Ramadan 2019: 30 Self Improvement Ideas
By: Dina Halim
Tags: Ramadan, Improvement, Self Improvement, Ramadhan, Fasting

With all the various blessings of the month of Ramadan, we also get to face certain challenges. One of the major challenges we face during Ramadan is to maximize our efforts towards goodness while engaging ourselves in productive activities to make self improvements & get the best reward from this month, Ramadan 2019.

While progressing on the right path, you get the chance to purify your soul, cleanse your heart and maintain a healthy body to live a better life for your own self-development and goodness. We all must aim to live our life in a better way by adopting some ideas to make self-improvements in ourselves.

Here are 30 best self-improvement ideas for Ramadan 2019:

Give gratitude

Every

time you feel like complaining about something, instead think of something good in your life and say Alhamdulillah for it. Even in an unfavorable situation, think that Allah has chosen you for this test and you will make through it instead of complaining to Allah. Show your gratitude to all the people around you as well.

Take action

Ramadan brings unlimited blessings in limited days. What else would a Muslim need to be pushed to take blissful action? Instead of lecturing others and procrastination, take quick actions to make yourself a better Muslim than you already are. Strive to make each day better than the previous one and do one extra good deed every day.

Stay organized

Ramadan

2019 is the best time to become (and stay) organized. Organize your belongings in such a way to waste minimum time on needless things and become a productive Muslim.

Time management

With the routine of Suhoor, Iftar, and Taraweeh you are not allowed to make any excuse to waste your time. This Ramadan learn to plan your

activities around the fixed hours to get the most out of this blessed month.

Sleep with Wudhu

There are a lot of spiritual, mental and physical benefits of performing ablution before sleeping. Try to build this habit in Ramadan to reap these benefits.

Build positive habits

Do not overburden yourself with habits that you will not be able to sustain throughout the year. Instead promise yourself little new habit such as offering additional Nawafil with every prayer and reciting extra Rukuh next day, so that you can carry on these habits throughout the year.

Plan a smart budget

Invest your wealth and budget for charity, knowledge-building and helping others to make your life in this world and hereafter better. Be smart in planning the resources instead of just spending on cleaning, shopping, and

cooking.

Rely only upon Allah

Stop fearing judgment and criticism from people. Utilize this month to learn to rely solely upon Allah and trust only the All-seeing, All-hearing and All-knowing. Ask him for every need as He is independent having the control of everything and is capable of doing everything.

Share one Ayat or Hadith

Throughout the year, we share or post so many jokes and quotations with everyone and it begets no benefit at all. Try to build a habit of sharing one Ayat/Hadith with others every day. Everyone who reads it will add to your reward, and it will also serve as a reminder for you.

Be moderate

Just plowing our mouth with food is contrary to what Ramadan is about; the best thing that Ramadan teaches us is self-control. Stick to the rules and guidelines of Prophet PBUH. Fill your stomach with one-third of food, water, and breathing space.

Give charity every day

Give charity every day as per your budget; be generous just like the Prophet. Allah has promised to reward ten times better than what we give. Even a single penny you give will add up to your blessings manifold.

Memorize new Surah

Memorizing Quran seems difficult to most of the people. Start with smaller portions; memorize a few verses every day. Repeating the verses in prayers is a good way of reinforcing and revising it. Once you build the momentum, you can even carry this routine after Ramadan.

Pray Tarawih

Community spirit is an important part of Ramadan’s blessings. Allah has mentioned a lot of promises for those who do Qayaam during nights of Ramadan; if you are unable to pray additional prayers during the night, at least make an effort to pray Tarawih with the congregation.

Stop backbiting and swearing

It’s

hard to stay quiet when something unfair happens to us, but think of the reward you will get from Allah if you abstain from swearing and backbiting. Ramadan is all about doing jihad against the bad habits, so use Ramadan 2019 as a chance to stop these bad habits.

Give away for negligence

Make a DIY sadqa box for yourself; whenever you find yourself tempted to do something which is forbidden, put some money in it, no matter if its s single penny or more than that. Give this money in charity or give it to someone in need. This is a good self-improvement idea to get rid of persistent habits.

Mend your broken relationships

It is easy to say that if someone is not making an effort to mend a broken relationship, why should I do it? But, if you are one to take the first initiative, your reward will be increased manifold. Give your ego a break and reinstate broken friendships and relationships.

Try technology cut-off

Ramadan is a good time to break your screen addiction. Avoid surfing on the internet or TV while you are fasting. The whole point is to make improvements in yourself and give un-diverted attention to spiritual

advancement during this month.

Recite Quran with translation

This Ramadan do not just read the Quran without understanding it; try to understand its literal meaning instead of just reading Arabic. Connect with Allah while reading the translation to understand what Allah is saying to you.

Forgive those who hurt you

If you still have festering wounds from the fights you had with someone or you are upset about something, this Ramadan forgive everyone who made you unhappy. It’s a great gesture for the peace of the soul. When we expect Allah to forgive us for our sins, we must have the courage to forgive others as well.

Evaluate yourself

Evaluate yourself and perform a catharsis. An honest self-evaluation will help you to see where you have made improvements and where you need to make further improvements. Surely you will find steps that you can take to make yourself closer to Allah.