Category: Ramadan Reflections

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Friday, 10 September — As we end our Ramadan reflections, remember that the best reflection is that which our mind holds with our heart. We write it as manifestation on paper and we imbibe it as attestation of the soul.

Thursday, 9 September — Eid ul-Fitr is not the end of the fast because there will be more fasts and more months of Ramadan to come. The Eid is a celebration in the struggle to renew one’s life and cleanse

Wednesday, 8 September 2010 — To understand or embrace the Muslim psyche, one must first understand Tawheed or the Doctrine of Unity — the concept, belief and subscription to One Supreme, Eternal, Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient GOD, for this accounts

Tuesday, 7 September — Under the principle that men and women are equal but different from each other, Shari’ah gives each their commensurate rights and obligations. Eventually, they are judged by GOD, not by their sex, but by their fulfillment

Monday, 06 September — Bearing pains, trials or disappointments without complaint is patience, and persisting on an undertaking in spite opposition, discouragements or counter-influence is perseverance. Combining both is patient perserverance. GOD calls it sabr and rewards the man who

Sunday, 05 September — We talk in words, about concepts and principles; but we accomplish in action, through good work and righteous deeds. We cannot really say we succeeded as a religious faithful, if we have not followed and performed

Saturday, September 4 – If religions must interact, as they frequently do nowadays, we must remember that it does not help to talk from the fringes of faiths because if such were the case, we will never reach resolve in

Tuesday, 31 August — Let us reflect on, and anticipate the Night of Power [Lailatu l-Qadr] by remembering that one night of revealed knowledge is better than a thousand months [alfi shahrin] of ignorance. Let us ponder on the lessons

Monday, 30 August — Mankind has very limited intellect, and the only way to expand it is to surrender to the Greater Intellect, where true wisdom is lodged and the universe’s secrets are kept. (Mehol K. Sadain)

Sunday, 29 August — There is a direct and very obvious correlation between seeking GOD and being blessed; yet we don’t always see it when we are enjoying our blessings. As we seek GOD we are blessed; and as we

Saturday, 28 August — In the days of prophets, GOD gave his Mercy through His Revelations and His Messengers. Nowadays, when GOD dispenses favors, He does so through providential events and acts of men. Remember then: The task you discharge

Friday, 27 August — The best relationship for two people is that of two minds complementing each other, two souls uplifting one another, and two destinies intertwined in the service of GOD. (Mehol K. Sadain)

Wednesday, 25  August — Death is like a shadow that trails us wherever we go. Hence, before we sleep we beseech GOD to take our soul in His Mercy and to return it with His Protection; and when we awake,

Tuesday, 24 August — The Straight Path is not just a path; it is a Way of Life. [Ang Daang Matuwid ay di lang isang landas; ito’y isang Paraan ng Pamumuhay.] …”Ihdina s-Siraatal Mustaqeem.” [Holy Qur’an, 1:6] [“Guide us to

Monday, 23 August — Prayer and fasting symbolize a movement from the outside world into our inner sanctum: the superconscious mind that links us to the Universal Mind. In both, we silence our physical senses so we can listen to

Sunday, 22 August — We are tested by what GOD has given us, but we succeed by what GOD has decreed for us. We court temptations because GOD gave us free will, and we overcome them by following the Law

Saturday, 21 August — Our intellect is but a drop in the vast Ocean of GOD’s Wisdom. We can never be the Ocean; but like a drop of water we can always be part of the Ocean. This is called

Friday, 20 August — If we are full of longing and expectation when we meet love ones because we cherish their presence in our lives, so must we be filled with utmost longing and expectation when we meet GOD in

Thursday, 19 August– Hunger and thirst weaken the mortal body; fasting in GOD’s way strengthens the immortal spirit. Hunger and thirst can break a man; the accepted fast makes him whole again. (Mehol K. Sadain)

Wednesday, 18 August — We should thank GOD for creating us as human beings, for He could have created us as the smallest of parasites. [] Hence, as beings with intellectual capabilities, we should devote our efforts in discharging the

Tuesday, 17 August — The fast of Ramadan is like a 30-day test after a year’s attendance in GOD’s school of life. When we pass the test, we go on to a higher level where there are new lessons and

Suffering from hunger and thirst for fourteen hours every day for thirty days is not so difficult if we remember that there are millions who go without food and water for even longer hours and days. What should be difficult

The accepted fast should result in the self purified and the community revivified. (Mehol K. Sadain)

While the physical benefits of fasting have been proven by science; its more important spiritual benefits are proven by the unique experiences of the individual devotee. Let us reflect on these spiritual experiences for they are GOD’s compensation for our

(Friday, 13 August)  What would otherwise be unendurable on ordinary days comes easy during Ramadan. That is the blessing of the fast of Ramadan. (Mehol K. Sadain) Reflection on the second day of Ramadan: (Friday, 13 August) What would otherwise

REFLECTION ON THE FIRST DAY OF FASTING:  (Thursday, 12 August) The month of Ramadan is compared to a month when the devils are chained. But to effectively chain the devil, you should first chain your desire. Ramadan Kareem to all