Rains of Rahmah

Assalamu Alaikom
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The Journey Through
Ramadan
 The purpose
 O you who believe! Observing the
fasting is prescribed for you as it
was prescribed for those before you,
that you may become Al-Muttaqoon
(the pious)”
(Al-Baqarah 2:183)
 The blessed month
 The month of Ramadan in which
was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance
for mankind and clear proofs for
the guidance and the criterion
(between right and wrong).”
(Al-Baqarah 2:185)
 Istaqbal-e-Ramzan
 Ramadan is the ninth month of the
Islamic calendar
 Emphasizing during Friday sermons
 Special social programs
 Individual resolutions
 Voluntary fasts
Dua on sighting the
new moon
 My Lord and your Lord
is Allah, the Lord of the
worlds. O Allah for us let
this month be a period
of peace, faith, safety
and total submission to
Thy will; make us walk
apace swiftly to that
which Thou likes and
approves
 Who are exempted
 The traveler
 The sick
 Mentally challenged
 Those in the states of menses or post birth
bleeding
 Old men and women
 The pregnant or breast feeding mother
Spiritual cleansing
Tarawih
 Optional prayers
offered after
the 'Isha prayers,
during the month
of Ramadan
 Tarawih Salah
 The whole of the Holy Quran is recited in
this prayer over a period of 27 days.
 The Imam leading the prayer recites the
Quran who knows it by heart
 Generally there are two or more persons to
check his recitation
 It generally lasts for more than an hour
 Women also participate in these prayers
Tahajjud
 A prayer said in
the very early
hours of the
morning to gain
a special
relationship with
Allah
Divine reflections
 Study of the Quran
 Memorization of the
Quran
 Recitation of the
Quran
 Gifting of the Quran
 Arrange Quran study
circles
Sehri meal
 Indeed it (the
Sahoor) is blessing
that Allah has given
to you so do not
leave it out.“
(An-Nasaaee and Ahmad)

Followed by fajr
Day time
Quran study
 Asr prayers
 The day comes alive
 Community
arrangements for
iftar begin
 The hour before
iftar is a blessed
hour
Self Introspection
Iftar preparations
Family Iftar
 Social essence of Iftar
 The reward for arranging
Iftar meal is the
pardoning of sins
 Muslims will share this
meal with numerous
friends and families,
which often includes
non-Muslims as well.
Ramadhan and dates
 Muslims break their
fast by eating dates.
 The Prophet
(pbuh)said if anyone
of you is fasting, let
him break his fast with
dates.“Break your fast by
eating dates as it is
purifying”
 Several Medical
benefits
Ramadan
Month of maximum charity
Modes of sharing
The night of power
The night of Al-Qadr
(decree) is better
than a thousand
months.”

(Surah Al-Qadr: 3)
Itikaf
Itikaf” is to confine
oneself in a masjid in
solitude and
meditation to reach a
state of mental
tranquil and spiritual
peace, and to clean,
purify and sanctify
one’s inner self.
 Idd ul Fitr
 A day of reward for the steadfast
 Offer Idd namaz at an Idgah
 Pay Zakat ul fitr
 Wear best of clothes
 Invite friends
 Visit friends and relatives
 Organize idd-e-milan
 Mouth watering delicacies