ramadan mubarak 💗 remember that palestinians are also going through ramadan amidst a genocide! if you are able, aim to focus your zakat on organisations like:
ramadan mubarak to all those who are observing. may this holy month soothe all of the aches lingering in your heart, wash away whatever burdens that may be weighing you down, reward you for all of the sacrifices that you have had to make in order to survive, shine light through whatever darkness that has made you doubt your place in this world, and grant you the inner peace, genuine happiness, and relief that you have been praying so patiently for.
you guys, in pakistan Ramadan is like the equivalent of christmas in the US when it comes to marketing and ads. Every food brand, everything has a Ramadan sale attached to it it’s wild. Some chain stores sell a whole Ramadan package with dates, milk, flour, oil/ghee, probably dahi, frozen samosas, rooh-afza, everything we usually eat. yknow like those big christmas packages with 60 different kinds of Godiva chocolates but it’s actual food.
Ramadan is more commercialized in Pakistan than Eid, and Eid is the actual holiday. Ramadan is a religious month that we fast in, not really a celebration. Insane.
Anyway for my non-Muslim friends, make a Muslim in your community happy by taking them out to a halal restaurant for Iftar. Ask them about how they practice Ramadan. Buy them Krispy Kreme for dessert. Be like that one guy on TikTok who woke up at 4 to prepare suhoor for his roommate. Learn more about Islam. Look out for the Muslims in your community. And for Allah’s sake, don’t stop talking about Palestine.
to the Muslims, Ramadan Mubarak, may your days be filled with peace and prosperity from Allah, may He answer all your prayers for this year.
Don’t forget to check your dates so you’re not accidentally beginning or breaking your fast with Israeli-grown ones. Pray Taraweeh if you can go to the masjid. Help your parents make iftar if you live with your parents idk. Have a blessed Ramadan everyone 🫶🇵🇰📿
May Ramadan heal our sad hearts, cleanse our minds and purify our souls. May Allah have mercy upon our Palestinian and all other oppressed brothers and sisters. May Allah make their test easy for them. Please remember them in your prayers. Pray a lot for them.
"O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you—so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺."
(2:183)
Ramadan Kareem 🌙
may Allah accept our fast and may we come out of this month clean of sins 🤲🏻 let's not forget to increase our prayers for our brothers and sisters in Gaza 🤍
Ramadan Mubarak! I wish everyone celebrating a wonderful Ramadan, and may Allah shower you with joy and prosperity for the whole year.
I'd also like to take a second for Muslims currently in Palestine, Yemen and Sudan. They don't deserve to be celebrating Ramadan during such a horrible war, and I wish nothing but the best for them. They deserve better.
May this month be filled with blessings for all Muslims, and may this month give all those suffering a much-needed respite.
183 You who believe, fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may be mindful of God. 184 Fast for a specific number of days, but if one of you is ill, or on a journey, on other days later. For those who can fast only with extreme difficulty, there is a way to compensate – feed a needy person. But if anyone does good of his own accord, it is better for him, and fasting is better for you, if only you knew. 185 It was in the month of Ramadan that the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for mankind, clear messages giving guidance and distinguishing between right and wrong. So any one of you who is present that month should fast, and anyone who is ill or on a journey should make up for the lost days by fasting on other days later. God wants ease for you, not hardship. He wants you to complete the prescribed period and to glorify Him for having guided you, so that you may be thankful.”
[The Qur’an 2:183-185, translation of M. A. S. Abdel Haleem]
Sūrat al-Baqarah (2) 183-185 in Isl. Ms. 1009, a late 18th or early 19th century copy of the Qur'an from Kashmir, with Persian paraphrase on the margins
Browse / download the entire manuscript here
Ramadan Mubarak, wishing everyone ease and refuge, further along the path of liberation
Ramadan Kareem everyone 🫶 During this holy month, please remember the Palestinians, Uyghurs, Sudanese, Congolese, Kashmiris, Lebanese, Syrians, Yemenis, and all our suffering Muslim brothers and sisters in your duas. Be grateful for the Suhoor and Iftar you eat, the water you drink, the new clothes and decorations you buy, the family gatherings and simple joys; because many members of our Ummah are deprived of these simple joys. The least we can do for them is pray for their safety and prosperity.