Assalamualikum
Well sister do not be sad and frustrated.Let me explain but I guess I can't type everything.I prefer to explain via speech.Anyway here is the simple thing reverts or beginner need to do or need to know.
- Make intention "fasting tomorrow because of Ramadan".The intention should be after maghrib before you begin fasting the enxt day.If the ramadan is on wed,then make the intention of fasting after maghrib of tuesday.Do the same through out the whole month.Intention is just the knoweldge or realisation of your heart and mind that you are going to fast ramadan tomorrow.
2.Begin with pre-dawn meal.I believe you have the time table of prayer and athan install in your comp.Have a look at it.let say your atahn is at 4.45 am,then begin to eat 45mints or 30 mints before the athan.You may eat earlier but the sunnah is to delay the pre-dawn meal as much as possible.take light food such as bread,cheese,fruits,beans,drink plenty of water.Avoide oily,and salty food.
3.Once you hear the athan on your comp,stop eating.If you do not have athan installed,chek at the prayer time table.Or have a look at the sky.If you see white lines in sky,then stop eating as the began.Fasting begisn from dawn to sunset.
4.The whole 14-15 hours,you are not suppose to eat,drink,sex,smoke or do anything that can break your fast.I will try to send some materials on the fiqh of ramadan where you can know if your fasting is valid or not if somethng happened such as vomitting,medical.....
5.Once you hear the atahn or once you see the sunsets,immediately break your fast with 3dates.If you can't find dates no problem.Begin with something sweet such as fruits or juice.Begin by reading the dua for breaking fast or simply say BISMILLAH.You may do supplication before eating so that Alalh grant you wishes in sha Allah.Then pray maghrib 3 rakaah.This is sunnah,.If you wantt to eat before maghrib is fine as well
.Then after prayer complete your meal.take small amounts at a time.
6.When ishaa time comes,pray ishaa.
7.After ishaa is taraweeh.Taraweeh is just like doing fajr prayer but the intention is "2 units/rakaah of taraweeh".We do it 2 by 2 and recite any verses that u know.You are new,so jsut repeat the verses u know throught of the prayer.You may do from 2 uptill 8 rakaah or units.After completing 8 rakaah of taraweeh you may do night prayers at night.Perhapos at 2 am or 3 am.It is with the intention of doing" 2 raakaah of qiyam layl if you did nt sleep previoulsy and tahajud if you slept and woke up to pray the night prayer".Do 2 by 2 as much as u can such as 2,4,6....finally,after completing all the prayesr,end it wit witr 3 rakaah.you may do 2 unit+1 mor 3 unit together without tashahud at the 2nd rakaah.
8.All these prayers are sunnah and we do because of the rewards whereby the sunnah prayers will be considered as fard/obligatory prayer.If you cannot do,it is ok.Do not feel bad.
9.Besides prayer,you may recite quran,read quran in english,do rememberance of Allah(dzikir),give charity everyday if possible doenst matter the value of money but the action and intention that counts.
I guess that all i could remember.
Feel free to ask
plz excuse me for spelling errors as it is 6.01am here and you know i get dizzy when i sleep late lol
Allah knows the best
Assalamualikum
