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Ramadan: Nothing more than Feelings

Assalam Alaikum wa rahmat Allah.
Peace be upon you dear visitor.

- Hicham
- Yes?
- Ramadan is leaving.
- What? Leaving? It has just arrived!

Ramadan: Nothing more than feelings

After this short dialogue, I found myself writing this post where I trying to understand my feelings as Ramadan is leaving us; hence I recall what Allah had mentioned in the Holy Quran about how this month is just few days that quickly pass, so read and think about the following verse:

{The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful} — [Holy Quran (Koran) Translation - 2:185]

Indeed! They passed as if a jet plane was crossing over a small island, but sometimes it is hard to find the suitable words or better ways for expressing the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan as nothing more than feelings of happiness, sorrow, hope and fear after a whole month of true hospitality.

My feelings right now are shaped in a mix of happiness and sorrow, fear and hope in the same time! You may feel happy for being that close to the unlimited power of Almighty Allah (swt) – GOD – as the closer you get the more you feel like flying even if your legs are still on the ground. Nevertheless, you cannot prevent yourself from feeling sorrow because Ramadan is leaving as the spiritual journey that started during Ramadan is about to finish and the plane has to land. Hence, although a basic fact tell us that Muslims fast during Ramadan, this spiritual journey of being so close to Allah cannot be expressed in normal words; rather you can only try and feel and I think this is why fasting Ramadan is one of the (5) five pillars of Islam.

If you take a further look at this bunch of feelings: happiness, sorrow, hope and fear, this might lead you to figure out that we are neither angels nor devils but just humans who are subjected to do right and wrong since humans are clay creatures yet they are called to understand that their acts is their own responsibility. Nevertheless, I do not feel it is enough to thank Almighty Allah (swt) for the unlimited benefactions which had been granted them to us. If humans think about just one thing he cannot count or list the benefits and hence I am reminding you with the lost paradise of happiness in my previous elaborations.

Consequently, I believe that the meaning of Zakat in Islam is wider than just paying few amount of money; it is rather eve every Muslim should pay a tax from what he own in order to gain reward from Allah. In other words, paying this zakat in a wider perspective is not only about money but also about dedicating your power of body and mind for performing the role of urbanizing Earth according to what you can afford. This is another path to get reward from Allah in my perspective, and for that matter I am recalling Humm-Mumm where I elaborated about Zakat topic from wide angle before.

Anyway, since I have an unlimited trust in what Almighty Allah (swt) had told us and I am 101% sure that the mercy of Allah always came in the first place before punishment or anger therefore I wish, hope, and supplicate that Allah accepted our work as our good deeds. Amen!

Finally, this post is just nothing more than feelings, trying to figure out myself while Ramadan is leaving so Happy Eid ul-Fitr for all of you, your families and may Allah grant you with joy and happiness. Amen!

Salam,
Hicham

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