{"id":4216,"date":"2026-02-20T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/?p=4216"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:01:06","slug":"ramadan-as-a-reset-strong-faith-and-new-mindset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/ramadan-as-a-reset-strong-faith-and-new-mindset\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan as a Reset: Strong Faith, and New Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-d15b3c9 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"d15b3c9\"><style>.stk-d15b3c9 {border-top-left-radius:2px !important;border-top-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:2px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 #123f5209 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878) !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:5px !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-d15b3c9 .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:32px !important;padding-right:32px !important;padding-bottom:32px !important;padding-left:32px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-d15b3c9 .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:12px !important;padding-right:12px !important;padding-bottom:12px !important;padding-left:12px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-d15b3c9-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-19d18b6\" data-block-id=\"19d18b6\"><style>@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-19d18b6 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:16px !important;width:16px !important;}}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-19d18b6\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-19-d-18-b-6-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-19-d-18-b-6-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e63631e\" data-block-id=\"e63631e\"><style>.stk-e63631e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;line-height:1.5em !important;font-weight:600 !important;font-family:\"Lora\", Sans-serif !important;letter-spacing:0.25px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-e63631e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-e63631e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;letter-spacing:0.3px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><br>O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you\u2014as it was for those before you<sup>1<\/sup>\u2014so perhaps you will become mindful \u02f9of Allah\u02fa.<br><br>                                                         <span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/2?startingVerse=275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Quran 2:283<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-b569830\" data-block-id=\"b569830\"><style>.stk-b569830 {height:100px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-6e83de2\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-6e83de2\">\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-f5fdbf0\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-f5fdbf0 \">Yesterday was the first day of <a href=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/fasting-in-islam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fasting\">Ramadan<\/a>, and it has hit me with a realization that is both humbling and deeply uplifting. We often talk about this month as a time of sacrifice, but If welook closer, it\u2019s actually the ultimate proof of what we are capable of. It is the one month where we deliberately push past our &#8220;limits&#8221; and discover that even when we are running on a low or empty battery, our spirits have a hidden gear we never knew existed.<br><br>Ramadan is the crystal-clear evidence that you are capable of so much more than you think. It is a divine reset\u2014a thirty-day window that proves, through the grace of Allah, that <strong>Yes, You Can.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-ad7bb6a\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-ad7bb6a \">   <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-19c02cf\" id=\"span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-terminology-and-history-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-span\" data-block-id=\"19c02cf\"><style>.stk-19c02cf .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:48px !important;font-weight:700 !important;font-family:\"lora\", Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-19c02cf .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:48px !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text stk-block-heading--use-theme-margins\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Ramadan: The Month That Shatters Your Excuses<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-66797c7\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-66797c7 \">Islam has in its core the habit of challenging your beliefs, so that the true ones get stronger and the fake ones get shattered, and Ramadan is one of those challenges, since it dares your beliefs about what you can and can\u2019t achieve.<br>You spend the entire year cycling through various habits and default behaviors, accepting them as your true self with the mindset, &#8220;This is me, this is how I am, and there\u2019s nothing I can do about it.\u201d to the default and to your \u201cthis is me, this is tall I can do, and there\u2019s nothing I can do about it.\u201d<br>Then, Ramadan happens, and a large mirror is held up before your face, loudly affirming that you are capable of more than you believe. It acts as a divine reset that confirms &#8220;Yes You Can&#8221; through Allah&#8217;s grace.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-c68ed60\" data-block-id=\"c68ed60\"><style>.stk-c68ed60 {border-top-left-radius:5px !important;border-top-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:5px !important;overflow:hidden !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-c68ed60 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:665px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-c68ed60 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-c68ed60 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:377px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-691\" src=\"http:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual4-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"An elderly man with white beard kneels in prayer, focused on a Quran placed on a small wooden stand.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual4-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual4-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual4-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual4-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual4-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual4-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-eaa509f\" id=\"span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-you-are-capable-of-much-more-strong-strong-span\" data-block-id=\"eaa509f\"><style>.stk-eaa509f {margin-bottom:25px !important;}.stk-eaa509f .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:48px !important;font-weight:700 !important;font-family:\"lora\", Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-eaa509f .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:48px !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text stk-block-heading--use-theme-margins\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong>You Are Capable Of Much More<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-4609d60 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"4609d60\"><style>.stk-4609d60 {border-top-left-radius:2px !important;border-top-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:2px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 #123f5209 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878) !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:5px !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-4609d60 .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:32px !important;padding-right:32px !important;padding-bottom:32px !important;padding-left:32px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-4609d60 .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:12px !important;padding-right:12px !important;padding-bottom:12px !important;padding-left:12px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-4609d60-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-354b87f\" data-block-id=\"354b87f\"><style>@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-354b87f .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:16px !important;width:16px !important;}}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-354b87f\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-354-b-87-f-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-354-b-87-f-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-3b674e7\" data-block-id=\"3b674e7\"><style>.stk-3b674e7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;line-height:1.5em !important;font-weight:600 !important;font-family:\"Lora\", Sans-serif !important;letter-spacing:0.25px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-3b674e7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-3b674e7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;letter-spacing:0.3px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The Prophet (\ufdfa) said:<\/span><br>&#8220;<strong><strong><strong>Verily, fasting is not only from eating and drinking. Rather, fasting is from vanity and obscenity. If someone abuses you or acts foolish against you, then say: Indeed, I am fasting.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>&#8220;<br><br><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #779393);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">                                     \u1e62a\u1e25\u012b\u1e25 Ibn \u1e24ibb\u0101n 3479<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-96f14a9\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-96f14a9 \">The Holy Month shows us that the habits we thought were &#8220;impossible&#8221; to break are within our control when we add God-obeidience to the equation. Because for your fasting to be accepted, you have no choice but to overcome yourself and your fixed ideas and actions:<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-6360584\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-breaking-addictions-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"6360584\"><style>.stk-6360584 {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong>Breaking Addictions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-970a554\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-970a554 \">Every Ramadan, Muslims, whether dealing with minor habits or major dependencies, will abstain from all forms of addiction and major sins for at least 30 days through Allah-Consciousness. For example, alcohol abstinence can extend to a strict 70 days\u201440 days before Ramadan and 30 days during Ramadan. This shows that it is possible to shatter the illusion of helplessness, reclaim your life for 30 days, and sustain this change even beyond.<br>\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-8bf0e3c\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-mastering-the-self-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"8bf0e3c\"><style>.stk-8bf0e3c {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong>Mastering the Self:<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-23cb878\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-23cb878 \">For those struggling with physical or emotional impulses, Ramadan offers daily victories, proving that the soul is stronger than the body&#8217;s desire for food, sex, gossip, or vicious actions, such as cheating, lying, perjury, obscene language, and more, that would make your fasting rejected.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-49d30eb is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"49d30eb\"><style>.stk-49d30eb {border-top-left-radius:2px !important;border-top-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:2px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 #123f5209 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878) !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:5px !important;margin-bottom:100px 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y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-e-7-d-5-d-13-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-e-7-d-5-d-13-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-35c5717\" data-block-id=\"35c5717\"><style>.stk-35c5717 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;line-height:1.5em !important;font-weight:600 !important;font-family:\"Lora\", Sans-serif !important;letter-spacing:0.25px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-35c5717 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-35c5717 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;letter-spacing:0.3px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The Prophet (\ufdfa) said:<\/span><br>&#8220;<strong>Whoever does not leave evil words and deeds while fasting, Allah does not need him to leave food and drink<\/strong>&#8220;.<br><br>                                      <span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/2?startingVerse=275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&nbsp;\u1e62a\u1e25\u012b\u1e25 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/2?startingVerse=275\" title=\"\">al<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/2?startingVerse=275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">-Bukh\u0101r\u012b 1903<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0e4c608\" id=\"strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-undiscovered-energy-span-strong\" data-block-id=\"0e4c608\"><style>.stk-0e4c608 {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Undiscovered Energy:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-836d54f\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-836d54f \">Even those who are convinced they are &#8220;sleepy or lazy&#8221; discover a hidden reservoir of energy to fulfill their spiritual duties, waking up one hour before dawn to pray and take their Sohor, enduring the entire day at work or school without food or water, and completing the reading of the entire Holy Quran within the 30 days of the Holy Month, proving that our potential is far greater than we imagined.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-217073b\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-devotion-strong-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"217073b\"><style>.stk-217073b {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong>Devotion<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-36dec97\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-36dec97 \">Those who may have struggled to keep their prayers find the strength not only to keep their daily prayers on time but also to find peace in the extra devotion of <em>Tarawih (ten prayer units after Ishaa and ten before Dawn prayer)<\/em>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a64db07\" id=\"span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-and-yes-you-can-be-sympathetic-strong-strong-span\" data-block-id=\"a64db07\"><style>.stk-a64db07 {margin-bottom:25px !important;}.stk-a64db07 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:48px !important;font-weight:700 !important;font-family:\"lora\", Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-a64db07 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In the background, three men are interacting, with one waving and smiling, contributing to a lively and friendly atmosphere.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/medium-shot-colleagues-hugging-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/medium-shot-colleagues-hugging-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/medium-shot-colleagues-hugging-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/medium-shot-colleagues-hugging-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/medium-shot-colleagues-hugging-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/medium-shot-colleagues-hugging-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-6cf96b7\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-6cf96b7 \">The initial sympathy you feel is for yourself as you savor the sweet, fulfilling connection with your Creator that you&#8217;ve lacked all year. Ultimately, the fast is a personal act of devotion between the servant and Allah, and we experience it in the peaceful moments before dawn, as we rise for Sohor and head to the mosque in universal silence for Fajr prayer.<br>\u00a0<br>A sympathy that grows stronger in Ramadan as you endure hunger and thirst, as so many poor and unfortunate humans do every day of their lives, not by choice, not just for 30 days.<br><br>A sympathy that comes from a broken heart, which keeps unfolding the illusions covering it and keeping it slow and chained to fake beliefs about itself and the world around it.<br><br>By doing &#8220;more with less,&#8221; we find ourselves more present for our families, more generous to our neighbors, and more connected to the global <em>Ummah<\/em>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-057f4e3\" id=\"span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-the-beauty-of-your-redescovering-yourself-strong-strong-span\" data-block-id=\"057f4e3\"><style>.stk-057f4e3 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:48px !important;font-weight:700 !important;font-family:\"lora\", Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-057f4e3 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:48px !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text stk-block-heading--use-theme-margins\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong>The Beauty of Your Redescovering Yourself<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-bb07ef5\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-bb07ef5 \">The true beauty of Islam is how it refuses to let you stay small. It challenges your self-limiting beliefs and forces you to look past the version of yourself that is tired or discouraged. It demands that you see the <strong>real you<\/strong>\u2014the one Allah <a>blessed <\/a>with incredible strength and purpose.<br>As you move through these 30 days, remember that every moment of hunger is a step toward your best self, and every prayer is a conversation with your Creator. 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