{"id":12853,"date":"2019-05-02T16:44:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/ramadan-dates-2019-promo-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T01:01:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T01:01:10","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/spirituality\/how-to-prepare-for-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"EGl8XRNy\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer>\n\n\n<h2>Preparing for Ramadan &#8211; Part 2<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s that time of the year again &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/ramadan\/\">Ramadan<\/a>. The climax of the Islamic year! The month where the <a href=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/category\/quran\/\">Quran<\/a> was revealed. The month which contains the <a href=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/lailatul-qadr-the-night-of-power\/\">Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power)<\/a> which is worth more than a thousand months! But as we&#8217;ve approached this blessed month, we must learn how to prepare for Ramadan in order to make the best out of it!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/97:3\">Quran 97:3<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do we approach such a significant month? How do we prepare ourselves to attain the maximum benefits from it?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u064a\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0653\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0621\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u0643\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0628\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0645\u064f \u0671\u0644\u0635\u0651\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064f \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0643\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0628\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0642\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0644\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u062a\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/2:183\"><strong><em>Quran 2:183<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramadan was a month for which the Sahabah (companions of&nbsp; The Prophet \ufdfa) would prepare 6 months in advance. Then after Ramadan, they would spend the next 6 months holding themselves accountable from Ramadan. Their entire year revolved around Ramadan!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u0635\u064f\u0648\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u062e\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064c\u06ed \u0644\u0651\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u06d6 \u0625\u0650\u0646 \u0643\u064f\u0646\u062a\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;&#8230;And to fast is better for you, if only you knew.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/2:184\"><strong><em>Quran 2:184<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Ramadan around the corner, what do we have to do to prepare ourselves so that we may extract the rewards of this extraordinary month?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hadith on the rewards of Ramadan\/fasting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheikh Khazen takes us through the steps to prepare for Ramadan in this two-part series. See part one here!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get all your Ramadan content in our <a href=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/ramadan\/\">RamadanHub!<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing for Ramadan &#8211; Part 2 It\u2019s that time of the year again &#8211; Ramadan. The climax of the Islamic year! The month where the Quran was revealed. The month which contains the Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power) which is worth more than a thousand months! 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