The month of Ramadan is not only a time of fasting from food and drink, but a training ground for the heart. As daily habits are interrupted and worldly distractions are reduced, deeper questions surface: Who protects me? Who truly controls outcomes? Where does real security come from?
One way my family and I prepare for Ramadan is by cleaning and decluttering our home. Unfortunately, sometimes Ramadan arrives fast and furious (pun intended!), and we do not have time to organize as thoroughly as we would like.
It’s my Dua (supplication) every Ramadan - to miss my period so I can fast a full Ramadan - but it’s only happened once in the decades I’ve been fasting. It was usually downer, especially when I’d started off the month fasting.
Munir first noticed it during a dhuhr prayer at work. His hands trembled slightly as he raised them for takbir, a faint dizziness washing over him like heat rising from asphalt. He brushed it off, too much coffee, not enough breakfast.
Completing the reading of the Holy Quran during the month of Ramadan is often a personal goal of many Muslims. Some may read or recite the Quran themselves, while others may attend taraweeh prayers at a local masjid where many communities will have a Hafiz leading the prayer and reciting at
Ramadan is a time to elevate our worship, recharge our faith batteries, and cultivate solid habits with our families that can last long after the month ends.