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The Messenger (PBUH) said "Shall I not tell you the best of your deeds, the nicest to your Owner, the highest in your ranks, better for you than spending gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy whereupon you strike their necks and they strike your necks?" They said "Yes, O Messenger of Allah. The rememberance of Allah (dhikr). (i.e Dhikr is better than giving in charity, jihad and martyrdom). Get your Dhikr Chart

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During the month of Ramadan we often receive a lot of information instructing us on its significance, what to do and what nullifies a fast. However, we often overlook other aspects of the human condition and things that we either impose upon ourselves or have imposed upon us that impact the full experience. Here are 10 issues that can affect your Ramadan...

Ramadan is a month of seeking forgiveness and accumulating maximum reward. A hadith narrated by Abu Huraira (may Allāh be pleased with him) states that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said:

"Every action of the son of Adam is given manifold reward, each good deed receiving ten times its like, up to seven hundred times. Allah the Most High said: ‘Except for fasting, for it is for Me and I will give recompense for it, he leaves off his desires and his food for Me’. For the fasting person there are two times of joy; a time of joy when he breaks his fast and a time of joy when he meets his Lord, and the smell coming from the mouth of the fasting person is better with Allah than the smell of Musk." [Muslim]

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We need your help to ensure no one in your community breaks their fasts with Israeli dates this Ramadan. The success of any campaign comes from individuals such as yourself giving up their time to do something to make a change.

How can you help?

• If you are going to pray jummah at a Masjid please donate 10 minutes of your time to distribute leaflets outside after prayers
• Put up posters in your Masjid and local shops
• Change your Facebook profile image to one of the campaign material literature
• Take a picture and upload it to the campaign Facebook page

Remember you can order Palestinian Yaffa Dates as an alternative.

Whenever a person faces hardship, it’s easy for him/her to give up and walk away from their challenges or complain and blame those around him/her. They fall into depression, feel sad about their situation and feel powerless. They don’t understand “why this is happening to them” or “what they did to deserve this”. But for a ProductiveMuslim, his/her way of thinking is completely different. Read more

Ever felt like you’re having an Iman dip? That after being a very active, productive Muslim – praying on time, reading Qur’an frequently, always looking forward to doing good deeds – you are becoming lazy and that your enthusiasm to perform the same way is fading? Read more

We spend our nights with our families/friends, socialising, relaxing, and enjoying ourselves. We spend our nights occupying ourselves with what pleases/concerns us. The Prophet (peace be upon him) spent his nights worrying and praying for his Ummah! Tears would fill his eyes in Sujood and he would stay in this position all night. Read more:

Reciting the Qur’an is a source of barakah and, as we know, barakah is a key to productivity. Therefore we must aim to recite it in anticipation of Allah’s pleasure and barakah from him. More

Nearly one billion people go to bed hungry every night, even though there is enough food in the world to feed everyone. Islamic Relief is joining the UK’s leading agencies in the biggest campaign of its kind since Make Poverty History to press our politicians to do more to tackle hunger – the biggest challenge of our century. More