only few days left before we celebrate the hari raya.we ur now come close to the end of holy month of ramadhan, the month of blessing. it seem to me that, time is moving so fast,feel like only last few days we started the holy month n.perhaps, bcoz of busy with the worldy affair,assigments,studies, and everything make us feel time gone very fast.
with only four days left in the last ten days, perhaps we should take this opportunity not only to do ibadah but also to reflect whether ramadhan really give impact on our attitude or we ur still the same person as before ramadhan.ramadhan should be used as the medium for us to change to be a better person.no more bacbkbitting, lying and missed 5 daily players, cheating and now become more committed toward our live and religion, never missed prayers and becme more charitable and helpful to anybody.
i remember what i read from an article this morning,The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If any Muslim comes out of Ramadan without gaining forgiveness and goodness, he is a real loser.” (reported by Ibn Hibban and At-Tabarani).the last ten days should be a time to perfect one’s fast and avoid anything that may break it. the last 10 days of ramadhan is a time to give more charity and to settle disputes and forgive one another. It is also a time for soul searching, evaluating one’s life, supplicating, and asking forgiveness. This should be done sincerely because if Allah accepts the supplications, the reward is the remission of one’s sins.
the last 10 days of ramadan also known for the i'tikaf,spiritual retreat.The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform i`tikaf in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan, barely sleeping during that time. I`tikaf requires a total devotion to Allah; it is a sort of vacation with Him. The time is spent worshiping, performing extra salah (ritual Prayers), reading the Qur’an, making dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and du`aa’ (supplication). One should leave behind the cares of this world, and even eat and sleep in the mosque. Those who cannot perform i`tikaf for ten days should try to do it for a shorter time, if only for one night or a day or two.of course the most important thing is Laylat Al-Qadr which occurs during the last ten days of Ramadanun.The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Any Muslim who stands in Prayer during Laylat Al-Qadr out of faith and sincerity, his previous sins will be forgiven.”unfortunately this year , i don't even have opportunity to i'tikaf in mosque as i have done last year.it is a great feeling to sleep in mosque where u can seen many people come from different countries and background for only purposes to they devotion to Allah. Some of the lecturers use to bring their children for i'tikaf and i can saw how happy the children playing around in the mosque.
anyway , i'm going back tonight for hari raya.ehmmm..i still have four days to spend the ramadhan with my family.n it is a great feeling....ya... a great feeling to sahur and break my fasting with my family especially my mother. Even though, sometimes the food is only simple, but because it is my mother's cook, the taste is always nice.
to all my friends, i wish all of u have a great hari raya n alwyas happy with ur family.
and for a sister which i always wonder, hope u always happy n perhaps one day u will know how great u ur in the eyes of mine. i pray u always be bless by Allah, what ever u do, where ever u go.
thank u...
::Posted by Faisal
::9:50 pm
::Friday, September 26. 2008
note: some of the sentences are copy and paste from IslamOnline.net.
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