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RAMADAN

REFLECTIONS

We are now at the beginning of the holy month,
which is closest to the hearts of all Muslims, as the
month of Ramadan has a great place in every heart.
It is full of meaningful memories that span across
generations of a family. At prayer times, the Qur’an
is recited in every house, in which good deeds
ascend to heaven, in which angels descend, and in
which wishes are fulfilled. How beautiful are these
days that the soul longs for year to year.

Fasting was imposed during Ramadan to discipline
and guide the soul. The wisdom behind fasting has
always been to learn how to suppress cravings and
return to God, to feel the suffering of the poor and
the needy, and to achieve the social solidarity that
the true religion calls for. Ramadan has always
been the month of refining the soul.

Ramadan embodies the meaning of mercy,
cooperation, love of goodness, charity, kindness
and caring for others. Ramadan comes to erase
sins, conceal the defects of the soul, and purify the
heart. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims
experience many happy feelings. Every night, they

feel more confident that God will free their necks of
their burden and forgive their sins. In the month of
Ramadan, the feeling of God's mercy, satisfaction,
and forgiveness increases in a way that gives more
sense of security. The believer enters Ramadan
with a weary and tired heart and comes out of it
with a calm and healthy heart. What beautiful,
blessed days and what a great ritual.

-Dr. Moosa Ahmed Bait Ali Sulaiman, FP Director

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