Ramadan Day 15: What to do in the second half of Ramadan
In this Ramadan series, NAIJ.com looks at the what Muslims can do or start to do as the other half of the fasting month starts in order to get closer to God.
Editor's note: The month of Ramadan has reached its 15 days with possibly 15 more days of fasting to go.
In this Ramadan series, NAIJ.com looks at the what Muslims can do or start to do as the other half of the fasting month starts in order to get closer to God.
The month of Ramadan has reached 15 which also signals the 15th day of the Muslim fast. Slowly, it will also inch to an end. While Muslims have devoted a lot to serving Allah and keeping close to him, there is still a lot of work to be done.
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Relenting
Some Muslims run the risk of beginning to feel relaxed during Ramadan as it reaches its 15th day. Mosques which used to be full during the first five days of Ramadan especially for Tarawih prayers are now quickly becoming empty. Muslims must endeavour to maintain and increase their religious practice during Ramadan in order to get the best reward from Allah
Itikaf
Itikaf is a period of seclusion that it dedicated towards offering prayers and reading the Quran in the last 10 days of Ramadan. Now is the perfect time to begin to prepare towards how and where this will be done. It is preferable for a lot of Muslims to spend the last 10 days of Ramadan in Mosque as it affords the atmosphere and the seclusion to dedicate ones activities to Allah.
Making a habit of activities done during the first half of Ramadan
The ability to drop attitude and activities considered sinful during the first half of Ramadan should gear every Muslim to completely doing away with it not only during the second half of the month but jettisoning it completely. Although bad habits are difficult to drop, the possibility of doing away with them during the past 15 days should strengthen every Muslim’s conviction that he can do away with this bad habit.
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Never too late
Some people did get into the Ramadan spirit when the month started and now that it has reached the middle may feel they have lost out on this glorious opportunity. The truth is that it is never too late to try to get closer to Allah especially with the remaining 15 days left. What matters is the willingness and determination to make use f the little opportunity available to increase ones piety and submission to the will of Allah
May Allah make it easier for us
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