May Allaah accept our Ramadan, and may every effort we put forth of goodness - may He extend even better. May the light and mercy of this month, be with us even after this month had ended.

May Allaah make way for our parents by Him, and may He forgive them, and forgive us in all the ways we fell short, and illuminate us and our relationship in all the ways we did well.

May Allaah swt make us amongst those, who are invited to His home, again and again. May it be a mercy of ours, to know Him, and to have prayed in His home, even once.

May this month set the foundation for the month of Ramadan. May we enter Ramadan, taking with us every mercy this month made possible for us.

May the compassion of Allaah, always be with us - and may in the moments we feel undeserving, He extends even more compassion towards us | Ameen!

May the nearness of Allaah consume our hearts in such a regard, we never feel far from Him. May His love for us, be felt in ways no other love compares.

May we all find comfort and healing in His endless mercy and may we never limit His compassion towards us.

May in this month reserved for Allaah swt - be one where we work towards, nearing ourselves to Him, in the ways of worship He loves and commanded of us.

May we live lives amongst people who make living in this world beautiful, and who Allaah favours us to live beautifully in the Hereafter with.

As Black women, the greatest love we will ever know is the love of another Black woman, Dr Joy Bradford. I thank you for this line.

To my sister of great melanin, let’s talk to Allah. Let’s leave this with the One who truly sees us—our fullness, softness, dreams, and desires of love.