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Knowledge is the driving force to every good

Iman is the recipe to joy of worship

Silence is salvation especially with the global emergence of social media

It's actually a month of fasting not feasting

Character they say is key... It really is a key to every good

Striving for the ultimate

Increase in my Supplications

Spending more time with the Qur'an

It's a month that requires a lot of generosity especially now

This Ramadan - I will Elevate my intention Intention is the starting point of everything we do. Having the correct intention and calling it to mind when starting to do a deed, is one of the most important things that a person should strive to attain. Thi*s* is because the acceptance or rejection of deeds is connected to the intention of doing that deed, and the kind of intention we have in mind will have an impact on our spiritual well being. I.e whether our deeds will be accepted or not. This spiritual well-being cannot be attained unless your deeds and efforts are solely for the sake of Allah.(and are done according to the sunnah, which is the second condition of accepting all deeds) The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Deeds are by intentions, and each person will have but that which he intended.” {Agreed upon.} The truth is our intention can elevate the smallest action we do and increase the quality of our deeds by being more mindful of our actions. Let's think about our day and the daily task we carry out. How about doing them with a new mindset? How about we Intend to do each task for the sake of Allah? As women in the home, we do a lot of house chores daily, and some of us women do get fed up with all the house chores. But when we elevate our intentions, we realise these house chores can be an opportunity to earn reward by doing it solely for the sake of Allah. Other benefits of Elevating Our Intention are: -It helps us focus on the tasks -It helps you develop our taqwa as we are less likely to sin because we become more self-aware. -Makes us more mindful of what we are doing so we can do it better by being more productive and enjoyable. Bearing all these in mind, in Shaa Allah.... This Ramadan, before i begin every activity of mine, i will make the intention of doing it for the sake of Allah. I will try to turn every little action into reward by changing my intention for it. I will make the intention of sleeping in order to gain the energy to do more ibadah. Likewise eating. I will make my house tasks more enjoyable by being mindful of the intention behind them. I will not mind whether my actions get acknowledged by others or not because of the intention behind them. This Ramadan and beyond, I will elevate the intention for every task of mine.

This Ramadan.... I will Live it like my last When Ramadan comes, we don’t really contemplate that this might be our last. Somehow because we always manage to reach the next ramadan, we expect to reach it again; taking it for granted and not preparing properly. Personally, i know alot of people that have passed away and will not have the opportunity to witness this ramadan and i think to myself; I wonder if they thought Ramadan _*of the year*_ 1440 was their last, I wonder how they spent it, I wonder if they did their ultimate best or they thought they would try harder next year. But alas, Ramadan _*of the year*_ 1441 was not written in their life spans, May Allah forgive them and have mercy on them. You and I are here Alhamdulillah, and we need to realise how great an opportunity it is for us to have another Ramadan. The hadith below reminds us _*of*_ it; Talha ibn ‘Ubaydallah (radhiallahu anhu) reported that two men came to the Prophet (sallallahualayhi wa sallam) who had accepted Islam at the same time. One of them used to partake in Jihad more-so than the other, and so (one day) he fought in a battle and was martyred therein. The other remained behind him for another year, and then he passed away. Talha said, ‘I saw in my dream that I was at the door of Paradise when behold, I was with both of them (the two men). Someone came out of Paradise and allowed the man who passed away later to enter first. Then he came out again and allowed the martyred one to enter. Then he returned and said to me, ‘Go back, for your time has not come yet.’ Talha woke up and began to inform others about this and they were all surprised. This reached the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and when they informed him of it, he said: He (sallallahualayhi wa sallam) said, ‘What are you surprised about?’ They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Out of them both, this one strove harder (in Jihad) then he was martyred but this other one was entered into Paradise before him.’ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, 'Did he not remain behind him for one year?’ They said, ‘Yes (he did).’ He said, ‘Did he not reach Ramadan, fast and pray with such and such number of prostrations in the year?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘So the difference between them is greater than what is between the heavens and the earth .’ (Sahih narration from Ibn Majah (2/345, 346) and al-Albani’s ‘al-Silsilah al-Sahihah’) Subhanallah, imagine entering jannah ahead of a martyr just because you were able to reach another ramadan and worship in it. This is a wakeup call to all of us, let's utilise this ramadan to the maximum of our abilities bearing in mind that it could be our last. Realising this now, in Shaa Allah... This Ramadan, i will strive my best to make maximum use of it. This Ramadan, i won't allow worldly distractions to turn me away from the main purpose of the month. This Ramadan, i will try to make use of every second in what will bring me utmost reward and mercy from Allah. This Ramadan, in shaa Allah, i will frequently remind myself it could be my very last one so i have to capitalise on it.