Ramadan, I fare thee well!

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To Allah belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Allah is powerful to do every thing.

Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for the people of wisdom,

who remember Allah standing and sitting, and (lying) on their sides, and ponder on the creation of the heavens and the earth (and say) "Our Lord, You have not created all this in vain. We proclaim Your purity. So, save us from the punishment of Fire.

Our Lord, whomsoever You admit into the Fire, he is disgraced by You indeed, and for the unjust there are no supporters.

Our Lord, We heard a herald calling towards Faith: 'Believe in your Lord.' So we believed. Our Lord, forgive us, then, our sins, and write off our evil deeds, and make us die only when we have joined the righteous.

Our Lord, give us what You have promised us through Your messengers, and do not put us to disgrace on the Day of Judgement. Surely you do not go back on Your promise."

So, their Lord answered their prayer: I do not allow the labour of any worker from among you, male or female, to go to waste. You are similar to one another. So, those who emigrated, and were expelled from their homes, and were tortured in My way, and fought, and were killed, I shall certainly write off their evil deeds, and shall certainly admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, as a reward from Allah. It is Allah with Whom lies the beauty of the reward.

Surah Aal-e Imran; Ayaat: 190-5

So finally Ramadan departs. Nothing, after all, is here to stay. Our lives bound by time and space. And all that lies beyond is yet to be witnessed. May Allah accept our deeds and forgive our sins. And may the spirit of Ramadan stay with us forever. Aameen. Wishing everyone around a very happy Eid. May Allah give us a chance to live through this month next year too in the state of eemaan and taqwa. May Allah bless the entire Ummah, and specially the ones in distress, wherever they are. 






Comments

Haris Gulzar said…
Ameen to your prayers. May Allah SWT bless you and your family.

Eid Mubarak!
2:46 PM
Samah said…
Ameen.. A very happy Eid to you too.. Have a blessed Eid. :)
5:35 PM
Naeema Akram-Jehanzeb said…
Haris and Samah:

Eid Mubaarak to you guys too :)
12:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Ameen.

Eid Mubarak!
6:50 PM
swams said…
Aameen:)
11:59 PM
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