Surely all praise is for Allah. We praise him and seek his assistance, we seek his forgiveness and we seek refuge in him from the evil of our own souls and the dare consequences of our actions.
Verily the importance of Ramadan cannot be over emphasized so, we will continue to admonish one another on how to improve as Muslims towards the forthcoming month of blessing. below are short and important ways to prepare for Ramadan
1. DU'A (Prayer) The first way of preparation is to besiege Allah to count us among those that will witness the noble month of Ramadan. we should understand that very many people have the desire to fast in Ramadan but death came to them before they start the fast. we should also pray for good health and wealth to make the fasting a smooth one.
2. Niyat (intention). The prophet (SAW) said all work are by intention. it is imperative for us to have intention that if Allah make us witness this noble month we will fast through out the month not only because Allah commanded us to fast but also we are hopeful to meet our rewards in full from Allah. very many people fast because of incentives they get from family member.
3. TAKWA (Fear of Allah). It is highly important to increase out takwa in the forthcoming month because Allah needs our piety not to only abstained from food. A Muslim should fast with the entire part of his/her body (The mind, eyes, ears, mouth, hands, legs e.t.c). The prophet (SAW) said verily Allah does not need the fast of someone who's fast does not prevent him from speaking vulgar words, watching or looking at unlawful things.
4. Planning our time. No matter how busy we might be, it is very essential to create more time for ibadat, recitation of Quran, listen to tefsir and others because all rewards of things we do in Ramadan will be in multiple fold. May Almighty Allah ease our task.