Barakah – How can we obtain blessings in Ramadan?

Seise, Claudia (Azizah) (2018) Barakah – How can we obtain blessings in Ramadan? http://aboutislam.net/spirituality/barakah-how-can-we-obtain-blessings-in-ramadan/.

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We know that Ramadan is a month full with barakah or blessings. For every obligatory act of worship, we are being rewarded seventy times more than in any other time of the year. Every sunnah or nafl worship is given the same weight as an obligatory act of worship outside of Ramadan. This is one of the blessings Allah bestows on us in the month of Ramadan. What is Barakah? Barakah is often translated and described as divine blessing or as blessing power. It is a spiritual concept inherent in Islam. Barakah is part of a Muslim’s spiritual reality and something to look and strive for. Helping one’s religious teacher, for example, will bring barakah to the student who undertakes these activities. Cooking food for a religious gathering will bring barakah both to the cook and to those who eat the food. Barakah can be sought everywhere depending on the circumstances, the people involved and the place in which certain activities take place. ...

Item Type:	Article (Electronic Media)
Additional Information:	8382/64143
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Barakah, Ramadan, blessings
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics > BJ1188 Religious ethics B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP134.S3 Quran and Science B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of General Studies
Depositing User:	Dr. Claudia Seise
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2018 10:09
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2018 10:09
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/64143

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