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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 17, 2026.

Ramadan training should shape the whole year

Noon Academy

“It is a month of spiritual training.”

The khateeb, at 5:34

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In one sentence

Ramadan builds taqwa through six integrated practices, and believers should carry those practices into a consistent, planned year-round life.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The Quran presents fasting and Ramadan as means of attaining taqwa and gratitude.
  2. Ramadan is spiritual training, not merely abstaining from food and drink.
  3. Six practices work together: fasting, salah, dhikr, Quran, charity, and masjid connection.
  4. Consistency turns Ramadan’s intense training into lasting spiritual growth.
  5. Patience, perseverance, prayer anticipation, and taqwa require lifelong planning.
  6. Listeners are urged to set measurable worship and charity goals immediately.
Try this week
Write a worship plan before the end of the day.
Set a masjid goal, such as attending daily, every other day, or twice daily.
Schedule regular fasting, including Mondays, Thursdays, or the white days.
Set a daily dhikr target, including astaghfirullah and post-salah adhkar.
Connect with the Quran every day, even briefly through an app.
Keep spare change or a charity jar at home and give regularly.
Coordinate fasting, iftar, Quran reading, dhikr, or masjid visits with family and friends.
Track, measure, and assess adherence to all six practices.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“it is a month of spiritual training in which we fast a part of that training is fasting but Ramadan was much more than that”
Noon Academy · Downtown Brampton, ON
Play from 5:34
“you don't have to have parathas and omlet and whatever you don't have to have pakoras and samosas for iftar just do something simple just make it as easy as possible”
Noon Academy · Downtown Brampton, ON
Play from 27:32
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is not only a month when we stop eating during daylight; it is spiritual training that teaches taqwa, or careful awareness of Allah. That training includes fasting, extra prayer, dhikr, a stronger connection to the Quran, charity, and connection to the masjid. Like athletic training, Ramadan’s intensity prepares us for the rest of the year, and small consistent deeds matter. We should make a simple plan, involve our families, and track these habits without making them unnecessarily difficult. The khateeb encouraged us to begin now, keep practicing, and ask Allah for the ability to follow through.

  1. Which Ramadan habit would you like our family to continue this week?
  2. What simple worship goal could we make easy enough to repeat?
  3. How can we remind and encourage one another without making worship feel heavy?
Where it was given

The masjid

Noon Academy Masjid12 Rutherford Rd S, Unit 6-7, Brampton, ON L6W 3J1ArchiveAll khutbahs at Noon Academy5 khutbahs
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