Fasting gets tough in summer, and tougher for
those who work outside air-conditioned
offices. But I am not going to talk about how
to stay cool (body temperature wise) in
summer. That’s for the physical trainers and
nutritionists to tackle. What I am going to
point out here are things which we do in
Ramadan that we do not realize are cool
(awesome) for us as common Muslims.
Realization of completing one level gives a
boost of confidence to excel in the next, in
turn, pumping more taqwa in our souls. If we
take a minute and have a look at our mirrors,
we should say to ourselves “Abdullah (you),
you are doing great; and yes, you are better
than this”.

1- Super Fasting of Inputs in summer is the next
level of fasting. The heat consumes all the
comfort of our movements throughout the day
and gives us nothing but tiredness and intense
thirst. That’s why I said “Super Fasting”,
rather than ‘fasting’. Inputs to our bodies
includes eyes, ears and feelings along with our
mouths (for consuming food), which are
strictly monitored. We remind ourselves while
browsing, press the mute button when the
music comes up and keep away from our
spouses during the day. In other words,
different senses in our bodies are fasting as
well. Isn’t it cool that we are able to strictly
monitor our senses and keep calm while
consciously depriving our physical needs for
the sake of Allah ? I think it’s great.

2- Super Fasting of Outputs is nothing but how we
monitor our output devices, in other words,
how they fast with us. Tongue and limbs keep
working for us throughout the day. Hunger,
thirst and tiredness act as catalysts to ignite a
flamethrower in us when anybody makes a
tiny mistake. It’s indeed a miracle when we
manage to keep our anger in control and let
our hands and tongue work in the opposite
direction i.e., by showing good behavior. Isn’t
it cool to stretch and twist our bodies and
souls with patience in difficult moments just to
be a good Muslim (in turn, obeying Allah
continuously and to be precise, developing
taqwa (Qur’an 2:183) )? I think, it’s awesome.

3- Iftaar with a few dates and some water will
literally make you forget that it’s Ramadan. By
the end of maghrib prayer, I feel so light and
normal, like as if I haven’t fasted the whole
day! A normal dinner makes my night prayers
much more active. Isn’t it cool that Allah
magically makes you so normal and calm after
a tiring sunny day? I think, it’s incredible.
I still wonder why some people are so
concerned about their food shopping before
Ramadan when a single date box can act as a
perfect brotherly gift.

4- Praying Taraaweh (the night prayer) wasn’t our
habit. We didn’t even think that we would go
for an extra mile to pray nawafil prayers
regularly. However, during Ramadan, we pray
taraweeh in the peak active hours, which on a
regular day, would have been reserved for
friends and hobbies. Isn’t it cool that we lift
ourselves from being an average worshiper
and try to reach excellence?

5- Praying Witr was hardly an option before
Ramadan. Many people are not even sure how
to pray witr . Ramadan teaches us the two
(sunnah) ways of praying witr accompanied
with lots of duas . Can you recall how many
days went by before you raised your hands to
ask something from Allah ? In Ramadan,
we ask so much that it kicks back a feeling of
being a helpless needy servant in front of
Allah . Isn’t it cool to realize one’s real
status in front of Allah at least for a
month in a whole year? Isn’t it cooler that
these acts of ours is *in* Ramadan when Allah
said that He is looking out to answer
His servant’s prayers? Woohoo! I think, it’s
amazing how Allah wants to dip us in His
Blessings and Mercy in this month. The
pleasure is all ours. Let’s shift the gear to push
ourselves to the next level of worship, insha Allah.

Source: http://blog.islamiconlineuniversity.com/cool-things-in-ramadan/

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