SECOND REMINDER. Yaum Al-Khamis 3rd day of Shaãban (Thursday 19th April). ARE YOU PREPARING OR PREPARED FOR THE GREAT YEARLY VISITOR (RAMADAN)?. BismilLahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Many of us are aware of the real nature of fasting in the month of Ramadaan, so we start to prepare from Sha’baan, and some of us even start before that. Among the best ways of preparing for the month of Ramadaan are:  Sincere repentance; This is obligatory at all times, but because of the approach of a great and blessed month, it is even more important to hasten to repent from sins between you and your Lord, and between you and other people by giving them their rights, so that when the blessed month begins you may busy yourself with acts of worship with a clean heart and peace of mind. ALLAAH says:  “And all of you beg ALLAAH to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful”[al-Noor 24:31]. It was narrated from al-Agharr ibn Yasaar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “O people, repent to ALLAAH for I repent to HIM one hundred times each day.” Narrated by Muslim (2702).  It was narrated from some of the salaf that they used to pray to ALLAAH for six months that they would live until Ramadaan, then they would pray for five months afterwards that He would accept it from them.  The Muslim should ask his Lord to let him live until Ramadaan with a strong religious commitment and good physical health, and he should ask HIM to help him obey HIM during the month, and ask HIM to accept his good deeds from HIM. To be continued in Shaa ALLAH.