With the arrival of Ramadan 2025, Muslims around the world eagerly anticipate the holy month, which renews the hearts with faith and prepares souls for worship. A significant practice during this time is the prayer for welcoming Ramadan, which helps individuals enter the month with purity of intention and sincerity. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) emphasized the importance of supplication when entering Ramadan, seeking blessings and success in fasting and prayers. Consequently, Muslims often recite these prayers to invoke blessings and rewards.
Prayer at the onset of Ramadan is considered among the most favored acts of devotion, as it expresses gratitude to Allah for reaching this magnificent month and asks for assistance and success in fulfilling religious obligations. Fasting is not merely abstaining from food and drink; it requires sincere intention and strong determination. Therefore, the prayer at Ramadan's entrance prepares the heart and spirit to embrace days of mercy and forgiveness. Such prayers aim to achieve several goals:
- Seeking forgiveness from Allah.
- Psychological and emotional preparation for the holy month.
- Asking for support to fulfill fasting and prayers.
- Striving for increased rewards and blessings.
Below are some selected beautiful prayers to welcome Ramadan 2025:
1. Prayer for success in fasting and prayers: "O Allah, grant me safety to Ramadan, and accept it from me, for You are the All-Hearing, All-Knowing."
2. Prayer for forgiveness and repentance: "O Allah, make me among Your righteous servants, devoted, sincere, asking for forgiveness and humility, O Most Merciful of the merciful."
3. Prayer for blessings and goodness during Ramadan: "O Allah, bless us in Ramadan and make it a month of good and blessings for us, forgive us our past sins and those to come."
4. Prayer for increased good deeds and worship: "O Allah, make my fasting like the fasting of the righteous and my prayers like the prayers of the devout, and awaken me from the sleep of the heedless."
5. Prayer for facilitation of worship: "O Allah, ease my worship and grant me the ability to perform your remembrance, gratitude, and excellent acts of worship."
6. Prayer for achieving goals during Ramadan: "O Allah, grant me during this month my share of every good you send down and make it the beginning of light and steadfastness toward You."
Before entering Ramadan with prayers, it is important to spiritually and emotionally prepare ourselves. Some of the best methods for this include:
- Repentance and seeking forgiveness: Begin Ramadan with a pure heart, free from sins, through sincere repentance.
- Time management: Create a daily schedule including prayer times, Quran reading, remembrance, and supplication.
- Preparing for fasting: Practice fasting on the Mondays and Thursdays prior to Ramadan.
- Reading the Quran: Start reciting the Holy Quran before Ramadan to prepare oneself for additional readings during the holy month.
- Setting sincere intentions: Clearly define goals to make the best use of Ramadan.
The benefits of prayer upon entering Ramadan 2025 are manifold:
- Strengthening faith: Prayer connects the servant to their Lord and strengthens their belief.
- Seeking forgiveness: Ramadan is the month of repentance, and supplication is the means to seek forgiveness and cleanse from sins.
- Fulfilling wishes: Praying upon receiving Ramadan is a great opportunity to fulfill wishes and have prayers answered.
- Feeling peace and tranquility: Prayer provides comfort to the heart and emotional stability.
Concluding, the prayer upon entering Ramadan 2025 is not just words; it expresses the earnest desire to utilize this blessed month for positive transformation. It is a significant opportunity to renew the covenant with Allah and draw closer to Him through prayer and good deeds. Let us all welcome Ramadan with pure hearts, remembering tongues, and righteous actions. May Allah grant us Ramadan, bless us with the pleasure of conversing with You, and make us among those redeemed from the Fire. Amen.