Evaluate Your Ramadan

We can evaluate our Ramaḍān by asking ourselves the following questions:

1. Did my īmān in Allah increase? What do I know about Allah that I didn’t prior to Ramaḍān? Do I feel closer to Him?

2. Did I go to Allah with a broken heart in utter desperation? Did I humble myself as a true servant of His?

3. Were there times in the month where my heart felt overwhelmed with love and gratitude for Allah?

4. Did my love for Allah’s Messenger ﷺ increase? Which sunnah am I going to start implementing in my life that I previously didn’t used to do?

5. Did my worship in Ramaḍān purify and soften my heart?

6. Did my fasting cause me to give up my bad habits?

7. Which sins of the eyes and the tongue did I give up? What steps am I going to take to maintain this?

8. Did I improve my akhlāq in this month?

9. Did I become a more gentle and loving family member?

10. Did I taste the sweetness of spending in the path of Allah? Did I give charity in secret?

11. Has Ramaḍān made me more determined to continue serving the dīn of Allah and the Ummah?

12. Did I taste the sweetness of solitude with Allah at night in qiyām? Has it made me determined to continue with this good deed?

13. Did I feel a difference in the quality of my ṣalāh?

14. Did I feel emotionally connected to the Qur’ān?

15. Did I feel the closeness of Allah when making duʿā’ to Him?

16. Did I do dhikr with the presence of my heart?

17. Which one act of worship am I going to hold on to from Ramaḍān, something which I previously did not used to do?

18. What do I not want to lose of Ramaḍān?

19. Do I feel a greater level of self-control now that Ramaḍān is over?

20. If Allah gives me life, what two things will I do differently next Ramaḍān?

A deeply painful and heartbreaking scene: the adhān of Fajr raised in al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, yet its prayer halls and courtyards remain empty of worshippers, as the occupation continues its closure for the thirty-seventh consecutive day.

Yesterday, Israeli settlers and rabbis were allowed to enter and perform their Talmudic rituals at the al-Burāq Wall (Western Wall), while Muslim worshippers continue to be barred from al-Masjid al-Aqṣā as it remains shut in the face of two billion Muslims.

The Western Wall, known as the Burāq Wall, is where the Prophet ﷺ tied the Burāq on the Night Journey, and where the Prophets before him tied their mounts.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“The Burāq was brought for me: a tall white beast, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule. It could place its hooves at the farthest boundary of its gaze. I mounted it until I arrived at Bayt al-Maqdis. I tied it to the ring where the Prophets would tie their mounts (i.e. the Burāq Wall or Western Wall). I then entered the masjid and prayed two rakʿahs there, and then left” (Muslim).

The reality is clear: this is not about safety measures under the pretext of war. It is a deliberate step by the occuption to take full control of al-Masjid al-Aqṣā.

O Allah, foil the plans of the enemies, purify al-Masjid al-Aqṣā from the occupation, and reopen its doors to the believers.

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Yesterday, extremist Israeli minister Ben-Gvir stormed al-Masjid al-Aqṣā under police protection, in yet another blatant act of desecration of its sanctity, as al-Masjid al-Aqṣā remains closed to Muslims for the 39th consecutive day.

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As announced by the Awqāf, al-Masjid al-Aqṣā is set to reopen at Fajr tomorrow after 40 consecutive days of closure.

But its reopening does not mark the end of its struggle.

Continue to speak about al-Masjid al-Aqṣā. Continue to raise awareness.

And do not let a duʿāʾ pass without mentioning al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, until it is liberated.

O Allah, keep al-Masjid al-Aqṣā open, protect it, and grant it full liberation from occupation.

What kind of hatred fills the hearts of the Zionists, that they cannot go a single day without oppression, brutality, and bloodshed? Even after a ceasefire was announced, they continued their assault with airstrikes in Lebanon.

All while relentless attacks continue, day after day, against our brothers and sisters in Gaza.

O Allah, take revenge upon the criminals and those who support them, and turn their plots back against them.

Alḥamdulillāh, we rejoice at the reopening of al-Masjid al-Aqṣā.

Yet at the same time, we feel deep sadness and grief that shortly after it reopened at Fajr, settlers were allowed to invade al-Masjid al-Aqṣā under heavy police protection.

This is a clear demonstration of the reality facing al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, and what continues to be planned against it.

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Send abundant ṣalawāt upon the best of creation ﷺ.

“Know that no Muslim servant sends abundant ṣalawāt on Muḥammad ﷺ, except that Allah illuminates his heart, forgives his sins, puts his heart at ease, and makes his matters easy. Send abundant ṣalawāt, so that Allah will make you from the followers of his path, make you act upon his sunnah; and make him ﷺ our companion in Paradise.” – Ibn al-Jawzī (rahimahullah)

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلَىٰ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَىٰ اٰلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلَىٰ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَىٰ اٰلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ

Thousands of Muslims performed the first Jumuʿah at al-Masjid al-Aqṣā after 40 days of forced closure.

Only those who are arrogant forsake duʿā’. How can a servant not ask the Lord of the heavens and the earth? How can he not raise his hands to the One whose generosity is limitless, and in whose Hands lie the treasures of the heavens and the earth? How can he not humble himself in the court of the True Sovereign?

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Seek out this blessed moment in the last portion after ʿAṣr.

Turn to Allah, raise your hands, and place your needs before Him.

Do not forget al-Masjid al-Aqṣā simply because it has reopened. It still remains under occupation and constant settler incursions.

Remember the steadfast Muslims across Palestine and Gaza, and the rest of the Ummah, and all those unjustly imprisoned.

O Allah, liberate al-Masjid al-Aqṣā from occupation, free those unjustly imprisoned, grant relief to our brothers and sisters in Gaza, and grant victory to the Ummah of Muḥammad ﷺ.

Before praying ṣalāh, always try your best to remove distractions. Anything which may distract or worry you in ṣalāh will reduce the khushūʿ in your ṣalāh.

Ibn Kathīr (raḥimahullāh) says,

“Khushūʿ in ṣalāh is only attained by the one who has emptied his heart totally for it, who occupies himself fully for it and does not pay attention to anything else besides it, and who prioritises it over everything else. At that point it becomes a source of comfort and intense joy.”

So if you are hungry, eat before you pray. Similarly, if you need to relieve yourself, do it before you pray. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

“Ṣalāh should not be performed when the food has been presented, nor when one is fighting the urge to go to the bathroom” (Abū Dāwūd).

He ﷺ also said,

“If dinner is served, and the iqāmah for ṣalāh has been given, then start with the dinner” (Bukhārī).

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Israeli extremist minister Ben Gvir has once again stormed al-Masjid al-Aqṣā today, his 16th incursion since taking office, following another incursion just days ago, stating that he feels as though he owns the place, arrogantly taunting over 2 billion Muslims.

May Allah protect and purify al Masjid al Aqṣā from the Zionists and all those who seek to harm it. O Allah, thwart their plans and turn their plots against them.

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