New Beginnings in Ramadan

الْمُبْدِئُ

Al-Mubdiʼ — The Originator

إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth

Surah Al-Burūj (85:13)

Intention

Today, I will be open to something new — a new habit, a new du'a, a new understanding that this Ramadan originates in me.

Reflection

Al-Mubdiʾ in Ramadan originates something new in you every year. You are not the same person who entered Ramadan last year. This Ramadan will create something in you that did not exist before — a new habit, a new understanding, a new level of closeness to Allah. Al-Mubdiʾ is originating your next chapter during these thirty days.

On this verse

He originates — something brand new — and He repeats — Ramadan returns each year, but you are never the same.

Du'a

Every Ramadan could be your last. Ask for the best ending.

Hadith

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Ramadan has come to you — a blessed month in which Allah has made fasting obligatory upon you.'

— Sunan an-Nasāʾī 2106, graded ṣaḥīḥ