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The blessed days of Ramadan
are passing so quickly. The special days of
Allah's great mercy, forgiveness and favors
are going; therefore, every one should
evaluate the efforts he exerted in Ramadan
before it is too late. Prophet Muhammad (peace
and blessings be upon him) told us that the
first part of Ramadan is for Allah's mercy,
its middle is for forgiveness, and its end is
for salvation from Hell-fire.
No one knows whether or not he
gained the mercy of Almighty Allah before the
end of the first third of Ramadan. We should
all be faithful and honest when evaluating our
success in gaining His mercy in the first part
of this blessed month. We should realize our
shortcomings in order not to miss out on the
blessings of the few days that remain.
Now we are favored with the
days of forgiveness. Are we ready to work for
forgiveness? Have we prepared ourselves to be
forgiven by Almighty Allah? It is our great
opportunity to repent, to return to Almighty
Allah, and to seek His forgiveness. It is a
precious time that we should not miss out on.
If we fail to gain the forgiveness of Almighty
Allah during the days of forgiveness, when
would our sins would be forgiven?
Prophet Muhammad (peace and
blessings be upon him), his companions, and
the righteous Muslims throughout the ages used
to pay due attention to Ramadan and the
blessings it contains. Wise people should
never miss the merits of every single day of
Ramadan.
Now, the important question
is: How should we seek the forgiveness of
Almighty Allah during these blessed days of
Ramadan? Below are some tips that we should
consider and implement:
1. Everybody should
sincerely repent to Almighty Allah,
seeking His forgiveness,
2. Wrongdoings and
prohibitions should be avoided,
3. One should offer more
optional acts of worship such as Tahajjud
(night prayer), charity, dhikr, and
Qur’an recitation.
4. Obligatory acts of
worship such as the five daily prayers
should be carried out properly and
faithfully, and
5. One should earnestly
make du`aa’ to Almighty Allah to bless
him with His favors and forgiveness.
O Allah, help us all to gain
Your mercy, forgiveness, and blessings, Ameen.
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