He's coming to town. You can't wait! So far, he's the best. But you're not as ready for him as you'd hoped; your schedule is jam-packed, you're super stressed, and most importantly, your place is a mess! Papers are scattered
all over, and random clothes, accessories and cosmetics are laying out where they don't belong! You don't have time to clean and sort everything, so you start shoving things in closets and piling stuff in hidden corners. You grab
the vacuum and power across the living room, but the darn machine is stuffed with gunk and won't suck things up! You get nice stroke patterns on the carpet, but all the particles are just shuffled around now. Wonderful.

Forget dusting the tabletops and wiping down mirrors and windows; he'll be here any minute, and you haven't even prepared the food! It's too late to whip up a fresh meal, so you're forced to work with leftovers. How
embarrassing. You heat the food, set the table, and rush to shower and change your clothes before he arrives. You hope he's running late, but nope; he comes right on time.

You tense up as he approaches the door, hoping he doesn't notice your lousy clean-up job. But as soon as you see him, you forget everything. His bright smile melts your worries away. When he walks in, his glow radiates so much
warmth and serenity in your house. He doesn't wait for too long before he places a lovely arrangement of flowers and boxed gifts in your living room. The joy you feel inside is out of this world.

You invite him to eat, but find that he's not too big on food. Naturally, you're a bit shy to eat much with him. He tells you food is a must, but that too much dulls his spirituality. His prayers, especially, lack concentration
and humility when there's over-eating; and waking up for night prayers is near impossible if you sleep on a full stomach. Wow, he's more devoted than you thought.

As you sit with him, you start to really enjoy his company. You wonder what's making you feel so comfortable with his presence. Is it his easy-going, peaceful nature? Is it his gentle, uncritical way with you? Could it be that he's reminding you of Allah? Maybe he brings out the best in you? It's probably a combination of everything, but for sure it's the latter; it wasn't feeling right to use bad language around him. He certainly doesn't seem like he's into backbiting, gossiping, listening to music, watching lewd movies, or talking about petty things. It's hard to even
harbor any negative or impure thoughts and feelings when you're with him.

It was almost like sitting with a blessed angel-luminous, pure and transparent from within, gracefully handsome from without, and completely dedicated to pleasing Allah. He was even gifted with the Qur'an from a young
age, and you can't help but fall in love with its words, meanings, and rhythmic recitation when it comes from him. He inspires you to reflect on it and live its message way more than before.
 

You feel that the first part of his visit is going really well. But, after a while, you almost get used to his presence and forget why he's there. Then, you excuse yourself and head back to your room! You chat with your friends,
buy a few things online, update your Facebook status, respond to comments on your pictures, watch your favorite series on TV, and even sleep for quite a bit. You finally wake up to your mother calling and inquiring about his
visit. She's outraged by your behavior, and tells you to go sit with him immediately.

You go back outside, and find him waiting patiently for you. He doesn't complain about your long absence, but stands up to leave. On his way out, he brings you closer and hands you a small, silver box. You open the box
ecstatically, and it's layered with tons of wrapping and tissue paper. Inside, there's a variety of the most precious gems and jewels. Nestled in between them, there's a note that says: "By Allah, give me your nights, and
these will be yours."

You're overtaken by the gracious offering. Now he's gone, and you have some thinking to do. You're thankful Allah brought him to you, and blessed you with his presence. You're sad that you didn't plan enough for his visit, and
didn't honor him more, but thank God, he's not affected by that.

He definitely rubbed off on you in a good way, and only you can tell if it'll last. It's up to you now to get rid of your distractions, keep up the good habits he inspired you with, and keep your house clean for the next time he comes. If it's spotless then, you might get more time to decorate, light some candles around the house, and infuse it with delicate fragrances.

That'll definitely set the mood right for you to enjoy him more.

He is Ramadan, and your house is the heart within you.

He'll come again for you, but you may have moved to another place. Pray that
he still finds you.
 

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