Shaban Quotes

1 SHA’BAN Did you know that 6 month prior to Ramadan the Sahaba’s used to make du’a to Allah that He would let them reach Ramadan. After Ramadan they used to make du’a for 6 month that Allah would accept their fasting and good deeds. Today is the first day of Sha’ban and Ramadan is not too far off. You might be wondering where the time has gone, and might feel a bit overwhelmed or even afraid of the long hours of fasting. You might also be asking yourself, “what have I done so far to prepare myself for this blessed month?” Many times we focus too much on the aspect of planning our meals for this month, but Ramadan is not the month of cooking, it is the month when the Quran was sent down, a month of worship. So let’s put the menu planning on the side, and prioritize on how we can prepare our hearts for this glorious month. Something you can start right now is to follow the Sahaba’s example and make that same du’a until we reach Ramadan. “Allahumma Balighna Ramadan” “Oh Allah let us reach Ramadan

My friends, daughter, my son Jim and I searched in the hospitals. I looked deep in the faces and even in the walls and grounds. I was looking for Richard in the crowd. My eyes were scanning all the people as mother suddenly noticed that she had lost her baby in a crowd. I was looking even in the faces of women. I looked for his name in the lists, frames, on the covers of books and magazines and even on the boards of the cars with sympathizing hope. In fact I was not looking for, I was begging.

This blue planet contains oceans, lands, forests, deserts, rivers, ice, rich and poor people, different beliefs and religions, birth and death, satisfaction and hunger and celebrations and sorrows. All of that is found on the same place and time. How complicated this earth is! Strange and queer are gathered. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...