August 18, 2012

Ramadan Reflections: Renewal and Resolve

Posted in Character, Islam, Knowledge, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , at 3:04 am by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

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Today’s Public Service Announcement:

Ramadan cannot be ending. Ramadan cannot be ending. It is like watching a really close friend packing up and getting ready to leave for a year. Taraweeh, walks to the Masjid only with the moon and the lights at the Masjid lighting the way, the first sip of water at Iftar time, the lights in everyone’s houses, the community as one big family…I will miss Ramadan!

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What brought me to type this post was two experiences I had recently.

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