Guide to Sahur (Pre-Dawn Meal)
A complete guide to Sahur.
Ramadhan Suhbah Series
Guide to Fasting
A complete guide to fasting.
Guide to Breaking Fast
A complete guide to breaking fast
Worship More in Ramaḍān, Don’t Be Cheated
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm Today is holy Friday. It is the first eve of the holy month of Ramaḍān. Tomorrow is the first day. We must look at the moon. But to look at the moon – Nobody knows from where it rises and where it sets anyway. Therefore, whatever the government, Ūli l-‘Amr say, … Read more
Welcoming Ramadhan Poem
A nice poem about Ramadhan, often recited at the beginning of Ramadan to welcome the holy and blessed month.
Ramadhan 2010
Don’t be cruel Suhbah at the house of Ummi (wife of late Shaykh Zakaria Bagharib) in Singapore on 19th of August 2010, 9th Ramadhan 1431, after Khatam Khwajagan Float like a butterfly Suhbah at the house of Ummi (wife of late Shaykh Zakaria Bagharib) in Singapore on 26th of August 2010, 16th Ramadhan 1431, after Khatam Khwajagan … Read more
Don’t be cruel
Have pity on yourselves. Be careful of what you say and do. You can destroy all that you have worked for, with just one cruel word. And you can hurl yourself into the deepest pit of hell, with just one unacceptable deed. So look after yourself and be careful, never be heedless of what you are saying and doing, do not be oppressors to yourselves. Remember, the Mercy of Allah is very close to you, but if you don’t have pity on yourselves and those around you, there’s nothing that you will receive from that Mercy.
Rabitah – a Bond of Love
This bond that we are trying to build is very difficult to achieve – it can only be achieved if we are practising what Maulana is sending to us every week – to overlook each other’s faults, to look for the goodness in people, to be merciful amongst ourselves and to always hold other people in high esteem by according them their due respect. This is something very difficult to do, as we have been doing the opposite for decades now, and it will take many years of practice to perfect it.
Float like a butterfly
Butterflies can taste the sweetness, unlike caterpillars. Right now, we are just eating from the leaves, not tasting any sweetness. We ask from Allah, after we go through the 10 days of good iktikaf, that we will be able to taste the sweetness of Islam, the sweetness of Iman (faith), the sweetness of love for Allah and His Rasul and our Shaykh.