offer more salah. Now we should also repeatedly supplicate wholeheartedly in the court of Allah that He forgives us for all our intentional and unintentional sins, and He allows us to increase in our enthusiasm towards worshipping Him with the same feelings we felt in Ramaḍān. May He grant us steadfastness in this! 

If we continue to supplicate in the court of Allah, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه we will attain blessings and steadfastness upon good deeds.   

An objective of Ramaḍān: Correcting the nafs ammārah 

Dear brothers in Islam! Why did Allah make fasting obligatory upon us during the month of Ramaḍān? Scholars cite many points of wisdom regarding this, one being that by virtue of the blessings of fasting, the nafs ammārah (evil-commanding soul) is rectified and one develops piety.

We have two main enemies: Satan, and the nafs ammārah.

During Ramaḍān, Satan is imprisoned, but we fast to weaken the hold of the nafs ammārah. Despite hunger and thirst, we do not eat. We abstain from the desires of the nafs ammārah from saḥar to ifṭār. This self-control weakens its influences and rectifies it.

It is apparent that focusing on reforming nafs ammārah is one of the main objectives of Ramaḍān. Therefore, we should continue this effort even after the blessed month has passed in order to maintain the spirit of devotion we felt when it was here.

Ways to correct the nafs ammārah

Shaykh Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes that three weapons are required to control the nafs ammārah:

1.   The dagger of silence

2.   The sword of hunger