Ramadaan: What does it mean to you?

As many of you have noticed I have been quite busy lately as I stated in my previous post but I am back and ready to get things going again.

The topic I want to discuss today is one that is very close to my heart, it’s the auspicious month of Ramadaan, with only a couple of days away I got the question from a few people and colleagues, are you ready for the fast? What does that mean? I think as a Muslim one is born ready, there is no getting ready unless we talking about things we need in the kitchen of course lol

So what does Ramadaan mean to me? It means so much things, I can’t even begin to describe the feeling being felt as it draws closer. One must ask oneself are you mentally and psychologically ready to attain all the goodness Ramadaan has to offer? With me personally Ramadaan was a starting point in order to wear hijab/head scarf. Every year I have tried and attempted to cover up properly in the month of Ramadaan but last year was different, I wanted to make that permanent change in my life and not only for one month out of the year but every day from that point on. I see Ramadaan as a chance to change into someone better, to improve one’s Imaan and faith. I see this as a wonderful opportunity to help fine tune ourselves as Muslims and our normal patterns of behaviour and changing us to what we think is a good Islamic standard.

A lot of people will tell me, well Ramadaan shouldn’t be your only reason to want to change or want to wear a head scarf, yes I agree with that statement but that being said how can Ramadaan ever be seen as a negative to change and be better? In general people tend to focus on the eating and drinking aspect during the fast or the lack thereof but we tend to miss the point, our bodies and minds need that rest, to understand what less fortunate people go though, to be closer to our Creator, to understand the contents and the message of the Quran and just to be more spiritually aware that this was a gift sent down to us.

I know this post has nothing to do with fashion or style but I thought I would start off where it all began for me, how my style and love for fashion has changed and been incorporated with my head scarf since the last Ramadaan.

I hope that this will be a successful Ramadaan where we will be able to look back and feel that inner joy and true happiness knowing that our Eid day will be a day to be celebrated as gift from our All Mighty.