Over too soon...
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...Ramadhaan, that is.
SubhaanAllaah, this Ramadhaan has got to be the most beneficial one that I have experienced in my 20+ years of life, alhamdulillaah.
Words cannot even begin to describe the high Ramadhaan gave me; words cannot describe the positive imprint it left on my heart. SubhaanAllaah, during the last few hours of Ramadhaan I wished to weep, but alas, I was and am ever grateful to Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) for giving me such a fruitful experience during the blessed month.
What, you may ask, made this Ramadhaan so different from previous ones? What was it that got me kicked into action from the very first night?
My dear brothers and sisters, I can humbly say it was simple preparation.
Prior to Ramadhaan starting, I had all things related to 'Eid sorted out - clothes, shoes, gifts etc. I also did one huge shop for necessary food stuff to be used during the month. Why did I do this? Because I simply did not want to be using precious hours during Ramadhaan to be spent shopping.
In addition to this, I also set myself one major goal. Mashaa`Allaah, brothers and sisters set themselves several goals for Ramadhaan: increasing khushoo', making more dhikr, praying more nawaafil salaah etc. But past experiences have taught me that it's not quantity, but rather quality. Sounds cliché, right? And so it may be, but these little actions were not part of my master plan or my major goal - they were touch-down points that I would, inshaa`Allaah, reach, but not my 'big dream'.
My thirty day odyssey through the Qur`aan was my big dream - to read the Qur`aan from cover to cover in the Arabic language. 'People do it all the time', you're probably saying, and that may be so, but I had never, so it was a major dream of mine, and one that I knew only planning and trust in Allaah would see me through. And so I planned. I set myself a deadline for each day - I simply had to reach each day's deadline by maghrib time, which, in Islaam, is the official start of the next day.
And by meticulous planning, determination and zeal, I was by Allaah's Grace able to complete my recitation - tabaarakAllaahu ta'aala. For me, that journey through the Qur`aan was the best journey I had ever embarked on, for it was through my recitation that I encountered uncountable gems within the Blessed Book. Inshaa`Allaah I will share those gems with you in due course. Suffice to say: it was over too soon.
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Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu
MashaAllah, it was beautiful to read of your Ramadhaan experience. This Ramadhaan also had special significance for me walhamdulillah (not unlike what made your Ramadhaan special).
It was indeed over too soon, subhaanAllah. I would love to hear of the enumerable gems which you encountered ukhtee.
May Allah ta'ala make us of the fortunate who are blessed to reach the next Ramadhaan. Ameen!
Wa Salamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu
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Subhan Allah, ukhti I can see how much you have taken from the month of Ramadhaan alhumdulillah. And may Allah accept it from you, Ameen. (not Insha Allah!)
But you are correct planning and the setting of goals is paramount to reaping the benefits of this prescription from Allah. (fasting the month of RAmadhaan) I truely enjoyed this years Ramadhaan, I have some kinks to work out though. Should I reach another Ramadhaan I would like to correct them and implement my plans more effectively.
But I have not just left the goals and planning in Ramadhaan, I have made more intentions for the rest of the next 12 months to improve. And the things that I missed or wasn't able to complete, I am going to continue on with them, and not just leave them with the month that has passed! MAy Allah make it possible...
wa salam