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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

— Confucius

Normalise saying, اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ “May Allah Bless You”. Whenever you see anyone successful and happy, they prayed and worked for it.

Cadillac Eldorado Seville Coupe 1958. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

ramadan series: benefits of ramadan ♡

mental benefits - increase in mental strength, willpower and discipline through waking up early every morning and establishing a routine - patience is developed / practised - staying away from negative influences = less harm to the brain - practising gratitude through dhikr leads to greater happiness and contentment - fasting improves mental focus, causing the body to produce more brain cells, which improves brain function - reduces stress

physical benefits - doing more on less energy, sleep and food trains us to create productive habits` - fasting helps to overcome bad habits or addiction - detoxifies the body which can lead to a healthier lifestyle - lower cholesterol through fasting which reduces the risk of heart disease - lowers inflammation and high blood pressure - fasting improves quality of sleep - improves digestive system

social benefits - more interactions with community at the mosque through congregational prayers, taraweeh and iftars together (for those who are able) - more social interactions through preparing iftars for family / friends (for those who are able) - less social media = less loneliness / anxiety / depression - ramadan helps to practise empathy through understanding those less fortunate than us, as well as developing patience, forgiveness and purification of our hearts which benefits our wider relationships and interactions with family, community and ummah.

spiritual benefits - strengthens our imaan - increase in piety and taqwa (righteousness) - a closer bond to Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ - increased awareness that every intention, action and deed is aligned to our purpose of serving Allah and obtaining His pleasure = spiritual improvement - blessings are multipled = chance to change our bad habits = prevents hellfire - forgiveness Insha’Allah - practising self control = closer to Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ - weakens nafs and desires through less temptations - increase in worship = stronger relationship with Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ - increased chance of entering through the gate of Ar-Rayyan in which those who fast are able to enter - develops spiritual / worshipping habits which should be maintained after ramadan = greater spirituality and relationship with Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ throughout the rest of life