Midhat Mansoor

Ramadan Mubarak 🌙

It’s that beautiful time of year where I’m fasting for the sake of Allah, working on my patience, increasing my gratitude… and still cooking full iftar meals I cannot taste. 😅

Nothing humbles you like standing over the stove, starving, making sure everyone else’s food is perfect, and seasoning based purely on smell and blind trust.

Also entering my annual phase of attending long work and school board meetings while fasting — where I’m fully present spiritually… but mentally calculating how many minutes are left until iftar.

Ramadan is truly a mercy though. It’s the one time of year that forces me to slow down, reset my intentions, and remember that everything we do is for Allah. The hunger, the thirst, the extra prayers, the late nights — all of it brings us closer to Him.

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever fasts Ramadan with faith and seeking reward, his past sins will be forgiven.”

May Allah accept our fasting, forgive our shortcomings, strengthen our iman, and allow us to experience the sweetness of this month. May He give us patience in our hunger, sincerity in our worship, and barakah in our homes.

And please keep me in your duas… especially if a school board meeting runs past iftar. That’s a real test. 🤍