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“And applying Tajweed is an issue of absolute necessity,
Whoever doesn’t apply Tajweed to the Qur’an, then a sinner is he.”

- Muhammad bin Al-Jazaree the great Qur’an and Hadeeth scholar of the 9th Century (Hijri)

I went to the Quran Hifdh and Tajweed class yesterday with my sister, and it was  A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! There were like 10 students all memorizing and learning together.

Anisa you totally missed out!

We have one sister in the community, Khala Maryam as everyone calls her, may Allah protect her. She’s like the official tajweed teacher for the women and children here and she sat with us last night and corrected our recitations. In just two hours, I already scense a change in my recitation and pronounciation.

(Btw Anisa, Khadeejah was there too, you’re dead if you don’t come tomorrow!)

It rained today, signaling the end of a very hot summer (i hope). This year was like the hottest one ever in Portland and alhamdulillah i hope it stays cold like it is right now. It would be a killer to be fasting in that kind of heat in Ramadan. Which reminds me, 8-7 more days until Ramadan

Just tonight I was listening to a lecture by Muhammed Alshareef, he’s become my favorite shaykh right now Anyways, the lecture was about getting ready for Ramadan and I jotted down a lot of notes. He had us make a dua list, as well as a list of 30 goals for Ramadan, (I’ve only gotten to 15)

One thing he mentioned was some tips on How to stay healthy in Ramadan I liked them so I thought I’d share them,

• Wake up for Suhoor! Missing suhoor will mean that you have basically started your day’s fast from the night before, and that’ll cause some fatigue. Also try not to eat fatty food, instead eat a regular breakfast, a peter-butter sandwich or some dates…
• Move around during the day, don’t spend the entire time snoozing.
• Don’t over eat during Iftaar. He mentioned eating with a tea saucer (ie. just a lil) Remember, 1/3 food, 1/3 water, and 1/3 air.
• Sleep early. Like right after getting back from Taraweeh. Go straight to bed, that way you’ll have energy to pray qiyaam, and you’ll have energy during the day. It’s also alright to get about an hour and half worth of sleep during the day. But don’t oversleep!
• Water, water and more water! Don’t dehydrate yourself!

I can’t wait 4 Ramadan!