The Revert's Ramadan - Day 6

It’s August 27 here, which means that today is day six of Ramadan. I’ve been slowly extending my fasting time and today fasted until Asr prayer. That’s nothing compared to the wonderfully devoted Muslims who fast day after day for fifteen hours straight. If that’s you, you inspire me.

I still haven’t received my Qur’an, but I’m anxiously waiting for the day that the lovely package arrives in my mail box. The thought of being able to kiss the Qur’an and read the wonderful, holy words of Allah excites me. I find it so peculiar as I read around on Muxlim about Muslims planning to read their Qur’an more this Ramadan, I pray that I don’t lose my zeal for Allah’s word, and hold onto the ability to read his book as a blessing, not a drudgery. Ameen.

I’ve been back in school now for two days. It’s my senior year, and I think I may have taken too many hard classes. The work, while gently assigned by some teachers, is being unsympathetically by others. While I work hard to keep up with the work, and avoid last minute stress, I’m also trying to hold less grudges.

The night before school started I found myself making Dua for a girl whom I’ve never gotten along with. I don’t mean to build myself up here, that’s not my intention in any way. I’m trying to show the change that Allah has began in me since I revert. Anyway, after making Dua for her I realized that I pity her. She choose fights with juniors her eight grade year, and would now be entering her freshman year with numerous seniors bearing down on her. I know how easy it can be to dig yourself into holes like this, and at times it seems more simple to continue to dig the hole deeper. So when she showed up to youth group Wednesday, I began talking to her. I asked about school, what she thought, how it had went. I really did care too. I have no intentions of pretending to hate her once at school again, even though most of my friends detest her. Now she smiles at me in the halls, and waves to me in the cafeteria.

I’m probably putting myself on a podium here, higher that I deserve, but I hope that my acceptance of her cheered her up a little bit. Either way, I feel much better now that things between us have improved. It never hurts to have someone to back you up.

Anyways, I should begin teaching a kindergarten class in about a week Inshallah. I am really excited, and hope that I get along with my supervisor. Tomorrow, Ishallah, I will extend my fast and may soon be fasting both food and drink all day! May Allah bless each one of you with the strength to keep the fast day after day, and may he reward your actions. Ameen.

By: The Revert