Ramadan Lecture 2025 Award Presentation & Special Prayer By T F K ENUJADOLLAR
Ramadan is the most blessed month during which Muslims are Divinely facilitated to draw nearer to Allah the Exalted. In this last Jumu’a before Ramadan, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus focuses on how to prepare for Ramadan, including discussing the greatest means of preparation. He also provides a list of Sunnahs related to breaking and beginning the fast, as well as what other acts of worship are especially fruitful during these blessed days.
The Month of Ramadan are means of reconnecting with Allah (SWT) through dua and many other things. Ramadan offers us a unique opportunity to grow spiritually, express gratitude, and seek forgiveness. As we are reaching near navigate blessed days, we need to prepare to deepen our faith and embrace Allah’s mercy, making this a time of true transformation and reconnection.
Ramadan brings the cheerful lesson that we are capable of restraining ourselves and disciplining the nafs. But we are also called to look within and cultivate our inward qualities, especially the hidden parts that long for the affirmation of others.
In this Ramadan talk, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad recollects the heavenly origin and universality of fasting. Adam and Eve were ordered to steer clear from the Tree of Eternity, and God prescribed fasting to the Abrahamic faiths. The religion of nature (dīn al-fiṭrah) reorients us to our primordial, natural selves through fasting, and a proper fast may serve to inculcate God-consciousness (taqwá) within us. Man craves knowledge of the Divine and cannot be satisfied with the distractions of dunya. We yearn for Him, and a nostalgia for Truth and the Garden whirls within us – the question, “What am I doing here?” besets us all. Numerous allegories have long served to demonstrate how abstinence draws a person nearer to God, an action done solely for Him, and rewarded as such.
Just recently, we were all so excited to welcome this beautiful month. With a blink of an eye, there is only one day left. May Allah accept all of our fasts and Ibadah!
Man was created in the best of forms, upright, heavenward in direction. But the scenery of dunya is appealing. We look around and veer off, going on to different roads. In this Ramadan Moment, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad calls us to the Prophet’s ﷺ command of istiqama. Ramadan is when the tap of temptations is turned down. It is easier to see the Straight Path in front of us because the distractions, the scenery is now monochrome.
How can we overcome self-doubt and learn how to get over the hurdles in our way? Sh. Omar Suleiman explores how we can ask Allah to guide us through our doubts to make better progress to our journey to Him, especially during this blessed month of Ramadan.
In Ramadan, many of us try to make sure we pray all our prayers. After Ramadan what happens? How can we continue all the good we do in Ramadan beyond Ramadan?
