Dear\nbrothers and sisters, we are now at the pinnacle of the blessed month of\nRamadhan. We have reached the final 10 days and nights of this month, of which\none of the nights is worthy of extra worship and consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam\nreminded us of the following hadith which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) used to seclude himself (in the\nmosque) during the last ten nights of Ramadan. He would say, “Search for\nLailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the last ten nights of Ramadan.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the\ntime where we begin to feel the sadness of this VIP guest leaving us for\nanother year. Only Allah SWT knows if we will be here to witness another\nRamadan and so we need to make on final push in the remaining days to do all we\ncan for our souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In these\nlast 10 days we have the Night of Power or Night of Decree. It is mentioned in\nthe Glorious Quran and the imam referenced it in the reminder today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Sura\nAl-Qadr, Allah SWT tell us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, we have sent the Quran down during the Night of\nDecree. And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? The Night of\nDecree is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit descend\ntherein by permission of their Lord for every matter. Peace it is until the\nemergence of dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Night of\nDecree, which is in one of the last ten nights has the potential for providing\nus with the reward of 1000 months. That\u2019s about 83 years worth of reward. To\nput that into some sort of perspective, that exceeds the average life\nexpectancy of people living in the UK today. Therefore, logic dictates for any\nrational person to pursue this reward with all their worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final\nten days should be regarded as the home-straight, a final push to achieve the\nmost that can be achieved in this month. So in preparation for this grand\nfinale, here is a checklist of 4 things that we can all do to make the\nremaining days of Ramadhan work to our advantage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly,\nmake every moment count. Whether it is in prayer, remembrance, charity or good\ndeeds. These are the days which we should push these habits to another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet\n(SAWS) set the example as is narrated in the following Hadith:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He would strive hard in worship during the last ten nights of\nRamadhan as he did not do at other times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secondly,\nget a Quran and recite as often as you can. There is immense reward for each\nletter that is recited and there is more reward for those of us who struggle\nand strive to recite, more than those who are fluent in being able to recite.\nAlongside that try to ponder over the verses, download or obtain a translation\nif need be and reflect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirdly,\nthis is the time to get your past sins forgiven. So repent to Allah SWT with\nsincerity in these final days and inshAllah the repentance of all His sincere\ncreation will be accepted. Make your supplications to Allah SWT detailed,\nlengthy and without restriction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear\nbrothers and sisters, we must not forget that this is the month of forgiveness\nand we should use this time to recite the following dua as was advised to us by\nthe Prophet SAWS. It is relayed in the following hadith which is translated to\nsay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:I asked:\n“O Messenger of Allah! If I realize Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree), what\nshould I supplicate in it?” He (\ufdfa) replied, “You should supplicate:\nAllahumma innaka ‘afuwwun, tuhibbul-‘afwa, fa’fu ‘anni (O Allah, You are Most\nForgiving, and You love forgiveness; so forgive me).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And lastly,\nit\u2019s to give to charity if you haven\u2019t done so already. Make small consistent\nacts of charity in these remaining days so that you are guaranteed to have done\nit in the Night of Power and therefore insh\u2019Allah have it registered and\nmagnified in reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear\nbrothers and sisters, with this month now nearing it\u2019s end, now is the time to\nstep up in the efforts before the celebration of Eid. Let\u2019s aim to be of those\npeople who are included in the following hadith which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He who fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his\nreward from God will have his past sins forgiven; he who prays during the night\nin Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from God will have his past sins\nforgiven; and he who passes Lailat al-qadr [Night of Decree] in\nprayer with faith and seeking his reward from God will have his past sins\nforgiven.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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