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hey guys, its all fun,

take catch it

it was on the news, u mean u didnt see it, okay i will get a link,


i found it

http://www.elombah.com/news/node/3912



* 86% of its total revenue was coming from its Federal Statutory Allocation, while 14% of its total revenue came from IGR,


okay, many states in Nigerian get there revenue from the same source, that is why they need to spend it wise rather than put it tin there account or control in the name of Government,


* It is number 33 out of 36 in terms of Federal Revenue Allocation, no doubt

* At least 65% of its total revenue is spent on recurrent expenditure - salaries, administrative expenses etc

This is why they are the state that pay less salary in the whole of Nigeria, N9000 for a level 7 civil servant

i thot i was alone on this,thanks to u guys for proving me wrong

stop to dey hide jor,

speak ur mind, i can even send u $10 to get a copy, lol

joking anyway

tijehi:
Are you promoting the CD? This one that all your posts na about the 'Wonderful Tuface'. Okay we don hear, Oya tell me your shop number for Alaba International Market make I come purchase am.

O girl, u dey vex oooo,

I dont sell Cd's sory i disappoint u,

tubaba no make am available 4people like u to buy because is not in alaba,

Instead of u to askwere u can get it for N150, u come dey take style to ask if i was promoting it,

n the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
Imam Ahmad recorded that Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, “Why is it that we are not mentioned in the Qur'an as men are?” Then one day without her realizing it, the Prophet (PBUH) was calling from the Minbar and she was combing her hair, so she tied her hair back then went out to her chamber in her house, and she started listening out, and he was saying from the minbar:
“Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allāh often and the women who do so – for them Allāh has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.” [Al-Ahzab (The Clans) 33:35]
This is another verse in the Quran that shows that both men and women are upheld to the same standard, and they will be rewarded in the same way. It is made very clear that forgiveness and reward have nothing to do with gender; it is all about effort. So it is up to each of us individually to strive to have as many of these qualities as we can.
Also, this verse is interesting because it was revealed 1400 years ago in a society in which the men would bury their daughters alive, and wives were treated as objects. Around the same time in other parts of the world, people were debating about whether women even had souls. Yet here Allah is giving honor and respect equally to both men and women. This verse leaves no question about the status or role of women in Islam.

6fut+:
@poster, i knw dia ar so many idiots on nland, nw i knw y u ar d most IDIOTIC ELEMENTS on nland, yeye fowl

i would not start exchanging words with u, but ur statement jst show ur level of understandn,

i have listened to the unstoppable int version of the one and only 2face idibia and i rate it as a complete classical album,

But most people didn't enjoy i because of the N1000 tag,

so for those dat listen to it, would you say its a waste of money to u or would u say it worth the price?

Hy guys,

2baba has released is album and its up to us to decided if good or bad, Which of the tracks is our choice and many more qualities,

Lets review the album, choose your best tracks, best productions, criticize some and so on,

let me begin,

To me, i believe all the tracks in that album are just too good but i enjoy the following more

Be there
Rain Drop
Power of naija
Outside
Only me
Implication
I sing
Free
Feeling u
Enter d place
Emotions

But the one i love best is Only me
Best produced is enter d place

Hy guys,

2baba has released is album and its up to us to decided if good or bad, Which of the tracks is our choice and many more qualities,

Lets review the album, choose ur best tracks, best productions, criticize some and so on,

let me begin,

To me, i believe all the tracks in that album are just too good but i enjoy the following more

Be there
Rain Drop
Power of naija
Outside
Only me
Implication
I sing
Free
Feeling u
Enter d place
Emotions

But the one i love best is Only me
Best produced is enter d place

i have listened to the unstoppable int version of the one and only 2face idibia and i rate it as a complete classical album,

But most people didn't enjoy i because of the N1000 tag,

so for those dat listen to it, would you say its a waste of money to u or would u say it worth the price?

Noun is making progress

THE GOVERNMENT’S GRAND FRAUD CALLED ZIMBABWEAN FARMS/INVESTMENT PROJECT IN KWARA STATE
SIX YEARS ago.

precisely, in 2004, the GOVERNMENT POLITICAL CABAL embarked on “agricultural revolution” ostensibly to
make kwara state the food basket of the nation. For the government, the displaced Zimbabwean farmers
were the magicians for the tendentious agric revolution of their serfdom. The Zimbabwean farmers, having
been displaced and disposed of their farms and movables, it followed that they were coming to kwara state,
Nigeria, financially unclothed. But despite the material and financial unclothedness of the imported farmers, the
SARAKIS characteristically referred to them as ‘INVESTORS’ for whom Kwara state must mortgage the present
and the future so as to attract, maintain and sustain By and under what is now known as
‘THE COLLABORATIVE AGRICULTURAL AGREEMENT’ the unprecedented perpetual looting, diversion and
conversion of the resources of kwara state and its poor people began in earnest and in full and unmitigated
scal. Under ‘THE COLLABORATIVE AGRICULTURAL AGREEMENT’ Kwara State Government was to provide and
make available to the “god sent” Zimbabwean farmers;

1.1000 hectares of land to each of the first set of
fifteen (15) Zimbabwean farmers.(15,000 Hectares in the first in instance.)

2. Good road network to the farms
3. Domestic water supply from a borehole per farm.
4. Adequate security at the farm house of each farmer,
5. Electricity supply to all the farms,
6. Conducive bungalow house of up to 2,500 Sq. ft. complete with requisite amenities such as;
(i) 200 KVA Generator,
(ii) Adequate storage sheds;
(iii) Fencing of the farmlands;
7. To secure;
(i) PIONEER STATUS,
(ii) Exemption from tax liabilities,
(iii) Duty free concession; and
(iv) Other exemption for financial advantage; From the appropriate Government Authorities /Agencies;
8. A LOAN of $250,000 to each farmer by the Kwara State Government
9. A LOAN of $250,000 to each farmer by a BANK chosen by the farmer with the Kwara State Government as
the Guarantor;
10. Procurement of entry Visas, Work and Resident Permits for the farmers and their families and employees.
LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE ZIMBABWEAN FARMERS BY SARAKIS. In line with the agreement, Sariki forcefully
took the lands of the people of TSONGA DISTRICT of EDU L.G.A.in the name of acquisition. The attempts by the natives to resist the illegal and unlawful takeover of their lands for transfer to foreigners met brutal oppression the law enforcement agents who were savagely and ruthlessly deployed by SARAKI. In the process some of
the natives were killed, many maimed or injured and many sent to prison. The acquisition and transfer of the
natives’ lands to the Zimbabweans was against the LAND USE ACT 1978 which allows Govt to take over lands
from people only for OVERRIDING PUBLIC INTEREST and FORBIDS Govt from taking from one person for the purpose of transferring same to another Nigerian talk‐less of foreigners.

LOANS TO THE ZIMBABWEN FARMERS. The SARAKIS gave the first set of fifteen of their Zimbabwean
employees $250,000 USD each and each also obtained $250,000 USD the Intercontinental Bank PLC /
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC with the Kwara State Govt as the Guanrantor. Not done, SARAKI also used their rubber stamp ,the KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY , to pass a ‘RESOLUTION’ using the state monthly
ALLOCATIONS from the Federation Account to guarantee another loan of N650,000,000.00 obtaied by the
Zimbabwean farmers in the name of KWA‐ZIMBO ENTERPRISES LTD from the Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank. NACRDB() KWA‐ZIMBO ENTERPRISES LTD defaulted in the repayment of the
principal and interest and when the NACRDB wanted to enforce the IRREVCABLE STANDING PAYMENT
ORDER (ISPO) given by the Kwara state govt on the state monthly allocations, the Saraki arranged and
obtained a RE‐FINANCE LOAN from the FIRST BANK PLC in the sum of N650,000,000.00, this time in the name of SHONGA FARM HOLDINGS NIG LTD. Another GRAND FRAUD A consortium of five banks, at the instance of
SARAKI arranged a syndicated loan of about N2, 000,000,000.00 for the farmers. The loan is also guaranteed
by the Kwara state Govt. Six years after , all the LOANS AND THE ACRUED INTERESTS remained unpaid while
the impact of the farm project is not felt in either Kwara state r Nigeria. The situation now is that KWARA STATE is now burdened with DEBTS running to about N10, 000,000,000.00 in the name of Zimbabwean farm project.

CONVERSION OF THE KWARA STATE FUNDS AND RESOURCES BY SARAKI,
While by the questionable so called COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT, each farmer is expected to form and register a COMPANY either alone or in conjunction with ‘interested investors’ what has come out of the project is ‘NEW NIGERIA FARM’ Findings at the COPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (C.A.C.) shows that the company known as
NEW NIGERIA ENTERPRISES LIMITED is wholly owned by SARAKIS. NEW NIGERIA. ENTERPRISES LTD with
R.C.NO:10115 was registered on 10th May, 1972 with DR. SOLA SARAKI and FLORENCE MORENIKE,
(SARAKI’WIFE) as the Subscribers and the Directors By Sections 36 and 37 of the COMPANIES & ALLIED
MATTERS ACT, a new business cannot be registered or be allowed to operate in or with a name so close to or
resembling an existing registere name. ALSO investigations at the CAC revealed that the name NEW NIGERIA
FARM is not registered. This therefore, lends credence to the allegation that all the official and banks documents relating to the farm project have been changed to SRAKIS’. The result is that the farm project is the property of SARAKIS with the Zimbabweans as their employees and the Kwara State the EBTOR either as a LENDER OR as a GUARANTOR of various questionable loans, It is noteworthy that despite billions of Naira hanging on the neck of kwara state, the SARAKIS in the 2010
Budget allocated close to N1, 000,000,000.00 to the Songa Farm Project of the family. By this singular fraud,
the Sarakis have mortgaged the future of the generations yet unborn of Kwara state while enriching
themselves and their family in billions of the people’s resources

no one in?

still on

I hate it when Government lie,

That is the case of kwara state Government, i will add a link on the details of the shonga farm,

But from what i no,

The so called shonga farm is nothin but the saraki property,

Quote
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
1. Kwara State Government - 15%
2. New Nigerian Farmers - 40%
3. The Banks (Intercontinental, Guaranty, FinBank, Platinum-Habib and Unity) - 45%


It is correct to some extent,but not in the other hand,

1.Kwara State Government -15%
2. New Nigerian Farmer- 40% this company is registered in 1987 by Dr Olusola saraki and its nothin new, the Governor present the Company as a new company that came to handle the job, yet its for his father,

They used Government resources to acquire it,

3. The Banks (Intercontinental, Guaranty, FinBank, Platinum-Habib and Unity) - 45%
They borrow alot of money with the name of kwara state Government from these banks to run the farm yet state Government own just 15%, so if The governor finish his tenure, they will pay the Government 15% and own the Farm while the debt is on the state,

amin

amin

i am not saying anything bad abt 2face, all am saying is dat its like all d miss yan of people is hurtin him now when he said in dat track be there dat

something in my mind
wanna talk abt it
feeling deep inside
this must be love
am no searching no more
hv found d one 4 me
u re my destiny u re my destiny

i want 2 b d one u see in d morning
b4 u go to sleep at night,
i never wanna see u cry,

i just want to be there,
i just wanna b d one u luv.


i no u must hv heard alot of stories abt me
but with u,there is no more lies
i was lost in d dark like a wilderness
but u brought me back to light
dats y i never want us 2 be apart

u guys don't get it,

i am not saying anything bad abt 2face, all am saying is dat its like all d miss yan of people is hurtin him now when he said in dat track be there dat

something in my mind
wanna talk abt it
feeling deep inside
this must be love
am no searching no more
hv found d one 4 me
u re my destiny u re my destiny

i want 2 b d one u see in d morning
b4 u go to sleep at night,
i never wanna see u cry,

i just want to be there,
i just wanna b d one u luv.


i no u must hv heard alot of stories abt me
but with u,there is no more lies
i was lost in d dark like a wilderness
but u brought me back to light
dats y i never want us 2 be apart

hey guys,

i think 2face bad tag as a womanizer is hunting him,

or haven't u listen to his unstoppable international version in d track be there,

u need to listen to dat track and get back here,

hey guys,

i think 2face bad tag as a womanizer is hunting him,

or haven't u listen to his unstoppable international version in d track be there,

u need to listen to dat track and get back here,

Rewards For Performing Taraweeh During Ramadhan!


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Sheik Fathima Abdul Kalam Assalamu Allaikum Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

I read this article. It was so wonderful. I am really sorry i was not able to have a proper reference of hadith for this. Masha Allah after going through these, i did not want to restrict myself in sharing with my Brothers and sisters just because there is no reference. As we all know that Allah (S.W.T)'s Mercy is overflowing, His Generosity and Kindness beyond our comprehension during this unique month as stated by our Noble Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu alaihi wasallam; let us perform taraweeh and make these as a dua.

As this Blessed Month slowly slips away, as surely as the moon’s face slowly changes before our eyes, the seconds for earning the Divine Bounties are so precious.

Rewards For Performing Taraweeh During Ramadhan

1ST NIGHT - Almighty Allah Ta’ala forgives all the sins of a Mu’min.

2nd NIGHT – Allah Ta’ala will forgive your parents if they died as Mu’min

3rd NIGHT - Below the Arsh-Allah’s throne an Angel is commanded to proclaim: "O, MU’MIN your deed was pure, Allah Ta’ala has forgiven your past sins"

4th NIGHT - You are awarded the thawaab of reading the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor and the Quraan Majid.

5th NIGHT - You get thawaab equal to that which you would gain if you read your salaat in the Sanctuary of the Ka’aba, Al-Madina Al-Munawwarah and Masjid Aqsa.

6th NIGHT - You gain the thawaab of the Tawaaf made by the 70,000 angels made at Baitul Mamoor in the seventh sky.

7th NIGHT - You receive the thawaab of those good people who helped Musa alaihis Salaam when he fought Fir’un and Haman.

8th NIGHT - The rewards for the 8th Taraweeh are equal to the thawaab awarded to Ibrahim alaihis Salaam

9th NIGHT - The rewards of this night are that one becomes the beloved of Allah Ta’ala, Allah loves that servant.

10th NIGHT - Allah proclaims for you all the best in the world, one is endowed with the goodly provisions of this world and the Hereafter.

11th NIGHT - The reward for this night is that when a Mu’min leaves this world, he does so with Iman.

12th NIGHT - On the Day of Resurrection you will appear with a face with so much Nur, lustre on it, as much as the shining full moon.

13th NIGHT - On the Day of Resurrection, you will be protected from evil and stand secure.

14th NIGHT - On the Day of Resurrection, the Angels will be witnesses for the Taraweeh you are performing. On this evidence Allah Ta’ala will grant your entry into Paradise without account.

15th NIGHT - All the Angels who carry the Throne and the Footstool pronounce benedictions for the servant performing Taraweeh on this night.

16th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala gives instructions giving you immunity from Jahannam, and entitling you to enter Jannah.

17th NIGHT - Allah grants you the thawaab of the Anbiya Alaihumus Salaam

18th NIGHT - On this night an Angel announces that Allah is happy with you, and your parents.

19th NIGHT- The reward for this night is that Allah Ta’ala elevates your position in Jannah.

20th NIGHT- On this night Allah Ta’ala rewards you by granting to you the thawaab of the martyred and the pious.

21st NIGHT - On this night, Allah Ta’ala builds a pavilion of Nur for you in Paradise.

22nd NIGHT - You will arrive to the Resurrection ground duly freed from sorrow and distress.

23rd NIGHT - On this night Allah Ta’ala makes a garden ("shaher" for you in Jannah.

24th NIGHT - On this night Allah Ta’ala grants twenty-four duas, prayers.

25th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala lifts his punishment from your grave.

26th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala increases for you the thawaab of 40 years.

27th NIGHT - The rewards for this night of Taraweeh are that you will be able to cross the Pul-Siraat (bridge) like lightning.

28th NIGHT - Your position in Paradise is increased by one stage.

29th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala grants the thawaab of 1,000 "makabul" (accepted) Hajj.

30th NIGHT - By performing this night of Taraweeh you would be one of the many persons who, on the Day of Resurrection will hear Allah Ta’ala say in Paradise, "Eat whichever fruit you like to eat, bathe with the water of Salsabil and drink from the Kawthar! I am thy Lord and you are my slave!

May we all be striving our utmost, increasing our efforts in all aspects of our Deen, and encouraging others to do so, thereby gaining our own thawaab as well as what we have encouraged.

All good is from Allah (S.W.T) whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah (S.W.T) Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and our beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. Ameen.

Please remember me and my family in your duas.

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Sheik Fathima Abdul Kalam Assalamu Allaikum Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

I read this article. It was so wonderful. I am really sorry i was not able to have a proper reference of hadith for this. Masha Allah after going through these, i did not want to restrict myself in sharing with my Brothers and sisters just because there is no reference. As we all know that Allah (S.W.T)'s Mercy is overflowing, His Generosity and Kindness beyond our comprehension during this unique month as stated by our Noble Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu alaihi wasallam; let us perform taraweeh and make these as a dua.

As this Blessed Month slowly slips away, as surely as the moon’s face slowly changes before our eyes, the seconds for earning the Divine Bounties are so precious.

Rewards For Performing Taraweeh During Ramadhan

1ST NIGHT - Almighty Allah Ta’ala forgives all the sins of a Mu’min.

2nd NIGHT – Allah Ta’ala will forgive your parents if they died as Mu’min

3rd NIGHT - Below the Arsh-Allah’s throne an Angel is commanded to proclaim: "O, MU’MIN your deed was pure, Allah Ta’ala has forgiven your past sins"

4th NIGHT - You are awarded the thawaab of reading the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor and the Quraan Majid.

5th NIGHT - You get thawaab equal to that which you would gain if you read your salaat in the Sanctuary of the Ka’aba, Al-Madina Al-Munawwarah and Masjid Aqsa.

6th NIGHT - You gain the thawaab of the Tawaaf made by the 70,000 angels made at Baitul Mamoor in the seventh sky.

7th NIGHT - You receive the thawaab of those good people who helped Musa alaihis Salaam when he fought Fir’un and Haman.

8th NIGHT - The rewards for the 8th Taraweeh are equal to the thawaab awarded to Ibrahim alaihis Salaam

9th NIGHT - The rewards of this night are that one becomes the beloved of Allah Ta’ala, Allah loves that servant.

10th NIGHT - Allah proclaims for you all the best in the world, one is endowed with the goodly provisions of this world and the Hereafter.

11th NIGHT - The reward for this night is that when a Mu’min leaves this world, he does so with Iman.

12th NIGHT - On the Day of Resurrection you will appear with a face with so much Nur, lustre on it, as much as the shining full moon.

13th NIGHT - On the Day of Resurrection, you will be protected from evil and stand secure.

14th NIGHT - On the Day of Resurrection, the Angels will be witnesses for the Taraweeh you are performing. On this evidence Allah Ta’ala will grant your entry into Paradise without account.

15th NIGHT - All the Angels who carry the Throne and the Footstool pronounce benedictions for the servant performing Taraweeh on this night.

16th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala gives instructions giving you immunity from Jahannam, and entitling you to enter Jannah.

17th NIGHT - Allah grants you the thawaab of the Anbiya Alaihumus Salaam

18th NIGHT - On this night an Angel announces that Allah is happy with you, and your parents.

19th NIGHT- The reward for this night is that Allah Ta’ala elevates your position in Jannah.

20th NIGHT- On this night Allah Ta’ala rewards you by granting to you the thawaab of the martyred and the pious.

21st NIGHT - On this night, Allah Ta’ala builds a pavilion of Nur for you in Paradise.

22nd NIGHT - You will arrive to the Resurrection ground duly freed from sorrow and distress.

23rd NIGHT - On this night Allah Ta’ala makes a garden ("shaher" for you in Jannah.

24th NIGHT - On this night Allah Ta’ala grants twenty-four duas, prayers.

25th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala lifts his punishment from your grave.

26th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala increases for you the thawaab of 40 years.

27th NIGHT - The rewards for this night of Taraweeh are that you will be able to cross the Pul-Siraat (bridge) like lightning.

28th NIGHT - Your position in Paradise is increased by one stage.

29th NIGHT - Allah Ta’ala grants the thawaab of 1,000 "makabul" (accepted) Hajj.

30th NIGHT - By performing this night of Taraweeh you would be one of the many persons who, on the Day of Resurrection will hear Allah Ta’ala say in Paradise, "Eat whichever fruit you like to eat, bathe with the water of Salsabil and drink from the Kawthar! I am thy Lord and you are my slave!

May we all be striving our utmost, increasing our efforts in all aspects of our Deen, and encouraging others to do so, thereby gaining our own thawaab as well as what we have encouraged.

All good is from Allah (S.W.T) whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah (S.W.T) Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and our beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. Ameen.

Please remember me and my family in your duas.

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drop ur ac 4 real/, it will help

Assalamualaikum Waramatullahi Wabarakatu!

In the name of Allah the most beneficent and the most merciful, He who spare us all till today 6th day of Ramadan.

Praise be to him!

May the peace and blessing of Allay be with the prophet (Mohammed S.A.W),his house hold and his companion.

After praise,

I call on my fellow muslims to share there knowledge here on this topic relating to ramadan,ask question and may Allah bless us all,

I will be posting tafseer here on some sura and topics and i call on my brothers and sisters to do the sameand learn from it,

Lesson to note

1. Intention: Remind yourself again and again that you are fasting in obedience to Allah. Be sincere in your intention. You want Allah to accept your fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whosoever fasts in Ramadan with faith and seeking Allah’s reward, all his past sins are forgiven.” (Al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 37)

2. Sunnah: Observe the Sunnah in fasting. Take the suhur meal a little before dawn and end your fast at sunset. As much as you can, try to fast as much like the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted. There was no prayer better than his prayer and no fast better than his fast. Try to follow his way of fasting. That is the most acceptable way of fasting to Allah.

3. Wara` (Avoiding everything haram or makruh): Keep your body and mind very clean. Fasting is not just avoiding food and drink. Fasting is to learn how to avoid bad words and bad deeds. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whosoever does not leave bad words and bad actions, Allah does not care if he leaves his food and drink.” (Al-Tirmidhi 641)

4. Qur’an: Fasting and revelation are inter-connected. Prophet Musa fasted when he received the Torah. Prophet `Isa fasted when he received the Gospel. Prophet Muhammad fasted when he received the first message of the Qur’an. Let us do the same thing. You must fast and spend more time with the Qur’an. Read the Qur’an every day. Try to finish at least one time the whole Qur’an during this month by your own personal reading.

5. Prayer or Salah, Du`a' and Dhikr: Pray on time and observe all the prayers. Do not ignore the Tarawih or Ramadan night prayers. Make more extra and voluntary prayers. Do as much worship as you can. Do more dhikr (remembering Allah) and du`a' (supplication) for yourself and for others. Repent and seek forgiveness for yourself and for others as much as you can. This is the best time for devotion and seeking Allah’s forgiveness. Seek the Night of Qadr by special devotion during the last ten nights of this month.

6. Zakah, Sadaqah and Generosity: Ramadan generates the spirit of giving and sacrifice. When we deprive ourselves of food and drink we understand and realize well what it means to be hungry and thirsty. We realize the pain of those who cannot find the basic necessities of life. Be very charitable and generous. Give more to help the poor and needy. Contribute generously to useful social and community projects.

7. Family: Goodness must begin at home. Be very good to your family, immediate family and the extended family. Spend more time and quality time with your family members. Try to have suhur (pre-dawn meal) together. Break your fast together and pray together as much as you can. Do this more at this time. Ramadan should bring you closer to each other. Allah’s special mercy comes on the families that are united, harmonious and peaceful.

8. Good Conduct: Fasting should transform you and should make you a different person. Try to be extra kind and courteous during this month. Forget your quarrels and disputes. Reconcile and forgive. Do not get involved in backbiting, lying, cheating and anything that is wrong. Be very good to Muslims and to all human beings. Be good to your friends and neighbors. Let your non-Muslim neighbors and co-workers know that this is your blessed and sacred time.

9. Tafakkur (reflection): Think, reflect and plan to improve the moral and spiritual condition of your own self and your family. Think about any wrong things and sins you might be doing and decide to correct yourself. Think about any deficiencies you have in your Islamic observances. Plan to change yourself. Think what you can do for the Ummah and for humanity to make this world a better place for everyone. Think about the life after death and the Day of Judgment.

10. Be cheerful and happy: Ramadan is not a time of mourning or sadness. It is a time of thankfulness to Allah. In a Hadith it is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “When you fast, anoint yourself. Let not the signs of fast be seen on you.” (Al-Bukahri, Al-Adab al-Mufrad) Do not feel tired and miserable. Feel alert and relax. Take things easy. This time is for your own good. Give the greetings of Ramadan to each other and enjoy this beautiful time.
It is reported in a Hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a sermon about Ramadan to a gathering that met towards the end of Sha`ban. He said:
"O People, a great and a blessed month is approaching you. In this month, there is a night that is better than one thousand months. Allah has made fasting obligatory and prayers at night commendable during this month. Whosoever will do a voluntary good deed during this month, it is as if he performed an obligatory good deed at another time and whosoever will perform an obligatory good deed, it is as if he performed seventy obligatory good deeds at another time. This is the month of patience and the reward of patience is Paradise. This is the month of kindness. In this month the believer’s provision is increased. Whosoever will give food to a fasting person in this month, it will bring forgiveness for his sins, will save him from the hellfire and he shall have his reward while the fasting person will not lose any of his reward." (As-Suyuti, Ad-Durr al-Manthur)

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