Posted on October 12, 2006 by ummamirah
On Sunday I went to ADAMSCenter out in VA to listen to Shayk Hamza and Imam Zaid Shakur give a talk about Ramadan. I was a great opportunity to hear from these two great American scholars and be reminded of the duties and blessings of this most beautiful of months. Imam Zaid struck a cord [...]
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Posted on October 3, 2006 by ummamirah
Allah (swt) is a great RABB. He gives us so much and then so much more. I’m sure your wondering what I’m talking about. Well he gives us soooooooo many avenues to Jennah and so few avenues to Jehannah. During this blessed month of Ramadan Shaytan is on ‘lock down’, but he gives us fasting [...]
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Posted on October 3, 2006 by Muslim Apple
A sister says:
I can’t imagine being Muslim and not having this month. On the first day, you can feel the sense of peace and tranqulity that comes over you. The blessings in this month are doubled. So we make extra effort at this time for dua and to perform good doods and hope that it [...]
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Posted on September 29, 2006 by Muslim Apple
I asked a sister why we only see her in Ramadan and she replied,
“This is our month, we only have 1 month, so we gotta use it.”
This memory has stayed with me for over a year now, and each time I feel that I am a bit too tired and should skip the taraweeh or [...]
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