Making the Most of Ramadan

Bismillahir-Rahman-nir-Raheem

MAKING MOST OF RAMADAN : ✒️📒
(A Small 'Write up' with some Useful links)

1》▪ QURAN :
[ " Fasting and prayers at night,  are based  and  connected  with Qur’an in  one form  or  another.  To listen to the Qur’an, to go through it again and again, to try to understand it, and to develop a  yearning  to  act upon it, are the very  purpose of the  month of Ramadhan. Therefore, MOST OF YOUR TIME SHOULD BE SPENT IN THE COMPANY OF QUR'AN"  - Khurram Murad(R.A) ]

ACTIVITY:

• Recitation of Quran before/ after Every Salah.

📌• HIFZ: You can Memorize some Selected Surahs & Recite them in Night prayers.(Preferably After Fajr)

📌• Listening to Recitation Selected Surahs of Quran on Youtube by your favourite Qaari & following its Translation in subtitiles & Ponder over its meanings...
Like these :

Abdur Rahman Mossad : https://youtu.be/ipXAK6d_Q40

Nasser al Qatami :
https://youtu.be/11tBmdE32fs

📌 • To Get Closer to Quran & to Understand how can engage with Quran in a better way. You can Read an Amazing Book
"Way to Quran - By Khurram Murad(R.A)"
(Can download it from www.pdfdrive.com)

📌 •  To Know How can we Bring Quran into Practice in our lives. You can Watch a Series which talks about our Pious Predecessors and how they interacted with Verses of Quran in their Lives.

Series : "People of Quran" by Sh. _Omar suleiman_
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLutdSTmJ7bALsxxmygqLzM15tzY2uL-h4

📌• To Know the "Message of Quran"
You can Watch the Summary of 1 Juzz of Quran daily.

For Urdu Summary :
https://youtu.be/GPy1wokmoM4

To watch it in English :
https://youtu.be/kRSW8_XGy2s


2》▪ DUA & AZKAAR :
[  Supplication is a form of Zikr.  The foundation  of supplication is the belief that Allah alone is the  Owner and Master of all treasures of the universe, and everything we want should  be sought from  His Mercy  and bestowal. Supplication is one’s admission of being  poor and weak. Since every moment of  Ramadhan is auspicious and opportune, we should  keep invoking His mercy and asking for His bounties all the  time.
- Khurram Murad(R.A) ]

ACTIVITY:

📌•  Invoking Allah swt all the times, specially during night in Tahajjud & also at the time of Iftaar.

📌• Learning New Duas and Azkaar to Invoke Allah swt day & night.

You can download an e-book of "Beautiful Duas of Pious Predecessors" from here :
https://yaqeeninstitute.org/omar-suleiman/prayers-of-the-pious-coming-this-ramadan/

📌•  Contemplating on One of the Names of Allah swt daily (Preferably After Suhoor)
[  " Memorise a few words of  Allah’s  glorification, and verbalise them day and night regularly" ]

 Here is link to Amazing Series on Asma ul Husna: (By Sh.Yasir Qadhi)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOnU0Yk8VGYKnBmGPdqrEJtSpIhevmqX

3 》▪ AVOIDING DISOBEDIENCE:
[   The Prophet(pbuh)  said "that  fasting is not  about hunger  and thirst, rather it requires giving  up falsehood and  acting  upon it."
• It is not just the stomach that fasts; eyes,  ears, tongue,  hands and feet  all should fast: Eye should  not see, ear  should  not  hear, tongue should not  speak, and  hands and  feet should  not do what  Allah dislikes and from which He has stopped us."- Khurram Murad(R.A) ]

 4》 ▪ TOWARDS A CHANGE:
[ Everyone of us contemplate on our lives during this blessed month and try to make some changes. As we change many of our habits during ramadan but many of us fail to continue those good habits after ramadan.]

▪ For a Change & to understand our relationship with Allah swt i suggest an Amazing series

"GUIDEBOOK TO GOD":

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ02IYL5pmhFCIFVvcV_7KRVzk4XCze6Z

• Also you can read a book written on HABITS & ITS IMPACTS on our lives. How to break a bad habit & how to build a good habit and to continue it for long period...etc has been amazingly dealt in this book -

📌 Atomic Habits : by James Clear.
(Download it from www.pdfdrive.com)

5》 Daily/Weekly Activity with Family :
[ As we are under Lockdown and spending some Quality time with our family its an opportunity for us that we Worship Allah swt collectively in our homes]

📌• Apart from Praying in congregation with Family members, Initiate small activities like Reading Ahadith or Studying Quran with translation together with family.

• Also Watching some Islamic Videos/Series together can also be done at least on a weekly basis.

6》 ▪ ONLINE SERIES :
[ During Ramadan some  Amazing online Series which will impact our lives one way or the other are released by Islamic scholars for us to get benefitted from them ]

Like for this Ramadan we have:

📌• Sh. Omar Suleiman's Series -
"Meeting Muhammad(PBUH)"

https://youtu.be/O65P4lYhZGQ

📌• SIO Telangana's Ramadan Series :

https://youtu.be/si27RZ41VTY


7》▪ DAWAH Activity :
[ Many of us Know that our Non-Muslim friends become curious during Ramadan of Knowing why muslims Fast & why is ramadan celebrated & about many other things related to it. Its an Opportunity for us to convey the message of Quran in the month of Quran to our non muslim brethren. As we can't meet them physically bcoz of lockdown restrictions but can easily reach them out on social Media]

📌 Select a day of week & try to discuss Islam/Purpose of Fasting with atleast 2 of your Non-Muslim friends on that specific time every week.

📌 Share with them SIO TS's Telugu Series on Life of Prophet Muhmmad (Pbuh) :
https://youtu.be/BHp88n3J9M4

8》▪ SERVICE TO HUMANITY :
[   Particularly in economic and financial matters, this month is about sharing the sense of deprivation, worries and problems of others and to help  them out. While your hunger and thirst can become  a means of  producing qualities of piety,  control of the self, obedience to God, and patience, it can also give you a taste of what is felt by others during hunger, thirst, grief and pain. Personal experience  can generate a strong and  sustainable  urge  for sympathy  and  help for others - Khurram Murad(R.A)]

📌 Try to help the Poor & Needy as much as possbile during this month.
• Try to Volunteer with local organizations in Relief Works during this month.

9 》▪ USE TIME WISELY:
[ As we are at our homes all day during lockdown we tend to loose our track if we don't plan our days meticulously & most of the time we tend to waste it on Social Media]

📌 Make a PERSONAL RAMADAN PLAN as early as Possible

📌• Try to Limit Social Media Usage by planning to use it only on specific time of the day or night.

📌•Keep daily track on your Phone's Usage at Quality Time App
Download it from PlayStore :
http://QualityTimeApp.com

📌 • Make To-Do List every Morning so that you can evaluate you daily activities at night.

• Utilize the Time saved in other Productive Works.

Finally Remember me & my Parents in your duas.

May Allah Swt help us to Plan for this Blessed Month & to Implement the Plan effectively..
Aameen.

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Your Brother,
Dr.Osaid Ahmed Waseem 
MBBS, MD PSYCHIATRY (Osm)

Consultant Psychiatrist 

Karimnagar