Try Out New Places

Imam AQ @ Masjid on D St.

Iqra!
Read the Qur'an. Listening/Attending Taraweeh is not enough. It's like going to dinner and watching the food being passed around, hearing the clanging of the dishes, and smelling the food, and saying, "Wow, what a great dinner!"
Feed your soul; read the Qur'an.
Read it, live it.

Shahr as Sabr
This is the month of Patience.
Be patient.

Silence
Like Maryam (as) has demonstrated in her fasts, sometimes it's good to be silent. Being noisy and being around those who are noisy can often get you in trouble. (ie listening, engaging in ish talk). In your silence, recieve God's message.

Student of Creation
Go out and sight the moon, watch for the thread of white on the horizon, and seek the grey beneath the orange at sunset. In these days, you are a student of creatopm, draw closer to God through nature.


Ramadan #8. Savor whatever Ramadan this is for you. It may possibly be your last.

This life is not promised, tomorrow may never show up.


May Allah bring us closer to Him through study and reflection of His creation & His word. May we hear Him in our silence. May He give us patience. Ameen.

Ramadan is the Time

Shaykh Y @ Masjid I

Ramadan is a time to draw closer to Allah.
Ramadan is a time of self purification.

This entails getting to know yourself.

Things to consider:

On a day you miss suhur, will you be like a volcano where you explode onto those around you and lava flows from your mouth?

On the day you recieve a bad phone call/email or experience trauma in an important relationship or such similar difficulty will it take you off track?

On a day your inner two year old throws a tantrum, will you be able to control them?

May we learn more about ourselves, seek to improve ourselves, ask for forgiveness, and draw closer to our Lord. Ameen.

SN. Day of Doubt; like every other year Muslims aren't agreeing on what day to start--but you know what, begin the most beautiful time of the year with the correct niyya.
Either your fasting in preparation for Ramadan Kareem on the last day of Shabaan or beginning on time. Differences/ Flexibility are a mercy. Be humble, love your brethern. May God forgive us. Ameen.


Oh yes, Ramadan Mubarak to all!