By: Aubaid Akhoon
The month of Ramadan is a great blessing of Allah Almighty. In this month there is a flood of light and blessings from Allah Almighty and His blessings rain down on humanity, but we are not aware of the value and status of this blessed month. Because all our thoughts and struggles are for materialism and worldly business, this blessed month is appreciated by those whose thoughts are for the Hereafter and whose focus is after death.
When the month of Rajab came, the Holy Prophet (Pbuh ) used to ask for this prayer
“O Allah, bless us in the months of Rajab and Sha’ban and bring us to the month of Ramadan, I.e prolong our life so that we may have the month of Ramadan.
Consider that two months before the arrival of Ramadan, there is a longing and longing for Ramadan, and prayers are being offered for its attainment!
“Ramadan” is an Arabic word meaning “scorching”. The month was named because when it first appeared in Islam, it was in the scorching heat. But some scholars say that in this month Allah, glory unto Him, by His special mercy burns and forgives the sins of the fasting servants, so this month is called “Ramadan”. (Explanation of Abu Dawood)
Ramadan is a special month of mercy
Allah Almighty has bestowed this blessed month because we stay in the fog of the world for eleven months due to which negligence creeps in the hearts- spirituality and closeness to Allah Almighty is diminished. We can remove this deficiency by removing the neglect and rust of the hearts by worshiping Allah, so that by getting closer to Allah Almighty, a new beginning of life can be made, just like after using a machine for some time, its service and cleaning can be done. In the same way, Allah Almighty has fixed this blessed month for the purification and service of humans.
In order to attain piety, fasting of one month in a year was prescribed on this last ummah and the time of fasting was kept from sunrise to sunset. The month of ramzan is also a blessed month because this month was fixed by Almighty in which the Holy Qur’an was revealed and in which there is a night of innumerable blessings (Shab-e-Qadr). At the same time, in addition to the fasts of the day, a special and general system of worship has been established at night in this month, called Taraweeh, which further enhances the lightness and effectiveness of this blessed month. And in the ahaadeeth of these two acts of worship, it is narrated that the Holy Prophet (Pbuh ) said that “Whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan in the state of faith and hopeful reward, his past sins will be forgiven In the state of faith and hopeful reward, his past sins will also be forgiven”.
We must remember that this blessed month does not come to change our schedules, it comes to change our hearts.
Fasting has been prescribed in all the first Shari’ahs, although the duration of fasting and some other detailed rules have been different due to the special circumstances and needs, in the holy book Allah Almighty commanded his servants “O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become righteous.”
It is certain that the soul afflicts man with sin, disobedience and immorality only when he is not hungry and his stomach is full. On the other hand, if he is hungry, he lies in remorse and contentment in his heart and then he does not feel disobedience to Allah. The purpose of fasting is to keep the human soul hungry and to prevent it from exercising its material and sexual needs so that the supplication and the urge to take action on sin become sluggish and this is “taqwa”.
The noble creatures of the universe (angels) do not eat, drink or have wives, whereas fasting (from dawn to sunset) is the name of abstaining from these three things (eating, drinking and intercourse). Almighty commanded his servants to fast and said: O My slaves! If you avoid these three things and imitate our pure creatures (angels) then the pure attribute of our pure creatures will also be created in you. The translation of (Surah Tahrir) is that they (angels) do not disobey Almighty anything that commands them and they do what they are commanded to do. And this is the attainment of “Taqwa
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “For everything there is Zakat and the Zakat of the body is fasting.” (A narrator in one of the chains) Muhriz added in his narration: And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Fasting is half of patience.’
Ramadan is a chance to build your emaan. Let’s prepare ourselves to replenish our imaan. In any case, the purpose of fasting is piety.
But it is not just a matter of fasting and reciting Taraweeh, as the main purpose of this month is to remove the veil of negligence from the heart, to return to the real purpose of creation, to seek forgiveness for the sins committed in the last eleven months. In the next eleven months, Crocker should inculcate in his heart the call and zeal of not committing sins with a sense of accountability for the greatness of Allah Almighty and accountability in the Hereafter, which is called “Taqwa”. In this way the true spirit of Ramadan and its enlightenment and blessings will be obtained, otherwise it will be that Ramadan will come and go and we will not benefit from it properly, but remain empty as we were before .
Ramadan is coming soon
We are waiting for the moon
The month of blessings
The month of forgiveness
The month full of mercy
Allah’s blessing in bounty
I can’t describe the inner peace,
in the month of pure bliss
O Ramadan come soon
We are waiting for your moon
The purpose of fasting
The writer is Sr. Edp Head & Counsellor in DD Target PMT India’s Reputed institute For Medical /JEE /Competitive Coaching Classes and can be reached at akhoon.aubaid@gmail.com.
