Building Taqwa for Ramadan |🌱Istiqamah: A Ramadan Journey of Steadfast Faith (Ep. 3)

Описание: As we prepare to enter Ramadan, we begin with what matters most: niyyah (intention). The Prophet ﷺ said: “Actions are judged by intentions.” Eating before dawn is just a meal but with intention, it becomes an act of worship.

The companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to say, “We used to learn the actions, and we used to learn the intentions for those actions.” This inspired Imam Abu Ḥamid al-Ghazali (rahimahullah) to reflect deeply on what he described as the science of intention. In his works, he explains how a fleeting thought (khatir) develops into a determined intention (qasd), then into firm resolve (azm), and finally into an act of worship.

The Prophet ﷺ once said that the people who could not join for Jihad and remained in Madinah due to valid excuses shared the reward of those who went out for Jihad because their intention was sincere.

He ﷺ also taught us that: If a person intends a good deed, Allah writes it as one good deed. If they act upon it, it is multiplied. If they intend a bad deed but do not act upon it, nothing is written. If they leave it for the sake of Allah, it is written as a good deed. Allah ﷻ also says in the Quran: إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًۭا صَـٰلِحًۭا فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَـٰتٍۢ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۭا ٧٠ As for those who repent, believe, and do good deeds, they are the ones whose evil deeds Allah will change into good deeds. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (25:70)

✅ Action Items
Let’s set our intentions in these days before Ramadan by emptying our hearts of sin and distractions (takhliya). Make a list of habits you want to change, ask Allah ﷻ for forgiveness, and enter Ramadan ready to beautify your heart with sincerity, taqwa, remembrance, and good character (tahliyah).

Allāhumma bārik lanā fī Shaʿbān, wa ballighnā Ramaḍān.
O Allah, bless us in the month of Shaʿban and allow us to reach Ramadan. Ameen

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