Part 2: Gratitude — The Core of Ramadan
If there is one lesson Ramadan drives home again and again, it is
gratitude.
Allah says in Qur’an 2:185 (interpretation of the meaning):
The month of Ramaḍan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’ān, a
guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever
witnesses the month, let him fast it …
We fast, but the deeper reason is this: we were given the Qur’an.
That alone is a blessing beyond measure. It is guidance, clarity, and a
criterion between right and wrong.
But gratitude is not just something we say — it is something we
live.
There is a difficult but necessary question we need to ask
ourselves: if we fall back into old habits immediately after Ramadan, then what
exactly were we committed to? Ramadan… or Allah?
Allah is Ever-Living. Ramadan comes and goes.
Allah reminds us in Qur’an 34:13 (interpretation of the meaning):
…And few of My servants are grateful.
So where do you stand? Are you from the few?
Allah completes the ayah in Qur’an 2:185 by saying (interpretation
of the meaning):
Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and
[wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which
He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.
Gratitude is shown by making Allah central in your life — not just
during Ramadan, but after it as well.
And this cannot happen without knowledge.
The Qur’an is the foundation. The Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the practical example of how to live
it. He was the best teacher of the Qur’an because it was revealed to him, and
his life was its implementation.
So, if you want to show gratitude, then reconnect with the Qur’an.
Learn it. Understand it. Live it.
Ramadan was the reset. What comes after is the real test.
See Previous part: https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2026/03/what-was-ramadan-meant-to-change-part-1.html
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