CURRENTLY ON AIR ⇒
  • Busy buzzy Bees
    Thursday, 1:05 pm - 1:30 pm
    [ - ]

feedback@radioislam.org.za

Radio Islam Logo


((( Listen Live )))))
Radio Islam Logo


Ramadhan: An Important guest

If Sha`baan caught you off guard, then what are the chances that Ramadhan won`t do the same?

The greatest catastrophe is not preparing or not preparing adequately for an important event. Now the problem which we have is many of us do not deem it to be necessary to prepare for Ramadhan.

Reflect on the years that have gone by: how did Ramadhan reach you – were you prepared or unprepared? Procrastinating or well set? Full of regrets or happy that it has arrived?

Let us be honest with ourselves and assess the seriousness of not preparing for Ramadhan.

Can you remember the time before you got married and that special guest who was now going to come into your life to live with you? What preparations did you make? How many months in advance didn`t you and your entire family start the preparations!

What about the time when you were expecting your first child? Did you prepare for its arrival or not?

In all of the above situations and many others, you did everything you could in anticipation of your guest?

Now sit down and ponder over this, the most honourable guest you could ever host is going to be sent to you very, very soon by Allah, and whether you prepare or not, it is still going to stop by and stay with you for a full month.

Ramadhan is not just a special guest; it is the most important event of your life – and what is amazing about our Lord Allah, is that in His Generosity, He gives it to us once every year.

This guest is like no other guest; if we prepare for it, it has so many wonderful gifts in store for us. In fact, even if we are heedless and did not prepare, but are willing to work with it, we are still going to find it to be very kind and generous.

Additionally, although the guest is coming to every one of us, each one of us will be privileged to individual attention from it and actually, it will treat us as if it is our host.

Thus, anyone who tastes its sweetness will find that there is nothing more delightful. This is why, when it leaves, there is a great feeling of loss in the hearts of all those who really prepared well for it and honoured it.

When we prepare for our guests, we normally try to find out what they like and what they would want from us so that we can organize it for them.

Similarly, in order for us to benefit from Ramadhan we must know what it wants from us, which sets it apart from other ordinary guests.

Ramadhan brings certain special situations and events that it wants us to make proper use of – and if we do, then we would have truly honoured it.

Ordinary guests want delicious food – Ramadhan says “No thank you, I will be fasting”.

Other guests want us to take them all over on visits – Ramadhan says just visit the Masjid.

Ordinary guests would want us to sit for long hours and reminisce with them – Ramadhan says give most of your time to the Quraan.

Other guests would not mind if we sit with them talking late into the night – Ramadhan says Qiyaam ul-Lail (night prayer) is best for you.

An ordinary guest would not mind if you spend all your time with them – Ramadhan wants you to isolate yourself in `Itikaaf (seclusion).

Ordinary guests would not mind if we spend on them – Ramadan wants us to spend too, but on the poor.

And the list goes on…

So, while we endeavour to treat our guests with honour and dignity, should we not do the same for this guest – Ramadhan!

ADVERTISE HERE

Prime Spot!!!

Contact:
advertisingadmin@radioislam.co.za 

Related Articles

The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

Human Face THE EYES How many times is the word Eye mentioned In the Quran? Times Mentioned: 39 times in 9 different Concepts Eye of Disbelivers وَلَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌۭ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ...

read more
The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

Human Face Allah urges man to examine his own physical features, “Do they not reflect in themselves?” (Surah Ar Rum, Verse 8.) Today we will examine one of the greatest and amazing feature of the human body that could only have been created by a supreme being, namely...

read more
The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

Human Face The human face is the most anterior portion of the human head. It refers to the area that extends from the superior margin of the forehead to the chin, and from one ear to another. The basic shape of the human face is determined by the underlying facial...

read more
Human Face

Human Face

The facial skeleton is composed of fourteen bones, six paired and two unpaired bones. So far What we have discussed: · Two nasal bones (protects the nasal cavity) · Two maxillae (helps to make up the skull) · Two inferior nasal conchae (helps to warm, and clean the...

read more
The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

How many times is the word Bones mentioned in the Quran? The word Bones عظم is mentioned 12 times in he Quran in 12 verses Stages of a baby in a womb ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا ٱلنُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةًۭ فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةًۭ فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْمُضْغَةَ عِظَـٰمًۭا فَكَسَوْنَا...

read more
The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

The Greatness of Allah in the Human Face

Human Face Allah has created 360 joints (bones) in our bodies which we had discussed in the past week, Were it not for the joints created by Allah the Almighty, man would not have been able to move one bone in his body. The defect in one joint causes a lot of pain and...

read more

Subscribe to our Newsletter

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *