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My beloved brothers and sisters, as you notice, we just commenced the month of Ramadan

at Maghrib this evening and already we are in full swing with the Quran, the word of Allah. Have you noticed that?

We are in full swing. While we were reading the Quran this evening, I'm busy thinking to myself, Islam is the only religion on earth

that strongly encourages its followers to go through every word of the Quran at least once a year. It has dedicated an entire month known as Shah-ul-Quran, the month of the Quran. What is Ramadan? People say we are fasting. That's only a part of it. It is the month of peace, the month of tranquility, the month of cure, the month of goodness, the month of forgiveness, the month of the Quran.

The month of tranquility, the month of cure, the month of goodness, the month of forgiveness, the month of mercy, the month of attaining paradise, the month of the Quran, the month of revelation, the month of celebration of being a Muslim where we practice self-restraint, we don't just do what we want.

We do what the Almighty has ordained, Subhanallah.

So it is our duty to make an effort with the word of Allah.

The turn of the Quran is only used once in the Quran and Allah connects it not to the fasting but rather to the book that He revealed to us.

You could be excused from fasting if you have that valid excuse but you cannot be excused from revelation because then you won't know who is Allah.

You won't know what Allah wants from you. So my brothers and sisters, it is a month of softening the hearts.

The Prophet ﷺ was very generous. He was the most generous of all people but in the Ramadan he was the most generous from his own generosity which was already the most anyway.

But more than that in the month of Ramadan when when Jibril alaihi salam used to come to him and together they used to recite the Quran.

The Quran is a ha is Subhanallah supposed to have an impact on the heart and we are supposed to become more generous.

So another quality of Ramadan it is the month of charity. Subhanallah, the month of compassion where we reach out to those who are in need and we give them primarily start with your own generosity.

Start with your own family members and remember charity is not just something that you give monetarily but rather even your expression on your face is an act of charity.

This is a month of dedication. It requires a great effort to get up early in the morning pre-dorn and to have a little meal Subhanallah and thereafter to be able to commence with Salat al Fajr and to be able to control your sleep.

And you are getting up and your work and everything else perhaps your school your examinations my brothers and sisters we must thank Allah that he has allowed us to witness this month of Ramadan.

Do you remember last year 2020 how it was in the month of Ramadan? Do you know how many people we have lost between now and then?

And do you understand the favor of Allah to allow us to witness this month so that we can achieve his forgiveness we can polish ourselves once again.

Well, Allah he we don't know who from amongst us will be granted the acceptance to end the month of Ramadan and who might be taken away by Allah may Allah grant us a good ending and gennitude for the house.

So let's make an effort. I know usually when it comes to the masjid and Mashallah we have a beautiful masjid with absolutely melodious recitation of the Kari who is all the way from Egypt here.

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