RACING TO DO GOOD

When we receive a special guest we try to make sure that we look our best and that our houses are clean. We request that the table is laid with our most expensive cutlery and dinner set, that the best meal is prepared, and that the house is spick and span in anticipation of the guests’ arrival.
And today, we all have a special and honored guest visiting us. This guest changes our personalities, a guest that makes us better people.
This guest is the month of mercy, the month of opportunity; it is the month of Ramadan, the month of the first revelation of the Glorious Qur’an.
It is a different type of guest. This guest does not care if you have the cleanest house, the nicest clothes, or the best smell, but cares about the cleanliness of your heart, and how pure your intention is. Ramadan wants us to take advantage of this precious time, to do everything we can to get the best rewards from Allah.
Unlike any other month, the rewards in Ramadan are doubled and tripled to thousands of times than in all the other months.