Ramadan Kareem my brothers and sisters in Islam! We’re now deep into the holy month of Ramadan where many of us have all made our daily routines transform in order to adjust to a new cadence. This has also had an impact on the work-life balance of many busy Muslim professionals, especially in the western and non-Islamic countries, where the broader system is not adiusted for Ramadan. It does require some adjustments on our part to both stay productive at work and also derive the most spiritual benefits fom Ramadan. The Productive Muslim company has put together a great program, called “High-Performance Ramadan”, which I highly recommend that you attend (it is free!). It provides simple steps on how to manage our energy, focus on how to get the most out of Ramadan as a busy Muslim. I highly recommend it. They also provide many additional resources on this subject which I find very valuable. In this blog, I would like to add some more practical tips and guidance on how we can maximize this Ramadan.

How to optimize work on a typical Ramadan week day.

The program provides great guidance on how to be productive in Ramadan – both from a working and spiritual perspective. However, we all know how our cognitive and energy levels drains as the Ramadan day progresses. We are typically at our peak energy and cognitive levels right after Farj (fueled by the Suhur food and coffee/tea).n the absence of a mid-day meal and additional doses of caffeine throughout the day, we typically feel more drained after mid-day than we’d normally be. In my opinion, the time between Farj and Zuhr prayers represents the best opportunity to get done your creative work that requires greater level of focus, cogitation and energy. This means that we start our work day as early as possible – right after Farj prayers since we don’t need to spend any time on breaktast than we traditionaly do on non-fasting days.