Waiting For the Vacation Called Taraweeh , Rest

Currently waiting for the vacation I like to call Taraweeh: Rest for the heart......listing to Sheikh Hassan recordings from last Ramadans taraweeh, qiyams, and witrs,, let the Ramdan excitement begin, alhumaa balganaa Ramadan!!!!!!

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Monday, July 30, 2012

The Vacation Called Taraweeh: Rest

An Exclusive Vacation Called Taraweeh:

When: Ramadan
Location: Any Masjid
Destination: Allah
Cost:Priceless
Goal: Rest & Relax
Passport: A heart that remembers Allah

Did you ever wonder why you love coming to salat al tarweeh even though its about two hours long?

The word tarweeh comes from the arabic word "Raaha" which means rest and relax

This explains why although it is two hours of long standing we still love it and we are so sad when Ramadan is over

While people spend thousands of dollars to go on vacation just so they can "rest and relax", Muslims await for the Tarweeh.Muslims dont have to go on vacation to achieve
this relaxation, they just wait for Ramadan...

Through the tarweeh it is not your body that is at rest, but rather your heart is at rest as it remembers Allah

Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.
Surat Al-Rad Aya 28

The one whos salat brings this this feeling of raha will tell you two hours is not enough, and they will get up in the middle of the night for the salaatul Qiyaam.

While people find sleeping as a form of rest the believer's find the standing of long  salaat and the making of long sujuds as the greatest form of rest...

 

The one who has not yet tasted the sweetness of faith in salat will not understand how long salat is a form of rest and relaxation.

Those who have achieved the raha part of the tarweeh try to prolong thier sujud and thier eyes are filled with tears  as thier hearts remember Allah....

 

If you achieve raha -rest/relaxation this Ramadan you will find yourself in Ramadan withdrawal mood as you will miss ramadan greatly and most of all you will miss the feeling of rest your heart has but you can ask Allah to allow your heart to awlays have this feeling!!

 

Ask Allah to give to prolong  this feeling of "Raha" throughout the rest of this Ramadan and throughout your entire life