How do we preserve the light of Ramadan once the month has ended? One of the keys to preserving what we have attained is in the intentions we make before the month ends. We should make firm intentions to do good in Shawwal and beyond. We also need to beg Allah to preserve and increase […]

What intentions should we make for after Ramadan? We intend to be among those whose entire year is Ramadan. We intend that our connection with Allah is expressed in our actions throughout the day and the night. We intend to serve the Umma in the best way by focusing on the Three Objectives: knowledge, devotion […]

In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Fasting Ramadan and following it with six days from Shawwal is like continual fasting.” [Muslim, on the authority of Abu Ayyub (Allah be pleased with him)] This is because the reward of actions is multiplied (at […]

Dread your period during the blessed month of Ramadan. Do you feel like you’re missing out on all the worship? Nour Merza gives women ten practical ways to benefit from this blessed month spiritually. Every Ramadan, most women will have about a week in which they cannot join in the major religious practices of the […]