we should be able to view the first crescent this evening and Ramadan will begin for us here in Austin. My grandchildren are looking forward with much anticipation. My grandson intends to fast partially during the School days and full fast on weekends. He is 8 years old. My grand daughter age 7 will fast on the weekends. The rest of us will do a full fast, health permitting.
Let us try to post a little something about what we each are doing as words of encouragement for each other and for us to share the Blessings of this Holy Month.
i woke up at 3.30am but i continue my sleeps....argghh...i should have just take my wudhu' or something. Then i woke up late for sahr at 5am, Alhamdulillah my aunt is here so she helps my mother and everything has been prepared and i just wake up and eat...lol. But i felt guilty even to eat.
After that, i was waiting for my turn to use the bathroom, next i realise i was sleeping.......arrrgghhhh woke up at 6.45am. i even missed my solat duha...totally a misreable morning.
Hopefully i can make up for this morning by reading quran every free minute i have....inshaAllah
25:36 And the true servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk the earth with humility and when the ignorant address them, they respond with words of peace.
I thought this might serve as a good reminder to us all, whenever those hunger pangs kick in, that indeed Allah swt has blessed us as we know that once the time of Iftar is here, our hunger and thirst will be satisfied.
For huge amounts of the worlds population, there is no end time in sight
but can't find him.. can you please link me to the article about him, or what has became of him?-- I can't stop thinking about him since last night--
thank you
Jazaki Allah khyran
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I just finished my drafting works (which I started doing it at 8:30 AM), one of those drafting works, I drafted a Notice of Demand to a tour company for cheating 35 people on their Umra.
The company advertised that their Umra package includes Mecca, Medina and Jordan. But when these 35 people were there, the company refused to bring them to Medina with no reasonable excuses... Imagine going to the holy lands but being denied going to Medina (even you have paid for it).... and most of those tourists are 70 year old plus.... they might lost their only chance of visiting Medina.ffended:
It's cloudy here and the weather is not so hot... Alhamdulillah.
Still on left overs from the sunday break fast.. I had a miserable day today and just wasn't hungry when maghrib came but had to pretend hunger so my mom wouldn't ask me of my day.. was looking forward to the salat from Makka to console me since I find the sheikh's voice soothing and I needed it... but alas seems like I jinxed the poor fellow? he hasn't been on today or yesterday.. some novice sheikh was reciting in his stead and it just didn't have an impact on me... my parents hate it when I say that for some reason? like I am supposed to love every reciter..I thought just as well.. I'd hate to waste a Ramadan day.. maybe things will look better in the morning? insha'Allah
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Day 8 is going well for me. I slept in this morning though, but I still got up at 4:30 to have breakfast. I did not get up for breakfast yesterday, and I didn't notice much of a difference (but then again, I didn't do much travelling, just went to work, came home and later went back out to get my supper: a turkey sandwich - yummy!).
I made my henna appointment for the 11th (just before Eid), and the lady who does it invited me to join her family (her, her husband, and their 5 kids) for Iftar. I was very (pleasantly) surprised! I'll bring some lebanese baklawa as a hostess gift. :-) Can't show up empty handed!
today , the fast was slightly difficult. i was helping register students on the islamic society.. alhamdullilah it went well.. but at times difficult.. esp when ur fasting .. the lack food and water affects energy levels and therefore to ask/talk to people to join can become a challenge. i reali hope ramadhan becomes easier inshallah.. its been a week, let me say its been challenging but in the end inshallah it will be worth it. hope ur all finding it easy inshallah
Sept13
Sorry posting late my dad DOES not allow me to fast even on the weekends and my mom doesn't etheir and i am 12! i told them everything i could by learing from br woodrow and even yassir( a ummah forum brother) but they still coudln't understand but i did fast on sept 13 but i broke it becuz i was hungry and my mom knew and she forced me to break it
loq...me tooo. i feel like a galss of water with icecubes, and a slice of lemon on the rim. if you get what i mean. dont know why. i dont even drink it like that usually. im also cravy a lemon flavoured icypole.
loq...me tooo. i feel like a galss of water with icecubes, and a slice of lemon on the rim. if you get what i mean. dont know why. i dont even drink it like that usually. im also cravy a lemon flavoured icypole.
lol....
do they even call em iycpoles anywhere else? i think only i know what ur talking abt...lol.
"'Cause I hear the whispered words
In your masterpiece beautiful
You speak the unspeakable through
I love you too"
This thread is gone a bit quiet ..everyone still fasting i hope?!?!
well my days have been great elhamdulillah , all the worries and nervousness i had about Ramadan have dissolved into a peaceful tranquility elhamdulillah..the mesjid is packed everynight and the spirit of unity and prayer is amazing subhanAllah. Prayer is a gift i often take for granted estaghfirullah.
I wish tarawih was all year round i love being there for it. The only thing makes me sad is because i cant understand arabic, i wish i understood what the sheikh is reciting it would make it even better. Sometimes my mind wanders cos i cant understand and focus. hmmm the only thing to do is learn Quran more and more inshaAllah so inshaAllah i get reward for learning and reward for praying elhamdulillah Allah subhana wa tala is Al Karim subhanAllah.
My fasting going very well elhamdulillah , no problems with hunger or thirst just the odd longing for something. Reading Quran in english mostly (i know is not the same) but when you want to read more and more then reading in arabic is quite slow progress and you have to read in both languages anyway.
Problems: my tongue...getting into conversations i shouldnt from time to time and there's a few others, but I hope for forgiveness inshaAllah theres no better time to ask than in Ramadan and i have lot of hope in the Rahma of Allah swt.
I hope all you guys' Ramadan is going as happily as mine
I just noticed I did not post here yesterday. Yesterday was quite busy for me and I got a bit side tracked and forgot I had not posted.
Today was also quite busy. I got to Fix the meal to Break Fast. I'll post pitures of it on the food thread. Actually it was not all my cooking. The neighbors sent over some of it.
had an upper respiratory tract infection of unknown origin X three days, and last night was very difficult to get through, one nostril breathing and I was annoying myself with the noise I was making all night.. I took several Ricola Honey Berry throat drops to get through (highly recommended) although they do ware off the minute they are completely dissolved-- I wonder if they are made so intentionally so you are to be addicted? but anyhow ... I have not been waking up for sihoor.. and have not been very excited about break fast either...past few days felt like canicular days.. sheikh Mecca is still out which is truly a disappointment, I almost want to go ask his where abouts just to make sure he is alive and well insha'Allah...
I had such ambitions for this Ramadan... Alas like my dreams of world domination before the age of 25 they too were ceased before I could realize them...=(
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Well I just prayed Esha and am about to head to bed, as unfortuntely school is tomorrow. There are so many thoughts in my head, I can't concentrate on anything I'm doing. I have loads of work from school, plus I have to finish all my college stuff, and I didn't even begin my college essay, and I'm trying to read the Quran everyday. I missed one day because I was so tired after finishing my homework. I feel terrible. Inshallah Allah will help me.
I can't believe it's been a little more than a week of Ramadan already. It's going by too fast, and who knows if we'll be here for the next one. During iftar today, I felt especially grateful for all the food on the table. I felt truly blessed to be a Muslim and am happy that I was born into this beautiful religion. I am so grateful, it just fills my heart. I can't even put it into words.
Just broke fast a couple of hours ago and been doing homework since then. Not looking forward to going back to school on Monday. That place is evil and full of sins. And it makes me miss Zuhr and sometimes Asr prayers and I just hate that. The people there are just so anti-Islam, I swear. Even the so called Muslims. Makes me want to cry . I'd rather just stay at home, spend time with the family, reading the Quran and worshipping. I wish I was in a more Muslim place.
I love Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak to everyone. Hope everyone's is going well.
Salaamualaikum...
don't worry about that... part of being a Muslim is to be able to live harmoniously with society... we still have to be a part of the society but not be like the society. If you miss Dzhur and Asr against your will, Allah understands... and Allah knows best... you may do your Asr and Dzhur later on after Isha at home...NO problem!... If it is too dangerous for you to practice Islam outside your home... then it is only but wise to be not too obvious about it. It is permissible... you can also find it in the Qur'an.
Be steadfast with your faith and keep reading the Qur'an... and don't worry about missing prayer time if it's too dangerous. Allah has his reasons for you.
don't worry about that... part of being a Muslim is to be able to live harmoniously with society... we still have to be a part of the society but not be like the society. If you miss Dzhur and Asr against your will, Allah understands... and Allah knows best... you may do your Asr and Dzhur later on after Isha at home...NO problem!... If it is too dangerous for you to practice Islam outside your home... then it is only but wise to be not too obvious about it. It is permissible... you can also find it in the Qur'an.
Be steadfast with your faith and keep reading the Qur'an... and don't worry about missing prayer time if it's too dangerous. Allah has his reasons for you.
Ramadan Mubaraq!
Allah Hafiz!
Thank you for informing me. I still feel a bit guilty, but I guess it can't be helped. Sometimes I just can't help but want to live in a more Muslim place, I don't know if anyone knows what I mean. Like last summer, I went to visit my parents home country in Bangladesh, and I just felt so right there. My cousins and aunts and I prayed together when we heard the call for prayer. Sometimes we'd would be sitting outside and when the call was heard, we just sit and silence and listen to it. It was so beautiful. Nothing like here in New York. Here, everyone does all they can to avoid prayer, well my friends at least. Everything goes so fast, and it's so stressful. Everyone is worried about the little things that don't really matter when we die. Allah is not going to ask us if we finished out homework on time or why didn't we get into the best college.
But you're right, I have to keep my faith and be strong. Allah knows whats best for me and Inshallah he will keep me on the straight path.
I suppose it is already tomorrow my time? but I am still full from iftar al7mdlilah..
I was awake all last night (wish it were for qyaam el-layel) but it wasn't for that--anyhow, I am convalescing wal7mdlilah... the upside of this flu is I really like my hoarse voice.. I usually sound like an 8 year old munchkin so this is adding a needed depth
the hours rolled into each other today..breaking fast was nice, we had a nice meal al7mdlilah I posted it, under the food thread.. salmon, two sides of veggies, salad and baked potato.. the prayer was the same video as yesterday, but they really had a nice aerial and pedal view of mecca and I really felt like I was there.. there were people praying on the stairs and even the hand rails.. it looked really peaceful and serene.. my mom was feeling bad for the guards who weren't joining in prayer and I thought better than having snipers come in and kill people like the massacre in Hebron or even Mecca itself a few yrs ago.. anyhow the talk got political so I'll spare you all..
Hope you all are enjoying your Ramadan insha'Allah, and that it is filled with warmth, spiritual and religious fulfillment, and hope, May Allah guide you all and answer your prayers.. pls do keep me in yours
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InshaAllah we're going to have iftar at the mosque tonite, Im making 5kgs of carrot dip and my daughter making 2 trays of orange poppy seeds cake After that taraweeh with khatm alquran at the mosque
I almost missed today it is going to be the 25th in a matter of minutes. Tonight was an all fruit night, I did not take any pictures but we filled up on Mangos, Papayas, Kiwi, Nectarines, Bananas, and of course Medjool Dates.
This was my son-in-laws idea. He fixed the meal. He stopped off at a fruit stand on his way home from work. tomorrow my daughter should do the fixing. She has been having a very hectic schedule.
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