Feeling Overwhelmed By Ramadan?, Some Tips!

[Noor]

Salaam alaykum,

Ramadan has started, alhamdulillah! If you're finding yourself feeling suddenly overwhelmed because you haven't prepared yourself properly or not enough... then don't panic! Take everything one step at a time. Here are some tips:

- Make a list every day of things that you can do. This way you will feel more organized and it will help you to have a little more control over the situation and as you go along, you can scratch things off your list which give you a sense of accomplishment.

- Try to read more Qur'an. Take your time and try to fully absorb the text, if it means that you'll only read a bit everytime you pick up the Qur'an to understand the text, then that's what it takes. Don't feel like you should be reading lots in order to have accomplished more good deeds. It's better to try your best to understand what you're reading in order to get closer to Allah.

- Try to increase your prayers. Again, take your time and do what you can. Better to be concentrate good in one extra prayer than to perform in a series of prayers when you dont have the concentration for it because your mind is wondering off to some place else.

- Make dua and lots of it. This is an easy one and you'll find yourself feeling relieved and cleansed.

- Help out others where you can, insha Allah this will make you feel good and will want to perform more good deeds such as the ones listed above.

- Try not to annoy other people during Ramadan. You know we all know people with certain habits that will just make you loose your patienc? Remember that you might be one of those people to others and think off your behaviour around other people, remember fasting is not easy for everyone!

- Spend less time entertaining yourself for the sake of entertainment, but focus on your innerself this month, close your eyes and leave the tv for a bit and think of the year gone by and the things you need to seek forgiveness for, turn to Allah for forgiveness, He loves people that seek forgiveness.

May you all have a blessed Ramadan!
wa Salaam.

[Maahwish]

Assalamolayekum....

really thanx oum for sharing .
infact its really a great help to make our fast more good and beautiful
May Allah accept our fast AMIN

FimaanAllah