Ramadan is not just a month of days; it is an eternal spring, a season of the flower of faith, a time for the descent of divine lights. It is that blessed, heart-pleasing moment for which the soul remains restless and impatient for ages, and a strange hidden attraction and a wave of inner longing run through the anxious heart.
Before the arrival of Ramadan, a life-giving breeze begins to blow in the courtyard of the heart, the fragrance of love spreads in the garden of feeling, and the restlessness of the joy of union awakens in the world of the inner self. This month is not just about fasting and iftar, but also a messenger of renewing the covenant of servitude and re-arranging.
Waiting for Ramadan is actually a sign of the life of faith. When a servant takes stock of his days and nights, reviews his routines, opens the book of his deeds, and becomes concerned with washing away the dust of his negligence—then it is as if the knock of Ramadan is heard.
In the search for the moon, the heart lights lamps of hope. When the news of the crescent comes, the soul becomes joyful and happy, a state of joy awakens in the heart, and subtle waves of intoxication and bliss run through the atmosphere. It is as if decrees of forgiveness are descending from the heaven of mercy, and the doors of divine grace have opened on the earth.
Ramadan is the month in which a servant becomes acquainted with the taste of nearness to Allah. It is the season of beautiful introductions of faith and accountability. The pleasure of worship is doubled, the effect of prayer increases, and the lamp of the light of certainty is lit in the hidden chambers of the heart.
This blessed month teaches us that life is not just a name of habits, but a reality that is adorned with the fragrance of worship. Ramadan is a month to wash away the rust of the heart, remove the bitterness of the self, and fill the garden of the inner self with the lights of the Lord.
So blessed are those hearts that are awake in welcoming Ramadan, and successful are those souls who become successful and honored in the presence of their Lord in this holy month. Ramadan is a great guest—it comes for a few days, but brings with it treasures of mercy, blessings, forgiveness, and eternal grace.
Allahumma ballighna Ramadan, waj'alna fihi minal maqbulin, warzuqna halawat al-iman wa lazzatal qurb wa nur al-yaqin.
From the pen of. Mus'ab Palanpuri