About Ramadhan

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Mawlana Wafi’ Muhammad wrote: 

“Anxiously, I looked out for the Moon,

Hoping that it was not too soon;

May it be visible, I pray

On the western horizon today. 

Welcome, O Ramadhan, I cried,

As I saw the crescent in the sky,

The month destined to make me be

In the Hereafter, a V.I.P. 

Restraint, submission and devotion,

Extra worship and recitation.

I tried to please the Lord each day

Through fasting and the way I pray. 

A little thirst, a bit of hunger,

Sometimes I wonder how much longer,

For the time when I shall break the fast,

Patiently I waited to the last. 

I enjoyed the numerous preparations

At the many aftari invitations,

Curry being the main menu

Interchanged at times with tasty stew. 

I waited anxiously for the Night of Power

Hoping to be awake at the Special Hour.

When the climax of worship was to be

The feeling of peace and tranquility. 

The Sermon of ‘Iyd I'll never forget,

As it makes me feel a bit of regret

It says: As you gather today to celebrate ‘Iyd.

One day you shall gather to know your deeds 

O Ramadhan, when you are gone,

A lot of people shall mourn

They did not fast, pray or give charity

Making them not fit to be a V.I.P.”



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