RAMADAN 2020, 1441 Hijri
Day Twenty Two
O Allah, on this day, open for me the doors of Your Grace, send down on me its blessings, help me towards the causes of Your mercy, and give me a place in the comforts of Paradise, O the one who answers the call of the distressed.
Activity: ..Eight tips on sharing Ramadan with your neighbors: .. Printable Poster (please share)
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "He is not a believer who eats his fill while his neighbor remains hungry by his side." (Baihaqi)
"By Allah, he has no faith (the Prophet [SAW] repeated it three times) whose neighbors are not safe from his wickedness." (Bukhari)
Ramadan is a great opportunity to share Islam and more specifically, its values of spirituality, generosity and kindness with others, especially your neighbors. It's a great time to do Dawa. And Dawa is very much needed in the current atmosphere of anger, tension and sadness.
Here are some ideas on how you can share the joy with your neighbors this Ramadan.
01. Begin with Dua
Make Dua that Allah give you and your family the sincerity, strength, motivation and wisdom to do this. Dawa is hard work, and it needs preparation, commitment and organization.
02. Put up a Ramadan banner on your door
This can be something handmade or something more formal.
But don't stop there. Print out a fact sheet on Ramadan and stick that on the door to educate readers passing by about the blessed month and what it means to Muslims.
03. Send neighbors Iftar snacks
Include a note with the food that the month of Ramadan is here and you are sharing your joy with them.
You can offer snacks that are not just "Muslims" but also "non-Muslims" (i.e. American, African, Middle Eastern, Indo-Pakistani, etc.). You can include index cards with the snacks listing all of the ingredients. This will help neighbors avoid food that causes allergies.
04. Give kids Ramadan Mubarak balloons and candy
Let your neighbors' kids also feel the happiness of Ramadan by including chocolate and candy among your snacks. Balloons also add a nice touch, and if you can get some printed which have "Ramadan Mubarak" written on them, they may remember the blessed month even after it has passed.
05. Publish Ramadan information in your neighborhood newsletter
If you are part of a tenants' association, a group within your housing complex or your neighborhood block parents' association and they publish a newsletter, inform them about Ramadan and prepare a short write-up about the month. This is a great way of informing many more neighbors about Ramadan.
06. Have a neighborhood Iftar gathering
You don't have to invite everyone. Perhaps just the closest neighbors can attend this event. Send handmade invitations for an "Iftar gathering" at most a week in advance (avoid the word "party" as it may be misunderstood to mean a gathering including alcohol, loud music, etc.).
Ask about allergies or other food issues before establishing the menu. Include vegetarian, American and "ethnic" food.
Be sure to invite Muslim family and friends who are comfortable interacting with non-Muslims to this event, and brief them about how they should properly share Ramadan with the neighbors. Also, have some written material on Ramadan available for your guests.
At the gathering:
Be cordial, generous and friendly, but maintain Islamic rules of behavior and modesty. This should not be a "party" in the common understanding, but more of a religious celebration that is spiritual and respectful to all.
Don't impose information. Just let non-Muslim guests ask questions, if they want to. As well, be ready for questions about Islam and violence/terrorism, the oppression of women, etc. Give neighbors the benefit of the doubt and clarify their misunderstanding in a calm, gentle manner.
07. Get your kids on it
Tell your kids to inform other neighbors' kids what Ramadan is all about and have the children invite their classmates to your Iftar gatherings.
08. Talk about what Ramadan means to you
What's it like to fast? How do you work/go to school and still fast? These are some questions you may be asked. Don't just point your guests to the pamphlets. Tell them and use some personal examples they can relate to.
"By Allah, he has no faith (the Prophet [SAW] repeated it three times) whose neighbors are not safe from his wickedness." (Bukhari)
Ramadan is a great opportunity to share Islam and more specifically, its values of spirituality, generosity and kindness with others, especially your neighbors. It's a great time to do Dawa. And Dawa is very much needed in the current atmosphere of anger, tension and sadness.
Here are some ideas on how you can share the joy with your neighbors this Ramadan.
01. Begin with Dua
Make Dua that Allah give you and your family the sincerity, strength, motivation and wisdom to do this. Dawa is hard work, and it needs preparation, commitment and organization.
02. Put up a Ramadan banner on your door
This can be something handmade or something more formal.
But don't stop there. Print out a fact sheet on Ramadan and stick that on the door to educate readers passing by about the blessed month and what it means to Muslims.
03. Send neighbors Iftar snacks
Include a note with the food that the month of Ramadan is here and you are sharing your joy with them.
You can offer snacks that are not just "Muslims" but also "non-Muslims" (i.e. American, African, Middle Eastern, Indo-Pakistani, etc.). You can include index cards with the snacks listing all of the ingredients. This will help neighbors avoid food that causes allergies.
04. Give kids Ramadan Mubarak balloons and candy
Let your neighbors' kids also feel the happiness of Ramadan by including chocolate and candy among your snacks. Balloons also add a nice touch, and if you can get some printed which have "Ramadan Mubarak" written on them, they may remember the blessed month even after it has passed.
05. Publish Ramadan information in your neighborhood newsletter
If you are part of a tenants' association, a group within your housing complex or your neighborhood block parents' association and they publish a newsletter, inform them about Ramadan and prepare a short write-up about the month. This is a great way of informing many more neighbors about Ramadan.
06. Have a neighborhood Iftar gathering
You don't have to invite everyone. Perhaps just the closest neighbors can attend this event. Send handmade invitations for an "Iftar gathering" at most a week in advance (avoid the word "party" as it may be misunderstood to mean a gathering including alcohol, loud music, etc.).
Ask about allergies or other food issues before establishing the menu. Include vegetarian, American and "ethnic" food.
Be sure to invite Muslim family and friends who are comfortable interacting with non-Muslims to this event, and brief them about how they should properly share Ramadan with the neighbors. Also, have some written material on Ramadan available for your guests.
At the gathering:
Be cordial, generous and friendly, but maintain Islamic rules of behavior and modesty. This should not be a "party" in the common understanding, but more of a religious celebration that is spiritual and respectful to all.
Don't impose information. Just let non-Muslim guests ask questions, if they want to. As well, be ready for questions about Islam and violence/terrorism, the oppression of women, etc. Give neighbors the benefit of the doubt and clarify their misunderstanding in a calm, gentle manner.
07. Get your kids on it
Tell your kids to inform other neighbors' kids what Ramadan is all about and have the children invite their classmates to your Iftar gatherings.
08. Talk about what Ramadan means to you
What's it like to fast? How do you work/go to school and still fast? These are some questions you may be asked. Don't just point your guests to the pamphlets. Tell them and use some personal examples they can relate to.
Daily Juz Reading
Daily Al-Qur'an Reading - Juzz Twenty Two. .
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Day 22.
1). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Al-Ahzab (The Clans) verse 31 - 54 Pages 1 - 4 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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2). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Al-Ahzab (The Clans) verse 55 - 73 + Saba (Sheba) verse 1 - 14 Pages 5 - 8 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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3).22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Saba (Sheba) verse 15 - 48 Pages 9 - 12 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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4). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Saba (Sheba) verse 49 - 54 + Fatir (The Originator) verse 1 - 30 Pages 13 - 16 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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5). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Fatir (The Originator) verse 31 - 45 + Ya'Sin (O MAN) verse 1 - 27 Pages 17 - 20 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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Day 22.
1). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Al-Ahzab (The Clans) verse 31 - 54 Pages 1 - 4 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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2). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Al-Ahzab (The Clans) verse 55 - 73 + Saba (Sheba) verse 1 - 14 Pages 5 - 8 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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3).22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Saba (Sheba) verse 15 - 48 Pages 9 - 12 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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4). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Saba (Sheba) verse 49 - 54 + Fatir (The Originator) verse 1 - 30 Pages 13 - 16 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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5). 22th day of Ramadan. Juzz 22 Fatir (The Originator) verse 31 - 45 + Ya'Sin (O MAN) verse 1 - 27 Pages 17 - 20 Come Read Al-Qu'ran together
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Understanding Al-Qur'an
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Understanding the Quran – Juz’ 22 (Surah Al Azhab v.31 – Surah Ya Sin v.27) Exploring historical relevance, themes, context & lessons learnt
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Understanding the Quran – Juz’ 22 (Surah Al Azhab v.31 – Surah Ya Sin v.27) Exploring historical relevance, themes, context & lessons learnt
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One Verse, One Hadith
Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. (Qur'an 20:8)
Abu Huraira relates that Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, said:
لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ اسْمًا مَنْ حَفِظَهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ
Allah has ninety-nine names. Whoever comprehends them will enter Paradise.
[Sahih Muslim, Book 35, Number 6476]
Abu Huraira relates that Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, said:
لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ اسْمًا مَنْ حَفِظَهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ
Allah has ninety-nine names. Whoever comprehends them will enter Paradise.
[Sahih Muslim, Book 35, Number 6476]
Topic of the Day
99 Names of Allah
Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. (Qur'an 20:8)
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'To God belongs 99 names, 100 minus 1, anyone who memorizes them will enter Paradise; He (God) is odd (odd number, he is the Only One), and He loves odd numbers (such as 99)'
"He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator, The Fashioner, to Him belong the most beautiful names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, do declare His praises and glory. And He is the Exalted in Might, The Wise. (Quran 59:24)
"The most beautiful names belong to God: so call on Him by them;..." (7:180)
"...There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). Qur'an [42:11]
(Arabic transliteration: Laysa Kamithlihi Shayun Wa Huwa As-Sami' ul-Basir)
Such attributes can only be placed on the ONE, Allah (swt).
He is our Lord, our God, our Reason for Living, Our everything.
Without Him, we would be nothing.
Subhan'Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar!
I urge the believers, Praise Allah (swt) everyday in every way you can, for if you do so you will be amongst the believers on the day of judgement, insha'Allah.
May Allah (swt) guide those who are mis-guided, and keep our muslimeen on the straight path to jannah, Amiin
May peace and blessings be on Muhammad (saws) and his family, and all the people who strive for the pure religion of Allah. Amiin
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'To God belongs 99 names, 100 minus 1, anyone who memorizes them will enter Paradise; He (God) is odd (odd number, he is the Only One), and He loves odd numbers (such as 99)'
"He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator, The Fashioner, to Him belong the most beautiful names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, do declare His praises and glory. And He is the Exalted in Might, The Wise. (Quran 59:24)
"The most beautiful names belong to God: so call on Him by them;..." (7:180)
"...There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). Qur'an [42:11]
(Arabic transliteration: Laysa Kamithlihi Shayun Wa Huwa As-Sami' ul-Basir)
Such attributes can only be placed on the ONE, Allah (swt).
He is our Lord, our God, our Reason for Living, Our everything.
Without Him, we would be nothing.
Subhan'Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar!
I urge the believers, Praise Allah (swt) everyday in every way you can, for if you do so you will be amongst the believers on the day of judgement, insha'Allah.
May Allah (swt) guide those who are mis-guided, and keep our muslimeen on the straight path to jannah, Amiin
May peace and blessings be on Muhammad (saws) and his family, and all the people who strive for the pure religion of Allah. Amiin
Daily Quiz.. no peeking at the answers .. inshaa'Allah ..
Day 22. Juz 22 – Quiz.. Questions.
- Quote Surat Luqman v1 and explain what this verse means
- What did Luqman say to his son in Surat Luqman v13?
- Why did Allah place mountains on the earth? Clue: Surat Luqman v10
- Complete the ayat in Surat Luqman v18: “…Verily Allah Likes not any arrogant boaster.”
- Describe what the Qur’an is as mentioned in Surat Luqman v3
- If your parents insist on you following other than Allah, what must you do? Clue: Surat Luqman v15
- What did Allah Bestow upon Luqman? Clue: Surat Luqman v12
- Name 2 of the commandments of Allah mentioned in Surat Luqman v17
- What is meant by ‘idle talks’ in Surat Luqman v6?
- To Whom is the final destination? Clue: Surat Luqman v14
- Alif Lam Mim. No one knows the meaning except Allah
- O my son! Join not in worship others with Allah. Verily joining others in worship with Allah is a great Zulm indeed
- So that the earth would not shake
- And turn not your face away from men with pride., nor walk in insolence through the earth.
- A mercy and guidance for Al-Muhsinun (good-doers)
- You must not obey them but behave with your parents kindly in the world (2points)
- wisdom
- Perform prayer, Enjoin the good, forbid the wrong, bear with patience what befalls you,
- Music and singing
- Allah