When the Ramadan banner flies, soul restrains nature, so it can taste its own food.
The strength of horses and the intensity of fire, these are the powers of sacrifice. Fasting, we honor the guest.
Clouds of courage give rain, because it was in this month that the Qur’an rained down, light through an opening.
Grab the rope. Be lifted out of the body’s pit.
Announce to Egypt, Joseph of Canaan has come. Jesus dismounts the donkey, and the sacramental table descends.
Wash your hands. Wash your face. Do not eat or speak as you normally do. Other food and other words will come in the silence.
Adam A. Azim 