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Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, all praises due to Allah for having given us the gift of Ramadan

A month of blessings mercy and recitation of the Quran

He chose for us a month to fast to pray to give and to seek

So that our souls be purified and our sins for given in a month that is unique

He sends down blessings every single night

Feeling our souls with his grace and he blesses every single deed that we do in this month regardless of the time and place

It is a month in which we recite the Quran with devotion and care

Seeking his guidance his blessings and his mercy to share

We give to the needy to the poor and to the weak

Remembering that all that we desire is with him to seek

Oh Allah we ask for your forgiveness and your blessings to pour upon us and our families and the ummah and all those who implore

And we seek from you that we emerge from this month pure and bright

With hearts full of gratitude and shining with your light in this month Ya Rabbi

Allow us to partake of all of your blessings that are given so that our deeds be accepted our ranks raised and our sins for given

As to what follows know that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has reminded us to be conscious of him when he says in the Quran

Ya Iuhallah theina aman uttakullahu l-haqatu qatih

Wa la tamutunna illa wa antumuslimun

Dear Muslims barely a few days are left before the blessed month begins

And while many of us are excited and counting the days and looking forward to the month

Perhaps some amongst us are not feeling that level of enthusiasm just yet

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