dawn to dusk, but also to attempt to stay
away from evil actions in general such as lying, stealing, cheating, backbiting, slandering, etc.
We also try to drop some bad habits that we may have acquired throughout the
years (i.e. cursing/swearing, arrogance, greed/miserliness, envy, etc) through as many acts of
worship and charity as we can manage.
There is a little less then a month left before the sacred month of Ramadan begins!
Researchers say it takes about 40 days to change a bad habit into a good one.
Our actions BEFORE the month of Ramadan are crucial. It is in this
month, Shaban, that we have to try to get into the habit of fasting as well
as restraining our body parts and senses from wrongdoing.
The Prophet (Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him) would fast most of the days of
Sha’baan (the month preceeding Ramadan) besides the last few days. We would
like to encourage all our brothers and sisters to try to fast some days of
this month so the first day of Ramadan doesn’t throw us all off 🙂
Ramadan is also considered the “Month of the Quran”. We believe it was in
this month that Allah began revealing the Quran to the Prophet
(PBUH). Quranic recitation during this month is highly recommended! Let’s
try to begin implementing some techniques into our lifestyle *now,* so when
Ramadan starts we will have already started devoting more of our time to
reciting (and reading the translation) of the Quran.
Ramadan is also considered the “Month of the Quran”. We believe it was in
this month that Allah began revealing the Quran to the Prophet
(PBUH). Quranic recitation during this month is highly recommended! Let’s
try to begin implementing some techniques into our lifestyle now, so when
Ramadan starts we will have already started devoting more of our time to
reciting (and reading the translation) of the Quran.
Here are some great additional sources for Ramadan:
9 ways to plan for Ramadan: http://www.soundvision.com/info/ramadan/r.plan.asp
Preparation for Ramadan: http://www.sacredlearning.org/classrooms/ramadan/index.htm
Verses and Hadith (sayings of the Prophet) on Ramadan: http://www.soundvision.com/info/ramadan/qhfast.asp
Basic information about Ramadan: http://www.jannah.org/ramadan/intro.html
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