The Prophet(S)'s Words of Reminder for Ramadan

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

A summary of a khutbah by Prophet Muhammad - peace be upon him - on the Holy Month of Ramdan:

" Oh people! The Month Of Allah The High has come with blessings, mercy and forgiveness. To Allah, this month is the best month. Its days are the best days. Its nights the best of all nights. Its hours the best of all hours. And this is the month which you have been invited to be the guests of Allah and you have become the graced ones by Allah. Your souls in it [month of Ramadan] are glorification [of Allah].
Your sleep in it, is worship. Your deeds in it, are accepted. Your prayers in it, are answered. So ask your Lord with truthful intentions and pure hearts that He would grant you success in fasting and reading His book. For that the unfortunate is the one who forbids Allah's forgiveness in this great month. With your hunger and thirst remember the hunger and thirst of the Day of
Judgment.

Give to your poor and needy. Respect the elder. Have mercy on the younger. Be nice and keep in touch with your relatives. Protect your tongues. Cast down from what is not Halal for your sights to see and what is not halal for your ears to hear. Be compassionate and caring for the orphans of other people, so that your orphans would be taken care of and receive compassion. Repent from your sins. Raise your hands towards Him in dua during the hours of prayers, those hours are the best hours and Allah-azza wa jall- looks at His servants with mercy; answers them if they ask for help; answers their call if they call upon Him; answers their dua if they ask Him. Oh people! Your souls are hostages by your deeds. So let yourselves free by asking Allah's forgiveness.

Your backs are heavy with loads, so make it light by prolonging your sajdas. And know that Allah-jalla zikruh- has vowed to His Dignity that He would not punish those who pray and those who make Sajda. And He would not worry them with Fire on the day which people rise to the Lord of the Universe. Oh people! Whoever feeds a fasting believer during this month, to Allah, it is as if he has freed a slave. And his past sins are forgiven.
Then he, peace be upon him and his family, continued: ".....whoever does one 'fareedha'(a religious deed) during this month it is as if he has accomplished doing 70 good deeds in other months. Whoever increases sending blessings on me, Allah will make his rewards heavy on the day which people's rewards are light. Whoever recites one aya of Qur'an, will receive the reward of finishing the whole Qur'an in other months. Oh people! The doors of Heaven in this month is open, so ask your lord not to close it on you. The doors of Hell are closed, so ask your Lord not to open it for you. The devils are in chains, so ask your Lord that they do not rule you."


(The summary was not compiled nor written by myself; was sent as a forward in an email)

Inconvenience

A rather unfortunate aspect has been let known to me; apparently when you try to become a follower of the blog with Yahoo, it doesn't allow you. A fellow friend let me aware of this.
However, I know for a fact that if you do it with a Google account(Gmail), it will work.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Continuation of Ramadan Posts

Asalamualikum. Sorry for taking so long to get the next post out. Well, here's the next post on Ramadan:

Ramadan is a very good opportunity to focus on improving your Islam; to focus without distractions.

You can work on ridding of bad habits and developing good ones;
Bad Habits:

1. Impatience
2. Dishonesty
3. High Temper

Good Habits:

1. Tolerance
2. Kindness
3. Generosity

Set goals for Yourself:
Examples:

1. Read at least 5 Pages of the Quran a day
2. Memorize these two surahs before the month is over
3. Visit the masjid at least once a week
4. Pray Taraweeh at least five times a week

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As we know, we fast to sympathize with those around the world who have little or no food and are suffering(Support Islamic Relief!).
In this month, focus attention on strengthening your bond with Allah(SWT), and on increasing our devotion and worship.
Going back to the concept of not eating nor drinking in Ramadan.
Allah(SWT) wants us to practice our self-restraint, so to make sure it is our minds that control our body, not the other way around.
Let us Insha' allah keep the habits and such we develop in Ramadan as part of our character, not just for one month, but for our entire lives.

Asalamualikum, "Members" of the Muslim Ummah!
I apologize profusely for not having posted a topic for these few days; Insha' allah I will get to the next post on Ramadan soon.
I wanted to remind everyone that they can become followers(members) of this blog, and therefore receive updates when I update the blog. Masha' allah, I find I already have 4 followers.
In addition, spread the word of this blog; Insha' allah you will be rewarded for promoting this act of Da'wa.
Last of all, I hope you like the background/color/blinky adjustments and additions I have made to the blog. If you have suggestions and such for this aspect of the blog, let me know by posting a comment.
Salamualikum,