Ramadan Articles - Twenty Five Ways to Getthe Most Out of Ramadhan

1.Fast Ramadhan with belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah the
Most High so that He may forgive you your past sins.
2.Beware of breaking your fast during the days of Ramadhan without a
valid Islamic excuse, for itis from the greatest of sins.
3.Pray Salat ut-Taraweehand the night prayer during the nights of
Ramadhan - especially onLayatul-Qadr - based on belief and truly
seeking the reward of Allah, so that Allah may forgive you your past
sins.
4.Make sure that your food, your drink and your clothing are from
halal means, in order thatyour actions be accepted,and your
supplications answered. Beware of refraining from the halal while
fasting and breaking your fast with the haram.
5.Give food to some fasting people to gain a reward similar to theirs.
6.Perform your five prayers on time in congregation to gain the reward
and Allah's protection.
7.Give a lot of charity for the best charity is that of Ramadhan.
8.Beware of spending your time without performing righteous deeds, for
you will be responsible and reckoned for it and will be rewarded for
all you do during your time.
9.Perform `umrah in Ramadhan for `Umrah in Ramadhan is equal to Hajj.
10.Seek help for fasting during the day by eating the sahoor meal in
the last part of the night before the appearance ofFajr.
11.Hasten breaking yourfast after the sun has truly set in order to
gain the love of Allah.
12.Perform ghusl before fajr if you need to purify yourself from the
state ofmajor impurity so that you are able to do acts ofworship in a
state of purity and cleanliness.
13.Seize the opportunityof being in Ramadhan and spend it with the
good that has been revealed in it - by reciting the noble Qur'an and
pondering and reflection of its meaningsso that it be a proof for you
with your Lord and an intercessor for you on the Day of Reckoning.
14.Preserve your tonguefrom lying, cursing, backbiting and slander for
it decreases the reward of fasting.
15.Do not let fasting cause you cross your boundaries by getting upset
due to the slightestof reasons. Rather, fating should be a cause of
peacefulness and tranquility of your soul.
16.Upon completion of fasting, be in a state of taqwa of Allah the
Most High, being aware of Allah watching you in secret and in public,
in thankfulness for His favors, and steadfastness upon obedience of
Allah by doing all what He has ordered and shunning allthat He has
prohibited.
17.Increase in remembrance of Allah, seeking of forgiveness, asking
for Paradise and protection against the Fire, especially when fasting,
while breaking the fast and during suhoor, for these actions are among
greatest causes of attaining Allah'sforgiveness.
18.Increase in supplication for yourself, your parents, your children
and Muslims, for Allah has ordered makingof supplications and has
guaranteed acceptance.
19.Repent to Allah with asincere repentance in all times by leaving
sins, regretting those that youhave done before and firmly deciding
not to return to them in the future, for Allah accepts repentance of
those who repent.
20.Fast six days of Shawwal, for whoever fasts Ramadhan and
thenfollows it with six days ofShawwal, it is as if he fasts all the
time.
21.Fast on the Day of `Arafah, the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, to attain
success by being forgiven your sins of the last year and the coming
year.
22.Fast on the day of `Aashuraa', the 10th of Muharram, along with the
9th, to attain success by being forgiven your sins of the past year.
23.Continue being in a state of iman and taqwa and perform righteous
actions after the month of Ramadhan, until you die. "And worship your
Lord until there comes to you the certainty (i.e. death)". [Qur'an
15:99]
24.Ensure that you attainthe positive effects of your acts of worship
suchas prayer, fasting, zakat and hajj, sincere repentance and leaving
of customs that are in variance with the Sharee`ah.
25.Invoke a lot of salawat and salam upon the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, his Companions and all
thosewho follow them until the Day of Judgment.
O Allah make us and all Muslims of those who fastand stand in prayer
during the month of Ramadhan based on belief and truly seeking Your
reward so that we are forgiven our past andfuture sins.
O Allah make us of those who fasted the month, attained full reward,
witnessed Layatul-Qadr and attained success by permission of the Lord,
Blessed and Most High.
O Allah, verily you are Forgiver, like to forgive, so forgive us.
O Lord, accept from us, verily you are the All-Hearing, all-Seeing, O
Living, O Independent, O Owner of all majesty and honor.
And may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, his family and
his Companions.