Are You Ready for Ramadhan?

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Are You Ready for Ramadhan?
We are two weeks away from the month of Ramadhan. Here are some useful actions to help us to prepare spiritually and physically for the most blessed month of the year.

1)    Read up on the Fiqh or Rules of Fasting: A little knowledge about the requirements of fasting can help us to fast with confidence.

To begin your reading, some basic information can be found at www.Ramadhanzone.com

2)    Increase your Sadaqah (voluntary charity) - Giving charity is rewarding at any time but especially so during Shaban and Ramadhan.

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "Blessed is the wealth of a Muslim from which he gives to the poor, the orphans and the needy travellers." (Bukhari)

You can give Sadaqah online instantly with your credit or debit card. It's a quick, easy and secure way to help some of the world's poorest people. Click here to donate.

Or sign up to Islamic Relief's regular donations today and give something to the poor every month. Registering is easy, just click here.

3)    Sponsor an Orphan:- One way of giving regular sadaqah is by sponsoring an orphan. Sponsorship can help transform the life of an orphan and give you a personal insight into the life of a child in need.

The Prophet (s) said: "I, and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this", and he put his index and middle fingers together.

Visit www.alyateem.com to sponsor an orphan today.

4)   Recite more Qur'an: Every letter of the Qur'an has ten rewards. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is
   

one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter."(Tirmidhi)

You can find basic information on the benefits of reciting the Qur'an at www.Ramadhanzone.com

5)   Pay your Zakat: The Arabic word "zakat" means purity, increase and blessing; and giving it in charity purifies, increases and blesses your wealth. The Blessed Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: "Pay zakat out of your property, for truly it is a purifier which purifies you, and be kind to your relatives, and acknowledge the rights of the poor, neighbours and beggars."

Click here to calculate how much Zakat you should pay.

6)   Give Sadaqah Jariyah to receive a continuous flow of rewards:  Waqf is a form of continuous charity (sadaqah jariyah), and the rewards for this type of charity continue even after the donor's death - for as long as people continue to benefit from the Waqf.

A Waqf share is an ideal gift for parents, children, relatives and friends, as it brings benefits in this world and in the hereafter. You can also make a special gift for the deceased - especially parents and relatives.

The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said:

"When a person dies their actions come to an end but three, ongoing charity, knowledge from which people continue to benefit and righteous offspring who pray for them" Narrated by Muslim.