بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
He will be the One to assist you in being victorious against your lower self. So in these nights of Ramadan, adorn yourself with the attributes of your Prophet ﷺ and ask from His Vast Bounty: “Call upon Me I will answer you”
Here we are in the midst of Ramadan and glimpses of our true selves are starting to appear. The cracks are starting to show. The difficulty is that we cannot blame Shaytan, since he is locked away. When we see our stubbornness, laziness, short temper and selfishness, it is from us.
The remedy for removing Shaytan from our thoughts and actions is easy: dhikr of Allah, But the remedy of refining the nafs is a battle in itself. Much too often, we do not even attempt to oppose it. When we look at the influence it has on our actions and worship of Allah, it can lead to our destruction in this world and the next. The least we can do this Ramadan is to become aware of the urgent need to change and cultivate good habits that enable this. Remember, the nafs has been stubborn for twenty, thirty forty, fifty years of our lives. Bad habits have formed, and they will not vanish overnight.
However, this is the month of Allah’s Mercy and by clothing yourself with the attributes of humility, brokenness and a sincere love of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, He will be the One to assist in being victorious against your lower self. So in these nights of Ramadan, adorn yourself with the attributes of your Prophet ﷺ and ask from His Vast Bounty: “Call upon Me I will answer you”.
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