Reclaim Your Heart

Don’t make fasting just hunger and thirst:
The Prophet 
has said, “Whoever does not give up
forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his
leaving his food and drink.” (Al-Bukhari) The Prophet 
also warns us: “Many people who fast get nothing
from their fast except hunger and thirst, and many people

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who pray at night get nothing from it except wakefulness.”
(Darimi) While fasting, understand the whole picture.
Remember that fasting is not just about staying away from
food. It is about striving to become a better person.
And in so striving, we are given a chance to escape the
darkness of our own isolation from God. But like the sun
that sets at the end of the day, so too will Ramadan come
and go, leaving only its mark on our heart’s sky.

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