How can I achieve spiritual growth in Ramadan amid such busy and hectic life?

How can I achieve spiritual growth in Ramadan amid such busy and hectic life?

I can’t concentrate while I read Quran because I’m so tired of work and the roads are always noisy and crowded?

I face some difficulty as well concentrating in prayers as they are either performed during work allowances or at night after work while I’m totally exhausted and mind-occupied with family burdens.

This really makes me sad. Any ideas or supplications to help me overcome this and enhance my spirituality?

Thank you,  for your question.

What you mentioned in your question is the concern of most people today. Work, kids, family, money, etc. occupy everybody’s mind. But if we surrender and give up, we will miss a lot.

Try to free yourself from such burdens for a while.

Forget everything else and think of God and standing before Him.

In your prayers, try to mediate on the verses you are reading if you are praying alone, or you are hearing from the imam if you are praying in a congregation.

Try to sleep for a while before you go the mosque to pray the Tarawih prayer so that you do not lose track with the imam.

While reading the Quran, feel the presence of God. Feel that God is addressing you with the verses you are reading.

I can tell you about something that will work out insha’a Allah.

Make a lot of du`aa (supplication) to God and surely He will answer you. Ask Him to relieve you from such thoughts and help you concentrate in your prayers.

Source: On Islam/Live Dialogue