At the very beginning we would like to sincerely congratulate you on the upcoming days of the holy month of Ramadan – the month of fasting, worship (ibadah), nafl payers (supererogatory prayer), learning the Qur’an; a month of Allah’s mercy, forgiveness and salvation from the Hellfire; month of sadaqa giving, mutual assistance; and the month of universal goodness and benevolence. As Ramadan approached, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would rejoice at his Companions for its coming, saying: “The month of Ramadan has come, a blessed month in which Allah Almighty has obligated you to fast. In it the gates of the heavens are opened, and in it the gates of Hellfire are closed, and in it the devils are chained, and in it is a night that is better than a thousand months. Thus, whoever is deprived of its good is truly deprived.”