#ramadanbenefits

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✨ less than a hundred days till ramadan✨

🌙inshaAllah ﷻ 🌙

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things i learned this ramadan

every ramadan has many important lessons to teach us individually, but this year we’ve all learnt some collective lessons. here are the three that i feel deserve to be the most preserved and internalized:

Allah ﷻ does not reside in the masjid nor in the haram, but He ﷻ is with the believer

a major reason why we feel absolute euphoria when visiting the kaba is because it’s the first time in a long time that our sole focus is our relationship with Allah ﷻ. we pray, read His ﷻ quran, and make every dua that finds its way to our heart.

but Allah ﷻ isn’t only in the haram, nor is He ﷻ confines to the masjid. the reason we feel closer to Him ﷻ in these places is because entering them is the only time we attempt to put aside all of our worldly worries to focus on building a connection to Allah ﷻ. this ramadan, we learnt that Allah ﷻ is as much in our homes as He ﷻ is the masjid. in fact, He ﷻ is wherever we may be when we call upon Him ﷻ.

life becomes blissful when we adopt a mentality of, “Allah ﷻ has planned it out best for me”

much of our day to day stress comes from planning out the future and get rattled when things don’t go according to plan. some of us had travel plans. others were supposed to be getting married. some even lost their jobs or a loved one.

so much has happened in these last few months, but ramadan was our opportunity to reconcile all of our worldly plans with Allah ﷻ perfect predestination. internalizing the thought that, “had it happens the way i had wanted, i would have suffered or lost out on something better” or even better, “i got this because it’s the absolute best for me” is the key to unlocking a more content life. suddenly, stress melts away and tawakul in Allah’s ﷻ perfect plan replaces it.

the best deeds are those that are performed in difficulty

regardless of how much of an impact the worlds current state has had on your individual life, we can all agree that a great burden has taken hold of humanity. the healthy are now sick, the financially self-sufficient are now struggling, and the most social of men and women are trapped in their homes without any gatherings to attend.

this calls for gratitude for whatever state we may be in, and seizing every opportunity because well never know when our condition might change. however, it also teaches us the value of deeds that are performed in spite of adversity. the charity you give when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from. the salah you pray when your feeling sleepy. fasting at a time when everyone else is emphasizing the need to stay hydrated. we might overlook these obstacles, but Allah ﷻ doesn’t. He ﷻ sees and values and appreciates and records.

‏ربنا ‏زدنا علما

‏والله أعلم بالصواب

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bidding farewell to ramadan

thirty days have come and gone, and now it’s time to move on...

‏قال الحبيب ﷺ" وَإِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالْخَوَاتِيمِ ‏"‏‏

our Beloved Prophet ﷺ has said, “verily, (the rewards of) the deeds are decided by the last actions (deeds)"

on this final day of ramadan let us strive to end of ramadan on the best possible note. let’s use this extra time to accomplish those ‏أعمال we wished to do but didn’t.

if you’re feeling down about not having had the best ramadan this year, remember that the success of any ramadan is judged by the change that remains in the servant even after it has gone. so if you were able to eradicate even one bad habit, or you established one good habit, then know that you’ve reaped the fruit of ramadan

i pray that Allah ﷻ accepts all of our fasting, our prayers, our duas, our zakaat, our sadaqah, and all our good deeds, despite how incomplete and lacking in sincerity they were

may this ramadan be the one we look back to and say, “that was the year it all changed, that was the year i fell in love with Allah ﷻ”

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POEM of Ramadhaan and Laylatu Qadar by Ibn Rajab

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A team at the University of Texas recently conducted a study on intermittent fasting, and found that time-restricted fasting - going through periods with little or no food – reduces inflammation, improves blood lipids and helps in weight loss. Participants did not reduce their total number of calories – just the time frame in which they consumed them. “During fasting, cells are put in stress and this can help to lose weight as fat is used as a source of energy. This helps to maintain the blood sugar and cholesterol levels. During non-fasting hours, the kind of foods we should be eating include fibre-rich fruits, veggies, wholegrains, lean and plant proteins, along with the importance of keeping hydrated with water, and avoiding carbonated drinks. Fasting during Ramadan also gives people a chance to reset their metabolisms, forcing the body to work harder during the hours without food and drink, using up fat sources and riding it of toxins. If people break their fasts with healthy, nutritious foods when the body needs them most, and choose healthy, carbohydrate-heavy choices for Suhoor – the meal before dawn – it will set the metabolism up for the day to get the most nutrients from food consumed. This in turn will boost energy levels Fasting can also have a positive impact on our brain productivity. A study carried out by US researchers found that fasting pushes our brains into a state of stress, causing it to produce a protein known as brain-derived neurotrophic factor - or BDNF - which helps to promote brain stem cell rejuvenation. Another US study, conducted by the National Institute of Ageing, found fasting could have an effect on the onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. #ramadan2020 #ramadanbenefits #healthbenefits #fastingforhealth #ramadanhealthbenefits #intermittentfasting #mentalhealth #lipidprofile #diabetichealth #weightloss #fatloss #fitness #uaefitnessmovement #dxbfitfam #dxblife #alzheimers #parkinsonsdisease #evidencebased #nutrition #healthyfood #diseaseprevention #healthylifestyle #healthyramadan #feelright #ramadantips #ramadandiet #nutritionist #ramadangoals #nutritionsltips #blessedmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CAKo7Zgp19L/?igshid=1fza86yd5nwj7

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