Thank you for posting this, Ochieng. What a lovely explanation of Ramadhan.
If you don't mind, I'd like to use it in the future.



On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Ochieng kh <ochykheyr at yahoo.com> wrote:


>   Dear All,

>

> Many of you have Muslim students who are celebrating the blessed month of

> Ramadhan. I would like to wish them Ramadhan kareem. It is a month of deep

> reflection and self-restraint while praying for spiritual purity, good

> tidings and endless bounties.

>

>

>

> It is a blessed opportunity to reflect upon and grapple with the issues

> that afflict the souls of not only the Muslim ummah but the greater creation

> of Allah (SWT).

>

>

>

> It is also the time to ponder and generate solutions to such issues as

> injustices, inequality, wrongs visited upon the poor and vulnerable, unity

> of the ummah, corruption, leadership, marginalization, environment,

> prejudices and stereotypes, etc.

>

>

>

> Ramadhan is an important month of Patience, sharing and selflessness and a

> time to seek the mercy and forgiveness from Allah (SWT)

>

>

>

> May Allah (SWT) grant all of us us the ibadah(devotion) of the night of

> Qadr(blessed night) and make us the best ummah.

>

> RAMADHAN KAREEM

>

> Ochieng M.Khairallah

>

>

>

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