I'm genuinely glad I'm fasting. I look forward to the benefits of not eating. There is a lot of scientific study on the benefits of fasting. We should really be following the sunnah year round, 2 days a week on a Monday and Friday.
Why do we fast? The answer is Taqwa. To gain closeness and become more conscious of Allah SWT. More people every year turn up to the masjid during Ramadan. Everyone tries focusing more. We all have had ups and downs in the last year. We hope for forgiveness and immense reward. We hope our dua is answered.
Can we get close to Allah SWT without working hard, absolutely not. We must be conscious of more. The things that are halal are now haram. You can't eat and if your married you can't have relation with your partner. We put ourselves through a training regime that Allah gives once a year if you make it to the month alive. The body is being serviced. The heart is being serviced. Your soul is being serviced.
You should train to humble yourself, talk to people better, calm down and stop being angry, lower your gaze, stop backbiting etc.
You should attempt to increase your Salah and for men attempt to pray in the masjid. You should increase your recitation of the Quran and attend taraweee. Zikhr and astagfar should be on in the increase.
I hope to achieve so much more this year than I have combined in all other ramadhan's. I'm not working this year alhamdulillah. I can observe it better and I should have no excuses.
Mum is still ill, but she's now within the blessed month of ramadhan. I hope she gets infinite mercy and infinite blessings. I make dua that Allah gives her the best outcome.
My duas are a long list, my mum is at the top of that list. If I get nothing from Allah SWT I'll be fine with it as he has given so much. But I pray that he accepts the duas made for my mum from me and everyone else.
It's 16:25 and I don't feel hungry alhamdulillah. On some days I definitely will feel hungry. But when I do I hope I can be reminded of the struggles that our brothers and sisters face when they have nothing to eat or drink. We should reflect on the poverty some people are living in as we have been blessed with so much.
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