To all my fellow friends, family loved ones and all muslim's out there it's time for us to embrace Ramadan . The 9th month in the Islamic calendar is also considered one of the holiest months when the first verse of quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. Muslims all over the world for one month will restraint themselves from food and water from a little before sunrise til sunset… not only that it's the time when it is said the devils are kept away and it would be easier for people to purify not only their actions but also their thoughts (that is why during the fasting hours muslims are to refrain from bitching, gossip, sexual intercourse) and instead to get closer to Allah by praying, doing good deeds. This practice is one out of the 5main pillars in Islam… It teaches us how to be self discipline, as well as sympathize for those less fortunate and make us charitable people… Additional to fasting, Muslim's are encouraged to recite the Quran everyday & Terawih prayers do that when during prayers, each section (Juz1/30) of the Quran is performed everyday until the end of Ramadan…
Ramadan is actually divided into three ten day parts…Rahmat (mercy of God), Maghfirat (forgiveness of God), and Najat (salvation), respectively. Then a special day called Laylat al-Qadr, which falls during the last third, commemorates the revelation of the first verses of the Qur'an and is considered the most holy night of the year, but the exact date is unknown. It is said that what you wish for will come true and whatever deeds you do is "better than one thousand months".
After fasting for a month, then comes Syawal where we celebrat Eid ul-Fitr after citing the new moon… new clothes are normally worn, feast are done, and donations (Zakat) is given to those in need… hehe I know it's awhile from now, but here in KL it's kinda funny how in the past years we actually celebrate it for a month, whereby every weekend there'll be someone who does a feast at their place and we go there to stuff our face( it's like to get back all the times we fasted during ramadhan)…also the fun part is receiving money from either the elder ones or those married or working… ( I don't fall in any of them so I hope I can still qualify to COLLECT)
*so far so good have not missed any Terawih prayers and fasting full…hope to maintain another clean record this year…*
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