#COVID-19 as I see it will not depart this clime in a hurry not minding the fact that the people are trying to wish it away!
Problems are not solved by whimsical wave of handkerchief or by writing prayer thoughts on social media and asking the Almighty to do it because HE (Majesty belongs to Allah) can do it! It ain’t going to work like that.
Yes prayers work, but you must apply yourself to the challenge before the High Up look to you with mercy.
The managers of State’s apparatus, Governors and all seem not to be educated or informed on the gravity of #COVID-19 or simply doing what they know how to do, mischief!
For you as someone intending to observe Ramadan and derive maximum benefit, you need to wise up by obeying Allah s.w.t and following the Sunnah of Muhammed s.a.w.
Faith Development:
It took years for Noah to impact his people on Unity of God Almighty, yet, his people suffered flood owing to rejection of the Kalimah. The WORD. The WORD is “Your God My God Is One God”
Moussa (Moses) has some force behind his mission. Even at that, it took the destruction of idol worshiping and Pharaoh to perish to show the Mightiness of the Supreme Power.
After the red sea saga, the complete faith of limb washing before worship was taught.
Eessa (Jesus Christ) preached same. Eessa also followed up by teaching his 11 (eleven) disciples how to wash limbs (ablution) up to the final part, the ankles.
Muhammed s a w, the last of those send by Allah and the Imam of the Pious, work on the weakness noticed in previous template and stated teaching people about all the pillars of religion on one on one basis, going to Individuals home and worshipping with families of widows and orphans.
This is to show that Congregation is not the first level or tradition of development of spirituality. It develops through cells of contact.
The 2020 Ramadan might not be that Community based as we knew it, but it certainly will be, must be FAMILY centred.
All the known tradition of Ramadan should be performed diligently, the tarrawiyy, the iftar, the sahur, the tafsir all of these should be done not minding that congregating large crowd should not be the in-thing for now.
The electronic medium should be used should contact be needed.
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Widow or widowerSingle Parent or DivorceeArtisan or Daily paid
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Mal. Daud Musa, is National Coordinator, Islamic Family Foundation.