Dear brothers, we are now at the pinnacle of the blessed\nmonth of Ramadhan. We have reached the final 10 days and nights of this month,\nof which one of the nights is worthy of extra worship and consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam reminded us of the following hadith which is\ntranslated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aisha (may Allah SWT be pleased\nwith her) reported: With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the\nProphet SAWS used to tighten his waist belt (i.e. work harder) and used to\npray the whole night, and used to keep his family awake for the prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the time where we begin to feel the sadness of this\nVIP guest leaving us for another year. Only Allah SWT knows if we will be here\nto witness another Ramadan and so we need to make on final push in the\nremaining days to do all we can for our souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In these last 10 days we have the Night of Power or Night of\nDecree. It is mentioned in the Glorious Quran and the imam referenced it in the\nreminder today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Sura Al-Qadr, Allah SWT tell us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, we have sent the Quran\ndown during the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what is the Night\nof Decree? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. The angels and\nthe Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter. Peace\nit is until the emergence of dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Night of Decree, which is in one of the last ten nights\nhas the potential for providing us with the reward of 1000 months. That\u2019s about\n83 years worth of reward. To put that into some sort of perspective, that\nexceeds the average life expectancy of people living in the UK today.\nTherefore, logic dictates for any rational person to pursue this reward with\nall their worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final ten days should be regarded as the home-straight,\na final push to achieve the most that can be achieved in this month. So in\npreparation for this grand finale, here is a checklist of 5 things that we can\nall do to make the remaining days of Ramadhan work to our advantage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly, make every moment count. Whether it is in prayer,\nremembrance, charity or good deeds. These are the days which we should push\nthese habits to another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet (SAWS) set the example as is narrated in the\nfollowing Hadith:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He would strive hard in worship\nduring the last ten nights of Ramadhan as he did not do at other times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secondly, get a Quran and recite as often as you can. There\nis immense reward for each letter that is recited and there is more reward for\nthose of us who struggle and strive to recite, more than those who are fluent\nin being able to recite. Alongside that try to ponder over the verses, download\nor obtain a translation if need be and reflect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirdly, this is the time to get your past sins forgiven. So\nrepent to Allah SWT with sincerity in these final days and inshAllah the repentance\nof all His sincere creation will be accepted. Make your supplications to Allah\nSWT detailed, lengthy and without restriction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And lastly, it\u2019s to give to charity if you haven\u2019t done so\nalready. Make small consistent acts of charity in these remaining days so that\nyou are guaranteed to have done it in the Night of Power and therefore\ninsh\u2019Allah have it registered and magnified in reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, I\u2019ve often used the analogy of the car\nservice to explain this month. Once again, the month of Ramadan is like an\nannual service done on a car but one that is done on our hearts and our soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this month now nearing it\u2019s end, now is the time to\nstep up in the efforts before the celebration of Eid. The effort we put in now\nwill serve us well over the next 11 months until the next Ramadan as well as in\nthe next life insh\u2019Allah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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