Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Rejuvinate the Rusty Soul

10 Simple Tips to Make Your Ramadan Effective
1.Eat Suhoor! Even if it is a few dates and a sip of water, the Prophet PBUH has taught us that there is barakah in it.
2. Turn off your TV and ditch time-wasters like g-chat and facebook.
3. Connect with the Quran: Rather than rushing through your reading because you are trying to finish, try reading smaller portions but thinking deeply about what you have read and how you can apply it in your life.
4. Dont stuff yourself even if Iftar is grub. Its hard to make sujood when your lungs barely have room to expand.
5. Wake up for fajr and stay up! As Sh. Muhammad Faqih hafidhahullah always says: "a day begun at fajr is a day worth living"
6. Do as much qiyam ul layl as you can! It's always helpful to pick an ibada buddy who can give you qiyam wake-up calls and help you to gear up when you get lazy
7. Donate--> teach yourself to overcome greed
8. Make ramadan a time where you get in the habit of extra ibadat. Try to pray all your sunnah prayers
9. Control your tongue...Remember that everything you say is recorded in a book of good deeds and bad deeds...there is no middle ground.
10. Seek knowledge!!
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AlMaghrib Institute]

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