Ramadan Greetings to European Muslims

Dr. Sheikh Suhaib Hasan's Ramadan 

Greetings to European Muslims

Dr Mozammel Haque

Dr. Sheikh Suhaib Hasan, Acting President of the Dublin-based European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECfFR) has addressed the European Muslims and sent his Ramadan Greetings on this auspicious and blessed month of Ramadan.

Followings are the main points of his Ramadan Message (in English) which was delivered in Arabic.

Summary of Ramadan Message to the European Muslims

By Dr. Sheikh Suhaib Hasan

“Congratulations to all Muslims especially to those in Europe.

This is a month of patience, more so because of pandemic.

We need to revive our pledge to Allah. Strengthen our relationship with His Book by reading, thinking, and pondering deep in its meanings.

“Pandemic is a calamity, can only be repelled by sincere Du’a and humbleness to Allah. Allah subhanahu wa Taala said: ‘Why do they not show humbleness when a calamity befalls open them.’ It is because the sins are committed a lot and disobedience is in abundance.”

Dr Sheikh Hasan also said: It is a Warning from Allah. Allah Subhanahu wa Taala said: ‘We are going to let them taste the lesser punishment   Before the greater one befalls them, so that they could return back .i.e. to the right path.’

Allah the Almighty also said : ‘He is in no need to punish you as long as you are thankful and believing.

Allah Subhanahu wa Taala also said: ‘He will not punish them as long as they keep on asking forgiveness.’”

Dr. Sheikh Hasan, the Acting President of the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECfFR), in Dublin, Ireland, said in his Ramadan message: “Let thankfulness, seeking forgiveness be our perpetual habit, let faith fills our hearts, and let humbleness accompany us in our abodes and abroad until our Lord is pleased with us and remove this calamity from us.”

Then Dr. Sheikh Hasan made Dua and supplication in his message saying: “O Allah, make this month an opening for your blessings, a way out from you Fire, and a time for your pleasure with us, Enable us to complete the fasting, increase our good deeds, both in sayings and actions.”

Concluding his Ramadan Greetings, Dr. Sheikh Hasan said, “O Allah makes good for us our Deen which is the crux of the matter. Make good for us our Dunya which is our livelihoods.  Make good for us our Hereafter to which we have to return.  Make this life an increase for us in piety. And make the death a relief from every evil.”

“And Praise be upon our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him),” concluded Dr. Sheikh Hasan.