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Saturday, September 23, 2006 @ 1:06 PM

We all love Ramadan? Don't we all? Do you?

I do. Its my most favourite month of the year.

Why? Because i get to rack up some hasanah thats why. Its a month full of blessings.

Don't we all not want to make full use of this golden opportunity to gain taqwa or allow Ramadan just pass by us just like that?

I mean come on. For all we know this could be our last Ramadan. There is no flippin guarantee that we will be able to meet Ramadan the following year.

I'm not sure whether this is from an ayat from the Quran or from a Hadith of Rasulullah saw but it goes something like this whereby during Ramadan...

Pintu-pintu syurga dibuka seluas-luasnya, Pintu-pintu neraka ditutup dengan serapat-rapatnya dan syaitan dibelenggukan...

You know what i'm saying? I'm psyched up to tell you the truth.

I wasn't really that fond of Ramadan when i was younger. When people were all at the masjid doing Tarawih prayers, i would be at the basketball court playing football with my friends instead with our baju kurung & all.

If we were not playing football, we would be cycling around the neighbourhood or hanging out at the mall chasing girls when we were supposed to be at the masjid. No kidding!

Not only that, i wasn't really fasting right. If i was thirsty, i'll just pretend to go to the toilet & take wuduk but in true fact i will be gulping water down my throat.

So now as i get older, when each Ramadan comes i'll step it up a notch. I try to take myself to the next level in terms of the quality of my ibadah & fasting.

Because at the end of the day, its not about the quantity of your fast. Its all about quality.

Why? Because it doesn't make sense really if you fast during Ramadan but you blatantly & knowingly leave out your daily 5 times a day prayer. What's that all about?

Not only that, there's no use fasting at all if you are going to bitch, tell lies, get pissed & spouting out vulgarities like nobody's business ain't it?

Its all about controlling our desires, our nafsu. Every body part should be fasting, not only our stomachs...but heart, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, hands, legs. You name it.

All in all, Ramadan is a time for us to reflect, to seek Allah's Forgiveness for all the countless sins that we have done. Its time for us to get serious again in respect with our r/ship with Allah.

I came up with a doa list for everyone's benefit for anyone who wishes to practice it the whole month long.

Amalan pada bulan Ramadan...sunat membaca doa-berikut.

Dari 1 hingga 10 Ramadan: Allahu mar hamni ya arhamar rahimin.

Meaning: Ya Allah, berikanlah rahmat kepadaku sesungguhnya Engkaulah yang Maha Pemberi Rahmat.

The next doa...i read it all the time during Ramadan. If you really hayati the meaning...it can really move you to tears coz i did. It is also usually said out during Tarawih prayers.

Ashadu alla ilaha ilallah astaghfirullah. Nas alukal jannata wana'uzubika minan nar x 3

Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhhibul afwa fa'fu anna ya karim x 3

Meaning: Aku menyaksikan tiada tuhan selain Allah. Aku memohon ampun dari Allah.

Meaning: Ya Allah, sesungguhnya Engkau Maha Pengampun, yang suka memberi keampunan maka ampunilah kami, wahai yang Maha Mulia.

I could go on & on about this Ramadan thingy. But personally for me, i tell myself to treat this Ramadan as if it is my last. Because you never know when death could come knocking on your door & i for sure do not want to go in front in front of my Lord empty-handed. Do you?

I'll end my post with this from Rasulullah saw regarding Tarawih...

KELEBIHAN SEMBAHYANG SUNAT TARAWIH

Diriwayatkan oleh Saiyidina Ali ra daripada Rasulullah saw sebagai jawapan
dari pertanyaan sahabat-sahabat Nabi saw tentang fadhilat or kelebihan
sembahyang sunat terawih pada bulan Ramadan:

Malam 1 - keluar dosa-dosa orang mukmin pada malam pertama sepertimana ia
baru dilahirkan, mendapat keampunan dari Allah.

Malam 2 - diampunkan dosa-dosa orang mukmin yang sembahyang terawih
serta kedua ibu bapanya sekiranya mereka orang beriman.

Malam 3 - berseru Malaikat di bawah Arash supaya kami meneruskan
sembahyang terawih terus menerus semoga Allah mengampunkan
dosa engkau.

Malam 4 - memperolehi pahala ia sebagaimana pahala orang-orang yang
membaca kitab-kitab Taurat, Zabur, Injil dan Al-Quran.

Malam 5 - Allah kurniakan baginya pahala seumpama orang sembahyang di
Masjidil Haram, Masjid Madinah dan Masjidil Aqsa.

Malam 6 - Allah kurniakan pahala kepadanya pahala Malaikat-malaikat yang
tawaf di Baitul Makmur (70 ribu Malaikat sekali tawaf), serta setiap
batu-batu dan tanah-tanah mendoakan supaya Allah mengampunkan
dosa-dosa orang yang mengerjakan sembahyang terawih pada malam
ini.

Malam 7 - Seolah-olah ia dapat bertemu dengan Nabi Musa as serta menolong Nabi Musa as menentang musuh ketatnya Firaun dan Hamman.

Malam 8 - Allah mengurniakan pahala orang sembahyang terawih sepertimana
yang telah dikurniakan kepada Nabi Allah Ibrahim as.

Malam 9 - Allah kurniakan pahala dan dinaikkan mutu ibadat hambanya seperti
Nabi Muhammad S.A.W.

Malam 10 - Allah swt mengurniakan kepadanya kebaikan di dunia dan di akhirat.

Malam 11 - Keluar ia daripada dunia (mati) bersih daripada dosa seperti ia baru
dilahirkan.

Malam 12 - Datang ia pada hari Qiamat dengan muka yang bercahaya (cahaya
ibadahnya).

Malam 13 - Datang ia pada hari Qiamat dalam aman sentosa daripada tiap-tiap
kejahatan dan keburukan.

Malam 14 - Datang Malaikat menyaksikan ia bersembahyang terawih, serta Allah
tiada menyesatkannya pada hari Qiamat.

Malam 15 - Semua Malaikat yang menanggung Arasy, Kursi, berselawat dan
mendoakannya supaya Allah mengampunkannya.

You all get what Rasulullah saw is trying to say? Let us not be some loser during this Ramadan.

Insya Allah...amin!

And yeah if you are all wondering what happen to malam 16 to 30...i'll post it at a later date.

Jazakallahu Khair.