| 1. The first thing that comes to my MIND about the Holy Month of Ramadan is: | 6. From health point of view, I have decided the following: | |||||||||||||
| RAMADAN | A – Variety of food, Iftar, Suhoor | HEALTH | A – I will quit smoking | |||||||||||
| B – Hardships, Thirst, Hunger | B – I will control my eating and sleeping habits | |||||||||||||
| C – Spirituality, Being away from sins | C – I will not over eat | |||||||||||||
| D – Gatherings with friends | D – I will prefer fruits & vegetables over fatty foods | |||||||||||||
| E – Quran and Prayers | E – I will do some light exercise to keep fit | |||||||||||||
| 2. I have decided the Primary GOAL for this Ramadan to: | 7. From knowledge point of view, I have decided the following: | |||||||||||||
| GOAL | A – Be God fearing and increase Taqwa | KNOWLEDGE | A – Read Islamic books | |||||||||||
| B – Build my character | B – Attend Islamic lectures | |||||||||||||
| C – Attain perfection | C – Start a study circle or Quran translation program | |||||||||||||
| D – Increase my spirituality & purify soul | D – Browse through Islamic websites | |||||||||||||
| E – Prepare for death | E – Listen to Islamic CDs or Audio cassettes | |||||||||||||
| 3. To Improve my Salah (Prayers), I have decided the following: | 8. I have decided to work on the following Ma’aroof: | |||||||||||||
| SALAH | A – Improve concentration | MA’AROOF | A – Arrange for Iftar | |||||||||||
| B – Understand its meaning | B – Being kind to relatives | |||||||||||||
| C – To stand in night prayers (Tahajjud) | C – Help my neighbours | |||||||||||||
| D – To be punctual for Jamaat prayers | D – Lighten the burden of others | |||||||||||||
| E – Increase my prostrations | E – Give alms to poor | |||||||||||||
| F – Respect my elders | ||||||||||||||
| 4. To improve my relationship with Quran, I have decided the following: | G – Attain good manners and behavior | |||||||||||||
| QURAN | A – Read the whole Quran atleast once (Tilawat) | |||||||||||||
| B – Memorize a few Surahs (Aayaat) | 9. I have decided to shun the following Munkar: | |||||||||||||
| C – Learn to recite the Quran correctly (Tajweed) | MUNKAR | A – Telling lies | ||||||||||||
| D – Understand its meanings & ponder over its verses | B – Speaking ill of others, gheebat | |||||||||||||
| E – Go through the Tafseer | C – Losing temper | |||||||||||||
| D – Watching TV, serials, films, etc. | ||||||||||||||
| 5. To be closer to Allah (SWT), I have decided to recite the following: | E – Vain talk | |||||||||||||
| DUA | A – Daily duas for Ramadan | |||||||||||||
| B – Dua after prayers | 10. For Shab-e-Qadr, I have decided the following: | |||||||||||||
| C – Supplications for Iftaar | SHABE QADR | A – To search it in the odd nights of last 10 days | ||||||||||||
| D – Duas from Quran & Hadith | B – To seek forgiveness for past sins | |||||||||||||
| E – Duas with tears | C – To ask for guidance for future | |||||||||||||
| D – Recite Quran | ||||||||||||||
| E – To stand in prayers | ||||||||||||||
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