Monthly Archives: August 2011

Day 15 – Spiritual Detox

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

Earlier in Ramadan, I wrote a post about the physical detox benefits of Ramadan.  As we approach the last 10 days of Ramadan however, I want to turn our attention to the spiritual detoxification opportunity within Ramadan. Ramadan comes once … Continue reading →

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Day 14 – The Unthinkable

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

Children are one third of our population and all of our future. ~Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981. Imagine a family in a village struck by drought and food shortage.  The scarcity of necessary resources compels the … Continue reading →

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Day 13 – The days of forgiveness

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

The first 10 days of Ramadan are said to be the days of Mercy, during which mercy is sought from Allah.  We are well into the next 10 days of Ramadan, which are the days of forgiveness.  Thus in these … Continue reading →

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Day 12 – Missing the Sehri meal

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

This morning I slept through the time for Sehri (pre-dawn meal) and I had learned earlier in the month that if one sleeps through then he should keep the fast, as he/she intended to kept the fast before retiring to … Continue reading →

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Day 11: Religion & Technology

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

Yesterday I mentioned that I sometimes read the Qur’an using my iPhone app and that got me briefly thinking about the content of today’s post, namely Religion and Technology.  Even here on the MyRamadan blog and am sure there are … Continue reading →

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Day 10: Ramadan around the world

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

In the UK, Ramadan tends to largely manifest itself in mosques and local shops and supermarkets. In the mosques, there are larger crowds of people, eager to gain the rewards of this blessed month and of course the stock piles … Continue reading →

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Day 9 – Maintaining momentum

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

If you’re coasting, you’re either losing momentum or else you’re headed downhill. (Joan Welsh) This Ramadan and to be honest every Ramadan I intend to read a section (Juz) of the Qur’an each day.  There are 30 sections in the … Continue reading →

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Day 8 – The Second S

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

A full week has now passed since Ramadan began and many of us would have, by now tamed the desires of the stomach (or are still trying).  The stomach is the first thing I think of when I hear about … Continue reading →

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Day 8 – Lets learn Arabic numbers

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

I wanted to make today’s post an educational one and help myself and you learn the Arabic numbers from one to 9.  Memorise these to keep your mind a little active during Ramadan. Learning the numbers is especially helpful when … Continue reading →

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Day 7 – Daily reminders

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Abdul Hameed

It’s nice to start your day off with a spiritual reminder which holds practical lessons.  It motivates you for the day and enables you to to take a step towards makeing a practical and positive contribution to yourself or others. … Continue reading →

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