Time flies when you‘re having fun.
I have been enjoying this Ramadan, most of the time, at home. No iftar outside up until half of the holy month which I am so grateful for.
The last time I really enjoyed iftar outside was around 2012. After that, I won’t trade anything for iftar at home and it’s getting stronger as I grow older.
Since 2019, I have totally different Ramadan experiences than I did from childhood until 2018. Raised by highly extroverted parents who are always opt to loud Ramadan, I finally found kind of Ramadan that suits me most.
The quiet, the peaceful, and the simple one.
Realizing that the most comfortable iftar done is one you do at home, wearing your comfortable clothes, with a simple meal. No food spread on the table for iftar. Just a decent meal to fill the stomach and one or two snack. Short break after maghrib and before tarawih in silence, then tarawih at home, and bed time at 9-9.30 pm so you can wake up early for tahajud and sahoor.
This might sound boring, but, personally, this is the key to stay healthy and happy all through Ramadan.
This Ramadan, I clipped more routines to prayer times and so far it works pretty well. I love that I have something better compared to last Ramadan. I read more about Islamic scholars books, and I think it’s a blessing that knowledge is really everywhere these days.
Halfway thorough Ramadan, may we all be granted all the blessings and the strong finish at the end of the month. Amiin.
15 Ramadan 1446H
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