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‘Ramadhan: The Month of Blessings’ Campaign
Brought to you by IKRAM EMSY
–DAY 4–

Common Misconception about Ramadhan

The common misconception is that Ramadhan is only about fasting. Then you can ask yourself, what about people who are ill and unable or not strong enough to fast?

Look at ourselves when we fast. Do we only abstain from eating? What about talking badly about others? Are we spending our time performing zikrullah? Are we spending time our free time to read the Quran? (this precious guidance from Allah was revealed during Ramadhan after all)

Those are questions whom only we can answer to.

It’s not too late to learn about the true meaning of Ramadhan. We’re learning, everybody’s learning. And the most challenging part is to perform and practice what we’ve learnt.

It’s never too late so get your act together now and let’s make this Ramadhan a better Ramadhan than the previous Ramadhan.

Video of the day:

From the ‘Ramadhan: The month of blessings Campaign’ team
Usrah Fityan (Leicester) of IKRAM EMSY

‘Ramadhan: The Month of Blessings’ Campaign
Brought to you by IKRAM EMSY

–DAY 3–

Diazab kerana berbuka sebelum waktu..

Daripada Abu Umamah al-BahilibahawadiamendengarRasulullah saw bersabda yang bermaksud:
“Ketika aku tidur, dua orang lelaki datang kepadaku, mengangkatkedua-dua belah tanganku dan membawa aku ke sebuah gunung berbatu. Mereka berkata, “Dakilah!”.Aku berkata, “Aku tidak boleh melakukannya.” Mereka berkata, “Kami akan memudahkan untuk kamu mendakinya.”
Maka, aku mendaki sehingga ke atas puncak. Kemudian, aku terdengar suatu suara yang sangat kuat. Aku bertanya, “Suara apakah itu?”Mereka menjawab, “Itu adalah jeritan para penghuni neraka.”
Kemudian aku dibawa pergi dan aku melihat orang digantung pada buku lalinya, mulutnya terkoyak dan mengalir darah. Aku bertanya, “Siapakah mereka itu?”Mereka menjawab, “Mereka ialah orang yang berbuka puasa sebelum masa yang sepatutnya .” (Riwayat Al-Baihaqi)

Jika orang yang berbuka lebih awal menerima hukuman yang keras sedemikian rupa, bagaimana pula jika seseorang itu tidak berpuasa? Anak kecil yang belum mencapai usia baligh masih boleh dimaafkan lagi, tetapi ketegasan perlu ditunjukkan buat mereka yang berstatus mukallaf.

Rujukan: MajalahSolusiEdisiRamadhan, Isu No.34, mukasurat 113

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From the ‘Ramadhan: The month of blessings Campaign’ team
Usrah Fityan (Leicester) of IKRAM EMSY

‘Ramadhan: The Month of Blessings’ Campaign

Brought to you by IKRAM EMSY

Starting this month, IKRAM EMSY will begin our monthly online campaign insyaAllah.  As we are in the last few days of Ramadhan, we would like to motivate ourselves and others too to increase our good deeds in this blessed month in the hope of gaining His Redha and Pleasure.

Let’s take some time to read these daily reminders, which will go on for 5 days insyaAllah. Hopefully it will benefit us all so that we can get closer to Allah.

Feel free to share these with family and friends, through emails, via facebook or others. May the act of spreading good words and reminders will be rewarded by Allah.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LAYLATUL QADR

(by Anwar Ahmad, ref: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/September/theuae_September95.xml&section=theuae&col )

Laylat Al Qadr or the Night of Power — when the first verses of the Holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) — holds a very special significance for Muslims around the world.

Laylat Al Qadr falls on odd days in the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan, for example, on the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, or the 29th day of this month. This holiest night, when the faithful are advised to pray throughout, is revered by Muslims around the world as the reward for worship in this night is better than the worship of a thousand months.

This was the night when Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammad while he was praying to God in Cave Hira, and hence the significance of this night.

According to Hadith, these odd nights must be searched in the last 10 days of Ramadan, albeit no particular night has been fixed so that the yearning for it sees people spending more nights in worshipping Allah.

From this aspect, the importance of ‘Itikaaf’ (seclusion) during the last 10 days of Ramadan is clear and highly rewarding.

The Prophet said: “The person who offered prayers to Allah in the Night of Power with faith and with hope of reward from Allah, all his past sins have been forgiven.” (Hadith: Bukhari)

The importance of Laylat Al Qadr can be realised from the fact that the Holy Quran contains a whole chapter on this night. The blessing of this night is equal to the blessing of thousand nights as angels descend on the earth to shower Allah’s blessings on the faithful.

According to the verses of the Holy Quran, “Verily! We have sent it (this Quran) down in the Night of Decree (Laylat Al Qadr). And what will make you know what the Night of Decree is? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. Therein descend the angels and the Rooh (i.e. Gabriel) by Allah’s permission with all Decrees, Peace! until the appearance of dawn.” (Surat Al Qadr: Quran)

Video of the day:

From the ‘Ramadhan: The month of blessings Campaign’ team

Usrah Fityan (Leicester) of IKRAM EMSY