Day 13 | The Need for Consistency and Balance | Ramadan Strong

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Ramadan Strong: Series Introduction

Ramadan Strong: Series Introduction

Day 1: Not Just Another Ramadan | Ramadan Strong

Day 1: Not Just Another Ramadan | Ramadan Strong

Day 3: Mindful Fasting to Feed Your Soul | Ramadan Strong

Day 3: Mindful Fasting to Feed Your Soul | Ramadan Strong

Day 4: So That You Attain God-Consciousness | Ramadan Strong

Day 4: So That You Attain God-Consciousness | Ramadan Strong

Day 5: Be Present | Ramadan Strong

Day 5: Be Present | Ramadan Strong

Day 6: Being Excused from Fasting is a Gift From God | Ramadan Strong

Day 6: Being Excused from Fasting is a Gift From God | Ramadan Strong

Day 7: The Importance of Documenting Progress | Ramadan Strong

Day 7: The Importance of Documenting Progress | Ramadan Strong

Day 8: Talking to Allah | Ramadan Strong

Day 8: Talking to Allah | Ramadan Strong

Day 9: Desire, Dedication, Discipline | Ramadan Strong

Day 9: Desire, Dedication, Discipline | Ramadan Strong

Day 10: Your Qur'an Goals | Ramadan Strong

Day 10: Your Qur'an Goals | Ramadan Strong

Day 11: "...but I've already fallen behind in my Ramadan goals" | Ramadan Strong

Day 11: "...but I've already fallen behind in my Ramadan goals" | Ramadan Strong

Day 13 | The Need for Consistency and Balance | Ramadan Strong

Day 13 | The Need for Consistency and Balance | Ramadan Strong

Day 14 | Praise be to Allah | Ramadan Strong

Day 14 | Praise be to Allah | Ramadan Strong

Day 15 | Overcoming the Mid-Ramadan Slump | Ramadan Strong

Day 15 | Overcoming the Mid-Ramadan Slump | Ramadan Strong

Day 16: Detox by Day and Indulge By Night | Ramadan Strong

Day 16: Detox by Day and Indulge By Night | Ramadan Strong

Day 17: Ramadans of Yore | Ramadan Strong

Day 17: Ramadans of Yore | Ramadan Strong

Day 18: When Ramadan Breaks | Ramadan Strong

Day 18: When Ramadan Breaks | Ramadan Strong

Day 19: The Man Who Thought He Thanked God Enough | Ramadan Strong

Day 19: The Man Who Thought He Thanked God Enough | Ramadan Strong

Day 20: The Extra Good Deed | Ramadan Strong

Day 20: The Extra Good Deed | Ramadan Strong

Day 21: Ten Days Ahead, Another Chance? | Ramadan Strong

Day 21: Ten Days Ahead, Another Chance? | Ramadan Strong

Day 22: Charity in the Last 10 Nights | Ramadan Strong

Day 22: Charity in the Last 10 Nights | Ramadan Strong

Day 23: Maximizing the Last Ten Days | Ramadan Strong

Day 23: Maximizing the Last Ten Days | Ramadan Strong

Day 24: When the Night Draws its Curtain —The Importance of Tahajjud | Ramadan Strong

Day 24: When the Night Draws its Curtain —The Importance of Tahajjud | Ramadan Strong

Day 25: The Value of Seclusion - Ihtikaf | Ramadan Strong

Day 25: The Value of Seclusion - Ihtikaf | Ramadan Strong

Day 26: A Date with Destiny | Ramadan Strong

Day 26: A Date with Destiny | Ramadan Strong

Day 27: Meeting the Best Version of Ourselves | Ramadan Strong

Day 27: Meeting the Best Version of Ourselves | Ramadan Strong

Day 28: Practicing Istiqama for the Long Haul | Ramadan Strong

Day 28: Practicing Istiqama for the Long Haul | Ramadan Strong

Day 29: Beware of Ramadanitis | Ramadan Strong

Day 29: Beware of Ramadanitis | Ramadan Strong

Day 30: Farewell, Ramadan | Ramadan Strong

Day 30: Farewell, Ramadan | Ramadan Strong

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Day 13 | The Need for Consistency and Balance | Ramadan Strong

Two ingredients for a fruitful Ramadan: consistency and balance.

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00:01 Asalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu. I hope and pray everyone is doing well and

00:16 is having a blessed Ramadan. Indeed the month of Ramadan is blessed in multiple ways and

00:24 it resembles the prayers that we perform daily in that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala ordained

00:32 daily prayers for us so that we can dedicate a certain amount of time in our busy schedules to now devote to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and turn back to him. And we're instructed

00:45 to do a number of things which if done properly can educate us how to behave outside of the prayer as well. So for instance in our prayer we're instructed to keep our gaze in a particular

00:57 place. We're instructed not to speak except that what we're allowed to. We're instructed to keep our tongues moist with the remembrance of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So once we're

01:08 done with the prayer and we now return back to our normal activities we should also inculcate these qualities by controlling our gaze, controlling our tongue, continuously remembering Allah

01:19 subhanahu wa ta'ala. And this is a daily practice which helps us better ourselves. The month of Ramadan is very similar except it's more on a yearly basis that for 11 months

01:32 we have a very normal monotonous schedule and now we're asked to get out of the normalcy of life and turn to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And there are many ways that this can benefit

01:44 us particularly by adopting and inculcating certain qualities in this month that we can maintain outside of the month of Ramadan. With 10 days of the month behind us now the

01:55 question comes what can I do before the month slips away from me? And rightfully so many people are now rushing and hastening towards doing as much as they can increasing their

02:07 worship, increasing their recitation of the Quran. But I personally feel for my own benefit I try to maintain two qualities. One is balance. That yes I want to make sure I increase my

02:22 worship, I want to make sure I increase my recitation, I try to do as much as good as possible but in the same breath it's important for me to remind myself that let me not overburden

02:33 myself to the point that once the month is done I look back and I sigh with a sigh of relief saying that oh finally the month is done. Rather it should be enjoyable, it should

02:44 be something that I'm able to manage and hopefully once the month comes to an end I can maintain these qualities outside of the month as well. The second quality and trait that I personally

02:56 would like to inculcate in these middle 10 days is balance and consistency. Consistency

03:02 is key. Istiqamah. Because if I'm able to do a small amount of a'mal, actions, worship

03:12 then I can do my best, level best to maintain those outside of the month of Ramadan. We learn from a number of authentic hadith that the message of Allah said أحب الأعمال إلى الله أدومها وإن قلّى

03:26 The most beloved of actions in the sight of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala are those that are consistent although they are very minimal. Even though they may not seem a lot but they

03:39 are consistent. So when I'm trying to meet my daily amount of Qur'anic recitation to complete the Qur'an by the end of the month let me not make it a burden. Also when I'm

03:50 trying to pray Salah and trying to pray Tahajjud let me not make it a burden. Yes I'm going to exert myself but not to the point where I now look back and say you know what the month of Ramadan is done. I can now sigh with relief that it's completed. May Allah

04:04 Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala allow us to inculcate balance and consistency in our lives. Ameen.

04:11 Wa jazakum Allah Khayran.

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