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Friday, August 20, 2010

BiZARRE RAMADHAN

No..its NOT bAzaar ramadhan ok..pay attention to the spelling! though ya, bazaar ramadhan, come to think of it, is really one of the things that can make your ramadhan a bit bizarre!

Tonight, is the 10th night of Ramadhan already  and Alhamdulillah.. for me its been quite rewarding.
Not to say that i've been sooo good at keeping my time and sooo busying myself with amal but relatively, compared to my previous Ramadhan, insyaAllah, so far, this year is the best for me, Alhamdulillah.
All praise  be to Allah, for surely, its not our effort but its His taufeeq that can give us the strength to push ourselves to the limit/ beyond the limit in worshipping  Him.

As i was praying my taraweeh just now, i thought that, wow how fast time goes by..
its the 10th night already! AllahuAkbar! please dont let me waste this Ramadhan..
for i dont know, if i would be able to see this month again..
make this ramadhan the best ever!
and please o Allah.. dont let this feelings of yearning and craving for your pleasure ends with the end of Ramadhan.. may this Ramadhan be our iman booster til the next Ramadhan, Amin.

About the topic, well, just want to invite my self, firstly, and dear readers to realize how precious Ramadhan is.. lets have this eagerness in our hearts to do as much amal as possible for the sake of Allah..
whats a bizarre ramadhan?
-when Allah's great promises are there for you to grab..you just dont bother...thats when your ramadhan turn bizarre.. ie-shopping/ baking/ sewing/ exhausting your self with worldly activities by  day, and eating/ eating/ eating/ sleep by night!

Remember that whoever intends drawing near to Allah by performing any virtuous deed, for such person shall be the reward like the one who had performed a fardh in any other time. And whoever perform a fardh,  shall be blessed with the reward of 70 fardh in any other time. we're not just looking at rewards here, its the fact that, Allah  will promise more rewards for things that He likes more..insyaAllah

check our hearts.. is there any difference compared to other months..?
do we have that urge of wanting to please Allah.. wanting to ask for His  forgiveness?
do we have that of feeling of looking forward to perform taraweeh, to complete the reading of Quran, keeping in mind how Allah  will  boast in front of His angels whe He look at His servants worshipping Him?
do we feel that closeness to Allah?

or.. na'udhubilllah.. is it just another month to us?!
has our hearts turned so hard and blackened as a result of our sins?
that we just dont care!
Allah.. bring us back o  Allah! Dont leave us for we need you o Allah!

so, muna ,  readers..
come lets do istighfar abundantly!
ask Allah to forgive us all, clean our hearts.
come push ourselves to the limit! in its true  sense!
pray longer rakaat, more nafl solat, more Quran, more time in zikr..more than usual
insyaAllah, with a bit extra sacrifice, a bit more  effort,
Allah will give us the true spirit of celebrating ramadhan and thus let our hearts discover the sweetness of loving Him..

2 comments:

  1. salam Ramadhan to you too Muns.. moga kita beroleh keampunanNya dalam 10 kedua Ramadhan ni.. sama2 pertingkatkan amalan insyaAllah! muns, do u do tarawikh at the mosque, or at home? khairi? i'm on leave for 10 days, coz tak dapat cuti raya..last week we spent at k.tgganu..visiting relatives n all..tarawikh we all p masjid, angkut sekali bebudak tu..the atmosphere was really great, seeing everyone flooding the mosque n all..subhanAllah..
    nway nice blog.. especially like the purplish thing..and the prayer time..berbuka awal la sana kan :) slmt berpuasa n beribadah to u n family

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  2. yep, its me best friend , huds, alrite!
    just wanna share with you the hadeeth on the 3 phases of ramadhan is dhaeef. u can practise on it keeping in mind its status, though.
    anyhow, tarawikh at home, of course, my children's bedtime is around 7.30!
    awhh... really miss malaysian ramadhan atmosphere, man! this is our 2nd ramadhan and, insyaAllah, syawal here:(
    nice blog sebab purplish thing?! alaah..;P
    salam ramadhan to all there too!

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