21 WAYS ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF RAMADHAN.





Allhamdulillah! The blessed month, month of mercy, month of forgiveness and the month of Barakah, RAMADHAN has finally reached us!



For all we know, this can be our last Ramadhan and with the help of Allah let us try to make the best out of this blessed month In sha Allah!



Below are 21 ways to make the best out of Ramadhan, try and have firm intention to follow as much as we can and do more to earn the pleasure of Allah!


1. Fast in the month of Ramadhan with belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah the Most High so that He may forgive you your past sins.


2. Beware of breaking your fast during the days of Ramadhan without a valid Islamic excuse, for it is from the greatest of sins.


3. Pray Salat ut-Taraweeh and the night prayer during the nights of Ramadhan – especially on Layatul-Qadr – based on belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah, so that Allah may forgive you your past sins.


4. Make sure that your food, your drink and your clothing are from halal means, in order that your actions be accepted, and your supplications answered.


5. Provide meals, and the meals you all prepare for Iftar for the poor daily.


6. Perform your five prayers on time in congregation to gain the reward and Allah's protection.


7. Give a lot of charity, the best charity is that which is given in the month of Ramadhan.


8. Try not to waste any time, and keep yourself busy with Ibadhah.

9. Perform `Umrah in Ramadhan for `Umrah in Ramadhan is equal to Hajj. (Only if you are able to)


10. Seek help for fasting during the day by eating the Suhoor meal in the last part of the night before the appearance of Fajr.


11. Hasten breaking your fast after the sun has truly set in order to gain the love of Allah.


12. Perform Ghusl before fajr if you need to purify yourself from the state of major impurity so that you are able to do acts of worship in a state of purity and cleanliness.


13. Cease the opportunity of being in Ramadhan and spend it with the good that has been revealed in it – by reciting the Qur'an and pondering and reflecting over it's meaning.

14. Preserve your tongue from lying, cursing, backbiting and slandering, becasue it decreases the reward of fasting.


15. Do not let fasting cause you cross your boundaries by getting upset due to the slightest of reasons. Rather, fating should be a cause of peacefulness and tranquility of your soul.


16. Upon completion of fasting, be in a state of Taqwa of Allah the Most High, thank Him for His favors, and be steadfastness upon obedience of Allah by doing all what He has ordered and staying away from all that He has prohibited.


17. Increase in remembrance of Allah, seeking of forgiveness, asking for Jannah and protection against Jahannam, especially when fasting, while breaking the fast and during suhoor, for these actions are among greatest causes of attaining Allah's forgiveness.


18. Increase in supplication for yourself, your parents, your children and for the Muslim Ummah, Allah has ordered making of supplications and has guaranteed acceptance.


19. Repent to Allah sincerely, in all times by leaving sins, regretting those that you have done before and firmly deciding not to return to them in the future, for Allah accepts repentance of those who repent.


20. Fast six days of Shawwal, whoever fasts Ramadhan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasts all the time.



 21. Continue being in a state of Iman and Taqwa and perform righteous actions after the month of Ramadhan. "And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (i.e. death). [Qur'an 15:99] "



O Allah make us and all Muslims of those who fast and stand in prayer during the month of Ramadhan truly seeking Your reward so that we are forgiven our past and future sins.


O Allah make us of those who fasted the month, attained full reward, witnessed Layatul-Qadr and attained success by permission of the Lord, Blessed and Most High.


O Allah, verily you are Forgiver, You like to forgive, so forgive us. O Lord, accept from us, verily you are the All-Hearing, all-Seeing, O Living, O Independent, O Owner of all majesty and honor!

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