{"id":2685,"date":"2021-05-14T14:50:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2021-05-14T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T13:50:13","slug":"remaining-steadfast-after-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/14\/remaining-steadfast-after-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Remaining Steadfast After Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear brothers, the month of Ramadan is one that leaves the\nbeliever with a renewed feeling of Imaan, with a desire to be a better version\nof themselves and do carry on the standards set in the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to work hard in achieving this and the task is not\nan easy one. As we ask Allah SWT to keep us on the Straight Path in every\nprayer we read, we need to be able to arm ourselves with the means to be able\nto do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The imam referenced the 112th<\/sup> ayat of Sura Hud\nwhich is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So remain on a right course as\nyou have been commanded, [you] and those who have turned back with you [to\nAllah], and do not transgress. Indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside this, the imam reminded us of the following hadith\nof the prophet SAWS in which he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Fear Allah wherever you\nare, do good deeds after doing bad ones, the former will wipe out the latter,\nand behave decently towards people”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear brothers, we need to remember that the world is designed\nto veer us off this straight path. From the events around the world that tug at\nour hearts, to the everyday worries that distract us from worship and\nremembrance of Allah SWT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so what do we do to keep the imaan strong? The reminder\nconcludes with 5 short practical tips which have been proven to keep the faith\nstrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Recite the Quran daily. Whether it\u2019s a single\nayat or a whole juz. Your journey is your own and its not to be compared to anyone\nelse. Manage what you can and remember, Allah SWT loves consistency over\neverything else.<\/li>
  2. Keep the masjid as your second home. Attend as\nmany congregational prayers as possible. The strength of the congregation is a\nkey part of keeping the faith strong. The reward of attending Isha and Fajr\ncongregation is as if you prayed the whole night so the incentive is there. <\/li>
  3. Fast sunnah fasts. Start small if you find this\ndaunting but aim to get to a point where you are able to fast the sunnah prayers\nas often as possible. This affects the physical, mental and spiritual state in\nthe best of ways. Begin with the 6 fasts of this month as the reward for fasting\n6 in Shawwal is as if you fasted the whole year.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Dear brothers, the incentive for keeping the faith strong is\nmany and the imam mentioned a few of them. Three of those are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. The main one is having a connection with Allah\nSWT at all times which leads to peace and tranquillity in the mind and heart.<\/li>
    2. It will prevent you from falling into the traps\nof Shaitaan and adopting bad habits that you quit in the month of Ramadan.<\/li>
    3. The highest of reward which is that Allah SWT will\nbe pleased with you and grant you into Jannat insh\u2019Allah.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Dear brothers, the month of Ramadan is now over and we are beginning\nour long stretch of 11 months before our blessed month returns back to us. Let\nus be of those people who are mentioned by Allah SWT in the 30th<\/sup> ayat\nof Sura Fusilat which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Indeed, those who have said,\n“Our Lord is Allah” and then remained on a right course – the angels\nwill descend upon them, [saying], “Do not fear and do not grieve but\nreceive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Dear brothers, the month of Ramadan is one that leaves the believer with a renewed feeling of Imaan, with a desire to be a better version of themselves and do carry on the standards set in the month. We need to work hard in achieving this and the task is not an easy one. As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_regular_price":[],"currency_symbol":[],"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermon","tag-ramadan"],"blocksy_meta":[],"post_slider_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","post_slider_layout_landscape_large":"","post_slider_layout_portrait_large":"","post_slider_layout_square_large":"","post_slider_layout_landscape":"","post_slider_layout_portrait":"","post_slider_layout_square":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}