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My brothers and sisters sustaining spiritual growth and continuing throughout the rest of the year,

post Ramadan, is something that the entire month of Ramadan has been set for.

So one of the main purposes of Ramadan, if you look at the Quran, Allah says, we have prescribed and

made compulsory for you the fasting, just like we have to those before you.

Al-Nadine min kablikum and he says, in order that you achieve Takwa,

God consciousness or piety or the fear of Allah or the consciousness of Allah,

all of that is included in the term Takwa. I need to jump on to a new level of relationship with

my maker. That is the reason why Ramadan is set there. It is a specific bedtime period. We know

it's one lunar month, either 29 or 30 days. And similarly the nights have been given greater

value than the day, even though the fasting happens through the day. That's something unique.

You look at the most powerful days of the year. You have the day of Arafah.

You look at the most powerful nights of the year, the night, lay little qadr. So there we go.

The most powerful day is not in Ramadan, but the most powerful night is in Ramadan.

The way Allah has planned and designed this beautiful month is such that we would definitely be

softened. It is time span enough for us to be able to change our ways and habits.

And then just as we begin to feel the effects wearing off, Allah gives us another season,

and another season. Until we get another Ramadan in 11 months. 11 months after this Ramadan will

be another Ramadan. Now between the two Ramadan, what should we be doing? We must make sure we don't

go back on our achievements. Obviously there is no fasting outside of Ramadan the way it is in Ramadan.

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