Tohir Solomons

Ramadaan Mubarak to All

Posted on the October 9th, 2005 under Uncategorized by Tohir

Its been a while now since my last blog, and whilst having some thoughts to share, my workload didn’t allow to me blog them down.

Some reflections on Ramadaan based on the Jumu’ah talk at UWC on Friday:

- We should never see Zakaat or Fitrah (or Sadaqah for that matter) in terms of the financial implications paying these will have on our budget. Anything that we give for the sake of Allah will not go unnoticed by Him, and reciprocated in a better fashion, Insha Allah.

- Now in the month of fasting, there are those who ‘continue fasting’ in light of the rewards (or punishment for not fasting) we will receive. Why do not we not see our ability to walk, talk, see, interact, etc. as our rewards? Why do we not fast for the purpose that we have already been rewarded.

PS. Makes me appreciate the story Rabia al-Basri more and why she was such a marvelous woman.