Salam. Many of us have started preparing for Aidilfitri, maybe we should also make sure that we end this blessed holy month in a great way.
1. Repentance (Taubat)
We end this month by returning to Allah in a state of humility and repentance. We seek forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him because we acknowledge that our deeds are deficient and we acknowledge that we have wronged ourselves and others.
2. Gratitude (Syukur)
We must thank Allah for all that He has given us during this month. He blessed us to be among those who worshiped Him and He gave us the health and ability to fast, to pray and to increase in our good deeds. Being grateful to Allah and thanking Him reminds us to be humble because we would not have received anything good or have had the opportunity to do any good without the help of Allah.
3. Proclaiming the Greatness of Allah (Takbir)
Takbir is to declare the greatness of Allah, to exalt Him and magnify Him. Saying “Allahuakbar” is the highest and best way to exalt Allah. We repeat this throughout the night and day, reminding ourselves that Allah is greater than everything else and we declare His praise for having guided us to finish Ramadhan.
4. Intention to Change
We end this month with the intention to continue fasting, praying and doing good. Ramadhan is a month of change that is meant to give us a spiritual cleansing that will last us the whole year. The virtues of fasting and praying do not end after we celebrate Aidilfitri; rather, Aidilfitri should be the beginning of a new chapter for us to continue doing the habits we started in Ramadhan. Do not be a typical “Ramadhan Muslim” by intending to return to your old habits after the Aidilfitri prayer. Ask Allah, the one who guided you to worship Him in Ramadhan, to help you continue in your worship and good deeds. Remember that Ramadhan has left us but the one who created this month will never leave; for He is living and His reward is everlasting. That’s all for now, thank you…
p/s:- Let’s hope all of us will be around for the next Ramadhan. Aminn…!!!
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