Message #18643

[Heba E. Husseyn]

BismAllah Ar Rehman Ar Raheem.   As-Salam Alaikum dear everyone.

InshAllah, we expect Ramadan 2020 to begin on April 24.   May Allah The Almighty grant us the opportunity to go through this very blessed month as best as we can to accumulate maximum blessings (barika) from Him.

As you would all know, at the moment the entire world is going through very trying times filled with stress and uncertainty because of an extremely infectious pandemic that's running free in all communities across the globe.  All prayers and tarawi must be at home.  Though it feels inexplicably sad to watch our masjids closed particularly in the blessed month of Ramadan, these are the times we need to remind ourselves that as Muslims - submitters to Allah only - what counts most in His Sight is our intent.  With a sincere heart and soul, our prayers, tarawi / daily reading of the Great Quran and our zikrs will be just as good as done from the masjids, InshAllah, ameen.  The important aspects are sincerity and total concentration on our ibadah (عبادة) with the spirit to implement the values of the Quran in our daily lives and thoughts.

Please pray for our suffering sisters and brothers of Palestine, Gaza, Yemen, Kashmir, the Rohingyas and other similar targets of oppression. May their suffering ease at least during this blessed month.  Please pray to Allah Almighty to intervene in our lives and not leave us on our own, and to assist us to eradicate this terrible pandemic which perpetually threatens our lives, the lives of our families, our dear parents and so many others particularly the elders.  Ameen.   May The Almighty grant us courage to get through this very exacting time.  Ameen.

May Allah The Almighty bestow on us a very blessed Ramadan.  Ameen ya Rab, ameen.

May we all meet in Jannah on that Day.  Ameen ya Rab.