Ichil lajuntúul k'iin ti' le Ramadán: Le Barakah (Bendiciones) Te'elo' utia'al u ch'a'

Wa ichilo'ob, tukul le Ramadán tin términos jump'éel jach yáax kaambalilo'ob espiritual, túun le túumben peksil lajuntúul áak'ab le le áak'ab ti' le ku a tuláakal. Táan a ti' le trincheras le adoración – Tu Xul Náats', Ba'ale' le ba'ax yaan báaxal jach ka'anal. Ti' le Islam, these are the holiest nights of the le ja'abo'. I like to imagine it’s like being on a game show in one of those clear tubes where cash is just raining down on you, ka teech 60 segundos utia'al u Mach le asab cantidad páajtal.

The barakah (Bendiciones) Te'elo' utia'al u toma.

Bey jach u uts in tuukul ti' le Ramadán, yéetel le túumben peksil lajuntúul áak'ab tu particular.. Le recompensas tu Ramadán multiplican tumen 70, but the reward for worshipping on Laylatul Qadr (le áak'aba' yaan u páajtalil, Le ken u Corán bin u revelado ti' le Profeta (Tu yilaj) is equal to doing that same action for about 83 ja'abo'ob, o 1,000 Wi'inal.

U le Ramadán jach kanik autocontrolar, to build our taqwa and get as many rewards and blessings as we can (ka' jo'op' u xan k kaxtik le k'eeban tuméen k ofensas yéetel si'ipil) – ka ti' le tuukula', meentik jump'éel conexión asab k'a'an yéetel Allah (S). A spiritual recharge. But in these last ten nights, le ba'ax ku kaxtik le adorar yuum bey Ma'atech ka'ache' habíamos adorado, yéetel alab óolal u testigo Laylatul Qadr yéetel u perdonado k si'ipil.

Ti' Chen séen matrimonio, Paklan 80 le máako'obo' ti' le k'iino'ob u beelo'ob! Xan je'el u páajtal k wáantik a kaxtik a núup justa! Regístrese bejla'e'!

Alá (S) ku ya'alik ti' le Corán,

Le áak'aba' ti' le nu'uk meenta'ab asab ma'alo'ob u mil wi'inal. Le ángeles yéetel le pixano' descienden ti' yéetel le permiso u máako' utia'al Amal asunto.. Jets' óolal le tak aparición u sáastale'. [Corán: 97:3-5]

Tuukul – wa tuvieras orar ti' le áak'aba', jach bey hubieras gastado 1,000 wi'inal ti' payalchi'. Wa tuvieras u xook le Corán le áak'aba', jach bey hubieras gastado 1,000 wi'inal xma' ba'al meentik más u xook le Corán. If you were to ask for forgiveness on that night, jach bey hubieras gastado 1,000 months asking God for forgiveness! Bejla'e', imagine if you were to do all that and more on that night? Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet (S) dicho:

“Whoever stands (ti' le payalchi' nocturna voluntaria ti') Ramadán tumen fe yéetel alab óolal u recompensa, u si'ipil máako'ob síinajo'obo' serán u perdonados. Yéetel máax máan áak'abe' Laylat Al - Qadr ti' payalchi' tuméen fe yéetel alab óolal u recompensa, u si'ipil máako'ob síinajo'obo' serán u perdonados".

Lela' áak'ab u páajtalil. Áak'ab le ku páajtal a kaxtik le k'eeban tuméen a si'ipil, Nojoch wa chan. Áak'ab ku páajtal a k'ubik a puksi'ik'al Allah (S) ka k'áatiko'ob, K'áatik, utia'al u je'el ba'alake' yéetel tuláakal ba'ax a k'áat. Wa bien ma' k ojel ti' Ba'ax k'iin específico lúubul, we do know is that it falls on the last ten nights of Ramadan, most likely (but not necessarily) an odd night.

Writing this post alone is motivating me to do my best in these last ten nights of Ramadan. As a working mom of a toddler and a seven-month-old, I haven’t been able to double up on my ibadah this month, and that’s ok. I’ve come to terms with the fact that nurturing my little family leti',my ibadah. I know that God sees all the struggles, and not everyone has the capacity to worship at the level of a young person in college with not many responsibilities or someone further advanced in their years, perhaps retired and free of the responsibilities of work and children.

There’s life, work, ch'i'ibalil, grief, health issues – all these things do not miraculously stop in Ramadan.

Knowing all that, I can’t help thinking, what about Teen? Ba'ax ka wa'alik my spiritual health, my connection with God? That’s what Ramadan’s all about right? To reboot, disconnect and reconnect, Derecha? While I can’t make my daily obligations go away, and I end my days bone-tired, I feel the need and desire to make an extra effort to try and worship as much as I can (whatever that looks like) in these last ten nights. What are a few nights of the year, if it means building my connection with Allah (S), rebooting my spirituality and potentially gaining me forgiveness of my sins? How am I to go the rest of my year chugging along without anything to help me refresh?

I need this. We ALL need to be forgiven. We all need Allah (S)’s mercy – unless you’re a literal angel or pure innocent. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but in the midst of our online conversations about being understanding of everyone and everything, we’ve somehow lost our ability to say, “Ma', you need to buckle down and just do this. Sacrifice. Reprioritize. Do the hard work.”

I need it. You need it. As an ummah, we need it. Let’s recenter Allah (S) in our lives. It’s ten nights out of the entire year, guys. We can do it.

But again – life doesn’t stop! I’m not saying drop all your responsibilities for the next ten days. But I am saying, stop coasting. Do more than what you are doing right now. If you haven’t prayed at all during the night, get a few rakaa‘s in. If you haven’t read any Quran, read a few pages a night. If you can go all out, amazing. If you can’t, then make sure to do something, anything.

U Allah (S) allow us all to witness Laylatul Qadr, and may He write us amongst those who are forgiven of all their sins. May he grant us all Jannah. Amin.

Ti' Chen séen matrimonio, Paklan 80 le máako'obo' ti' le k'iino'ob u beelo'ob! Xan je'el u páajtal k wáantik a kaxtik a núup justa! Regístrese bejla'e'!