My Ramadan Planner

The few things that come to my mind about the month of Ramadan

• Spirituality, being away from sins
• Experiencing pangs of thirst and hunger
• Qur’an recitation and Taraweeh prayers
• Dhikr and istighfaar
• Charity and feeding the poor
• Providing food for breaking of fast

My Primary goal for this month of Ramadan, insha'Allah

Be God-fearing and work towards increasing Taqwa

I will do the following, insha'Allah -

To improve my Salah:

• Improve concentration
• Increase prostrations
• Pray sunnah and nafl along with Fardh

To improve my relationship with the Qur’an:

• Read the whole Qur’an atleast once
• Understand it’s meaning and ponder over it’s verses
• Go through tafseer (Ibn Kathir)

To get closer to Allah (swt) I will:

• Incorporate daily du’as
• Du’as after every prayer
• Supplications before Iftaar
• Du’as from Qur’an and Hadith

From health point of view:

• Improve eating & sleeping habits
• Be moderate

For increasing my knowledge:

• Read Islamic books
• Listen to Islamic Lectures (atleast one a day)

I have decided to work on the following Ma’aroof:

• Be kind to relatives
• Arrange for iftaar
• Give alms to the poor
• Respect my elders
• Attain good manners and behavior

I have decided to shun the following Munkar:

• Gheebat (speaking ill of others)
• Losing temper
• Vain Talk
• Internet surfing/Television

For the last 10 nights:

• Istighfaar – for past and future sins
• Ask Allah’s guidance for future
• Stand in prayers
• Increase Qur’an recitation and dua

For Eid:

• Attend Eid prayer
• Invite family over for meal
• Visit family and friends
• Exchange gifts