Ramadan Reflection - Self Righteousness

One of the things which I love about Ramadan is how everyone minds their own business (or at least they should). Everyone worries about themselves - waking up on time, keeping to one's own plate, eyes on the mushaf, counting the number of rakahs left till Taraweeh ends. We Muslims sure do haste in accumulating ajar for ourselves in Ramadan, alhamdulillah.

But behind the raised palms in duaa or date passing we occasionally slip holier-than-thou condescension. Manifestations of which include the thinly veiled insults, taunts and character attacks. Why are the personal lives of others of more importance to us than our own shortcomings? Are we not worried that Allah will prohibit us Paradise if we have an atom's weight of arrogance? Why do we assume we know what's in people's hearts and try to expose their secrets, whether true or false? Why are we so suspicious, indecent and malicious? Is it not enough for us to know that every scorner and mocker will enter Hell fire (Surah Humazah)?

With a month so blessed and yet so fleeting, time is better served assessing one's own shortcomings, than having all the reward one has acquired eradicated on account of a slandering and backbitting tongue. And if any judgement is to be passed at all it is best reserved for the self.