S2E15 What is Ramadan and What Can I Learn from It? - With Shahnila Ahmad of Brave Muslim Parents
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when Muslims fast during daylight hours for the entire month. It is the holiest month in the culture, and one that prepares them for the rest of the year. In this Episode, I talk with Shahnila about what Ramadan is, how Muslims celebrate, what we can learn from their experience, and the wonderful contributions that the Muslim community provides to the world.
This year the celebration is very different, as Shahnila describes in the interview, but that does not keep the community from celebrating and refining themselves during this time, as well as praying for the world to overcome this difficult time.
Connect with Shahnila
email: [email protected]
Instagram: @bravemuslimparents
To learn more about Muslims:
www.whyislam.org
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Show Notes
In 2020, Ramadan goes from April 23 to May 23.
A simple, yet meaningful way to support our Muslim friends during Ramadan is to simply reach out and say “Happy Ramadan!”
3 Tips that will make your next fast the best ever.
- Know your why
Think deeply about what you are hoping to gain an accomplish from your fast.
- Whatever you focus on grows
If you are so focused on the negative things, it is going to grow.
- Have a plan for the day
Make your plans for the day intentional and meaningful
Words to Know
Ramadan - the holiest month of the year for Muslims, when the Quran is believed to have been revealed.
Iftar - breaking the fast together in the evening.
Eid al Fitr - Festival of Breaking the Fast - when the community celebrates the end of Ramadan
Iman - the Muslim religious leader that leads the congregation in nightly prayers
Mosque - A building where Muslim’s worship God.
Quotes
"O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may develop God-consciousness." (Quran 2:183).
Having our basic needs met is really a privilege, it’s not an entitlement. - Shahnila Ahmad.
“When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of the heaven are opened; the gates of Hell-fire are closed, and the devils are chained.” - Prophet Muhammad
Ramadan is a month of intense spiritual rejuvenation. - Shahnila Ahmad @bravemuslimparents
During Ramadan you get to plant whatever seeds you want, and throughout the year, you get to benefit from the harvest. - Shahnila Ahmand @bravemuslimparents
We give up bad things during Ramadan, because we know what we are going into that month for. - Shahnila Ahmand @bravemuslimparents
It is leaving your bad habits at the door, and seeing on the other side, once the 30 days are over, which ones you actually want to leave behind, because it wasn’t really serving you anyway. Shahnila Ahmand @bravemuslimparents
Instead of a “To Do” list, I say we have a “GET to do list” - Shahnila Ahmand @bravemuslimparents
God doesn’t need our hunger. - Shahnila Ahmand @bravemuslimparents
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