Ramadan 2009

Assalamu Alaikum...

On the 20th of August 2009, Thursday my mom and I got news about the son of a neighbor dying several days before. I leveled up Greenglade Academy to Junior High mostly on my own on the 21st of August. The 22nd of August 2009, Saturday saw the beginning of Ramadan 2009 for most of the Muslims around the world.

I started writing Ramadan Tales 2 on that day. I clipped my fingers; took a shampoo, and trimmed my mustache on that day. I took out the garbage on the 23rd of August. On the 24th of August I talked first with my father, and then later on during the day, with my brother, and both through my cellular.

The two called me to tell me Ramadan Mubarak basically. On the 25th of August 2009, Tuesday I had an outing to Rastin. On my way back I bought myself a new pair of shoes for the first time. It was the first time I had done such a thing on my own, as it was a new experience for me. It cost me 14 JDs.

I didn't get onto the computer on that day until some time during the during the dusk prayer. That was one of the reasons why I had an outing to Rastin and had got myself a new pair of shoes. On the 26th of August I took a shampoo and there was an electricity outage. It was from around 5:30 pm to around 6:50 pm.

I prayed a set of Qiyam Lail during the early morning of the 27th of August. I clipped my finger nails on the 28th of August. I washed some dishes in the kitchen sink on the 29th of August. A friend of mine called me on that day. I took out the garbage on the 30th of August.

I transferred some credit from my number to my friend's number on that day, and it was a little more than he had asked for. An old friend of the family's from the U.S. invited my mom and I for Iftar on that night, but I had refused. I paid for the telephone bill on the 31st of August. On my way back, I got some bread.

I clipped some of my toe nails; took a shampoo; had an outing with my mom for groceries, and changed the light bulb for the kitchen on that day. On the 1st of September 2009, Tuesday I washed some dishes in the kitchen sink and I cleaned the stove to some degree. As for today, I took a shampoo.

I had been reciting Qur'an daily so far alhamdullah, and insha' Allah I'll continue on. I have motivation to recite it throughout this Ramadan, which was something I didn't have the previous Ramadan. Today what I had recited from the Qur'an was the first time I had ever recited it.

At one point while I was reciting Qur'an, a rooster crowed several times. During this Ramadan I'm finding out more positive things about the Taliban alhamdullah. I had vowed not to use Facebook through Ramadan, and after the first few days of Ramadan, I had stopped using Facebook for awhile.

I might return to Facebook some time after I fast the six days of Shawaal. Only Allah knows. I won't be forgetting my brethren in Palestine, especially in Gaza; my sisters in Tunisia; my brethren in Somalia; my Rohingya brethren; my Uighur brethren; my brethren in Afghanistan, and my brethren in the Caucasus this Ramadan.

May Allah help them through this Ramadan. Insha' Allah I'll start to take advantage of this month to strengthen my faith. This is the first Ramadan since I had learned of something positive. This year is definitely turning out to be "The Year of Mystics". Take care, and assalamu alaikum...

Fasting Shawaal

Assalamu Alaikum...

I started fasting the six days of Shawaal on the 1st of October 2008, Wednesday. I was feeling sick with a headache and soar throat on that day. I also talked with my father during that night. That was my most recent communication with him. I had difficulty with the internet on the 2nd of October 2008, Thursday.

I fasted the second day of Shawaal on that day. I fasted the third day of Shawaal on the 3rd of October 2008, Friday and I felt a decrease in sickness, specifically with my headache. I discovered more information about Shias with my mother during that night.

Before then I was thinking of Shias being weak Muslims, but the information had started convincing me otherwise. The new information gave me new insight about Iran. There was early snow in high altitude in Spain. The English news returned on JTV during the night of the 3rd of October after the Ramadan and Eid Al-Ftr 2008 absence.

For the first time for me in Yahoo! Answers an answer of mine was reported for the first time as Green Phantom on the 4th of October 2008, Saturday. I was informed through an e-mail and was amused by it. I followed two blogs on this account of mine, which are different from each other on the 4th of October.

I fasted the fourth day of Shawaal and argued with my mother over a cup I use on that day. I clipped my finger nails and some of my toe nails on the 5th of October 2008, Sunday. I learned of some Wahabi history on that day.

I joined Facebook4Muslims.com and suggested a network, though it was changed to Amman by Facebook4Muslims.com initially through me on that day. A major decrease in sickness with my soar throat fading away on the 5th of October. I fasted the fifth day of Shawaal on that day.

I took out the garbage; dealt with Crescent's potty; totally recovered from sickness, and finished fasting the last day of the six days of Shawaal on the 6th of October 2008, Monday. I think that I was sick during my fasting because Allah was testing me with my patience with me being both sick and fasting at the same time.

My mind didn't know what to do, but my heart and soul were determined to fast in spite of the sickness, and it was difficult at first, but my determination paid off and it became easier for me to fast during my sickness. My brother called on the land phone and my mother talked with him during the night of the 7th of October 2008, Tuesday.

I registered for both Instablogs and Muslim Blogz on the 8th of October 2008, Wednesday. I took a haircut, and had an outing for vitamin C and some groceries on the 8th of October. I took a haircut first and when I got into the barbershop, there were no costumers and so my hair was dealt with.

I talked a little with the shop owner who was the barber and a friend of mine and dad's. I was really fearful that he would use a razor, but Subhana Allah, he was about to I think, but he might have changed his mind. I went on an outing for bread yesterday.

The day before yesterday marked the day I have left the home since staying in throughout most of Ramadan and all of Greenglade Eid. Take care, and assalamu alaikum...