Kongnyuy and TANI Foundation Kumbo

12/03/2026

Ramadan is not starvation. It is training.

The word Sawm, fasting, was also used by Arabs when training horses for battle. They would restrict a horse’s food and water, not to weaken it, but to discipline and strengthen it for the fight ahead. If the horse came out weaker, the training had failed.

Ramadan works the same way. The real battle is not against food. It is against your tongue, your eyes, your ego, and your desires. This month is a spiritual training camp designed to strengthen your character and your relationship with Allah.

If Ramadan leaves you only hungry and thirsty, the training was missed. The goal is to leave the month stronger than when you entered it.

10/03/2026

"اللهم اغفر له وارحمه" (Allahumma aghfir lahu warhamhu)
Meaning: "O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him."

11/01/2026

16/09/2024

Even among those seeking justice, there's a need for peace and reconciliation so that they can walk as one man.

Even in our families, we need peace and reconciliation to grow as one.

Even among our circle of friends, we need forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace.

As classmates, you need to forgive he/she who has wronged you for peace to reign.

We all complain how wicked our society has become. It's become very wicked and hostile because of the desperate wicked nature of our hearts and not because of the absence of justice. Those who commit injustices are among us and behave exactly the way we do.

Peace, love, and reconciliation start with you and in you. Do not expect peace and love to start from out there. It starts in your heart, your family, friends, and community and shines to that world.

Start by forgiving one person today; call them and tell them you have forgiven them or ask for their forgiveness. I called out three people last month for this exercise.

The good community we seek to live in starts with us.

Bless day for us all.