23/01/2023
*Rajab is a month of cultivation, so plant your seeds* 💭
🌻Abu Bakr b. al-Warraq al-Balkhi used to say: “In the month of Rajab, you sow the seeds, in Sha`ban, you irrigate them, and in Ramadan, you reap the harvest.”
🌻This means that to enjoy the fruits of Ramadan, the planting starts in Rajab. In order to be physically, mentally and spiritually ready for Ramadan and to maximise on its blessings and virtue, we need to plan and prepare now!
👉🏼 Set personal goals for Ramadan
👉🏼 Reflect on last year and explore what you need to do differently
👉🏼 Start fasting on the Sunnah days
👉🏼Increase your Dhikr and re-kindle your relationship with Allah
👉🏼Recite the Quran
👉🏼 Increase your acts of charity
🌻Doing all of this (and more) now will allow you to fully reap the benefits of the blessed month of Ramadan, Insha’Allah.
🌻We hope you can use this sacred month to increase your good deeds, draw closer to Allah, His Messenger and the Muslims, and plant the seeds for a fruitful Ramadan.
🤲🏽Oh Allah! Grant us Barakah (Blessing) during (the months of) Rajab and Sha’ban, and allow us to reach Ramadan.
Ameen 🤲🏽
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