Naeem's Blog

Yeah, I know, its only been a few days since Ramadan ended. But I tell you, spiritually it feels like months have passed. I'm really looking forward to fasting the 6 days of Shawwal, if only to give me a good kick in the butt and get myself back into the Ramadan frame of mind.

I’ve been thinking about my asteroid-like downwards spiral in these immediate post-Ramadan days (lemme just say that I'm back to struggling to wake up for Fajr - but wait, does having a newborn infant count as an excuse? Oh yeah, I forgot, I'm doing squat with regards to the baby).

I guess now the REAL challenge has begun.

Without the added incentives of Ramadan to entice us into extra acts of worship, with the devils unleashed to prey upon our feeble souls, and with our bellies stuffed with food beyond our needs, waking up for tahajjud, fasting the optional fasts, and reading the Quran on a consistent basis has become so much more challenging, and dare I say, so much more rewarding.

And in search of ways to keep the Ramadan spirit alive, I found this post by Sr. Amal to be very practical.

For those looking for a more preachy post, here’s a good article on Saving the Changes from Ramadan.