The Last Ten Nights: When Guilt Whispers, Answer with Action

Ramadan is nearing its end, slipping through our fingers like sand in the wind. It feels as if it began just yesterday, and now, we stand in its final ten nights the most sacred, the most transformative.

For some, this Ramadan has been a time of deep devotion, a season of clarity and spiritual awakening. For others, it may have felt like a struggle a battle between intentions and actions, between what the heart desires and what the body resists. You may find yourself watching your friends and family, seeing their dedication reflected in social media posts or their daily routines, and suddenly, a heavy feeling settles in your chest.

Guilt. Shame. Numbness. Disconnection.

You wanted to do better. You wanted to make the most of it. But now, as Ramadan’s final moments approach, a voice whispers:

"You’ve wasted too many days.

" "You weren’t consistent why start now?" 

"You’ve done too much wrong what’s the point?"

Let me tell you what that voice is. It is not a thought. It is not logic. It is not your fate.

It is one of the soldiers of Shaytaan, trained for this exact moment to make you feel defeated when you are on the edge of mercy. To convince you that because you have stumbled, you cannot rise.

"But I gossiped throughout Ramadan." So what! 

"But I went to places I shouldn't have." So what! 

"But I listened to music, wasted my time, and ignored my prayers." So what! 

"But I was in contact with a non-mahram." So what! 

"But I smoked, drank, and even committed zina."

So. What.

You are not the first Muslim to fall, and you will not be the last. But do you know what every single person who has passed away would give anything for?

“I wish I had sent forth something good for my true life.” (Qur’an 89:24)

Every breath you take is another chance. Every second that passes is Allah extending His mercy, waiting for you to turn back to Him not in perfection, but in sincerity.

Allah intentionally authored the lives of individuals who may not have been the best Muslims, yet one sincere, kind, and genuine act became their path to Jannah. These stories are not coincidences they are evidence that your mistakes do not define you, and that Allah’s mercy is not limited by your shortcomings.

You were given another Ramadan when others were not. That in itself is a gift, a sign, an invitation:

" So join My servants, and enter My Paradise.”(Qur’an 89: 28&29)

So, what will you do with it?