I'll go first. Verse of the Qur'an:

[qs:2:183]

and a hadith taken from here:

Sahih Bukhari :: Book# 31 :: Hadith# 115

Narrated Talha bin ‘Ubaid-Ullah: A bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers.” He replied: “You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory prayers in a day and night (24 hours), unless you want to pray Nawafil.” The bedouin further asked, “Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards fasting.” He replied, “You have to fast during the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to fast more as Nawafil.” The bedouin further asked, “Tell me how much Zakat Allah has enjoined on me.” Thus, Allah’s Apostle informed him about all the rules (i.e. fundamentals) of Islam. The bedouin then said, “By Him Who has honored you, I will neither perform any Nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah has enjoined on me. Allah’s Apostle said, “If he is saying the truth, he will succeed (or he will be granted Paradise).”

Salaam

Whether you are fasting today or tomorrow a big Ramadan Mubarak to you all.

Hope everyone gets the best out of this month.

So what are you hoping to acheive in ramadan? Any personal targets?

Make duaa for the ummah inshallah

Wassalaam

We've only got a month or so to go and someone mentioned yesterday that there should be a Ramadan thread.

So, all talks of preparations, aspirations and perspirations related to Ramadan can go in here.

Are you looking forward to Ramadan? Do you have any goals for the month? What will make you think of the month as a success? What would you consider a failure?