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 like torrential rain, 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( Explanation of shobul Emaan 3/375). 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.
The meaning of word Ramadan: “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 for the purpose of 1/9).
Make this ramzan the turning point in your life, break free from the deception of the world & indulge into the sweetness of emaan. 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.
Ramadan is a special month of mercy: Allah Almighty has bestowed this blessed month because we stays in the fog of the world for eleven months due to which negligence is created 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 begin, 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 imposed 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: وَِّحِتَصَابًا غُفِرَ لَهَ مَاتَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِہ (Sahih Bukhari 2/3, Sahih Muslim 1/2) Translation: 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.
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
Ramzan A Month Of Piety, Salvation : Part-II
The purpose of fasting in Ramadan: The main purpose and subject of the ritual of fasting is to make the brutality and cruelty of man a sign of obedience to the commands of Allah Almighty and obedience to the rules of faith and spirituality, and make it a habit to suppress the requirements of lusts, and since this is one of the special purposes of Prophethood and the Shari’ah, fasting has been prescribed in all the first Shari’ahs, although the duration of fasting and some other detailed rules there was a difference between 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 (Al-Baqarah verse 183). 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 becomes 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(angels ) will also be created in you. The translation of (Surah Tahrir) is that they (angels) do not disobey Almighty poo kkkin 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 does not come to change our schedules, it comes to change our hearts” 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 becomes sluggish and this is “taqwa”.
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. Things that help in attaining piety but it is not just a matter of fasting and reciting Taraweeh, but 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 forgive 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, so a few things are pointed out by following which we will get the purpose of fasting (taqwa) and the light and blessings of Ramadan. Inshallah I will describe in next part how we attain piety in Ramadan. “He knows our sincerest intentions, he sees what we are trying to do, and he knows where we are longing to be. He sees the struggles that we go through to remain focused and faithful. He understands our efforts when no body understands what we do. He understands our joy when we rise and the pain behind our falls”.
Ramzan A Month Of Piety, Salvation: Par III
The moon of Ramadan does not come alone; it generally accompanies heaps of bliss and favors. May we as a whole pay the value for having this respectable month. The Prophet Muhmmad (pbuh) said : when the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the Heavens are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained. Sahih-Al Bukhari Fasting book 30, hadith 9 Sahi Muslim the book of fasting “O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous” — Surat Al-Baqarah 2:183. With the above verse, the Holy Quran makes it clear that fasting was ordained compulsory on all Muslims and that they have to fast if they are to stay righteous.
(1) Increase in the amount of worship: In order to receive the blessings of Ramadan, we have to increase the amount of our worship. Try to recite the Nawafil in this blessed month that we are not able to recite on other months for example: after Maghrib, Recite at least six (6) rak’ats with Sunnah. Come a few minutes before Isha prayers recite two or four rak’ats of Nafl.make it a habit to get up a few minutes earlier for Sehri , and recite four rak’ats of Tahajjud. Similarly, the prayers of Ishraq and if sleep predominates during Ishraq, then recite a few rak’ats of Chasht. After Zuhr, recite two rak’ats of Nafl with two Sunnahs and four rak’ats of Nafl before Asr. Because the characteristic of prayer is that it establishes man’s relationship with Allah as a result of which man attains nearness to Allah Almighty at all times, as in the hadith narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurayrah. It is: اَق اَرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَّبِ وَه وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ The worshiper is closest to his Lord in prostration
(2) Abundance of recitation of the Holy Quran: The second task is to pay special attention to the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, because the month of Ramadan has a special relevance and relationship with the Holy Qur’an. One of the stands out features of the month of Ramadan is that the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) during this time. This book of guidance is an invaluable treasure trove of information on how to live life as a good Muslim.
The divine book Holy Qur’an, is the the comprehensive book of all the principles and branches of religion and the highest answer of the world of humanity. A speech book is a complete law. The Qur’an is a prescription for healing. Qur’an is an enlightened leader, a precise balance, a strong preacher, an informed and insightful leader, a dark light, a strong orator and it is a mercy to the worlds and a book that separates truth from falsehood. It is also a collection of historical, political, military, educational, jurisprudential, ethical, doctrinal, natural, hygienic, industrial, philosophical, literary, mathematical and other sciences and subjects.
History has shown that even if one tries to extinguish the light of the Qur’an, diminish its excesses, distort and change it or cast doubt on its characters, one will not succeed and never succeed. Enemies of Islam and misguided people despite all their tricks, deceptions and efforts for hundreds of years, have not been able to extinguish the light of the Qur’an in the slightest, and there will never be the slightest change in the word of Almighty Allah. The Prophet (Pbuh ) himself used to recite the Qur’aan with Hazrat jibraeel (may God have mercy on him ) in Ramadaan. (Bukhari Sharif 2/3, Hadith 2) In the lives of all the religious leaders, the use of the Holy Qur’an is very much seen, but with the arrival of the month of Ramadan, the routine of recitation would increase exceptionally , so Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifa (may God have mercy on him) complete One Holy Qur’an during the day, one in night and one Taraweeh, respectively. The recitation of the Holy Qur’an was a common sight during Ramadan. Therefore, we also have to increase the amount of recitation in this blessed month as compared to normal days. The common man should also recite at least three verses daily, so that at least three verses of the Holy Qur’an are recited throughout the month.
The moon of Ramadan does not come alone, it generally accompanies heaps of bliss and favors. May we as a whole pay the value for having this respectable month. This long stretch of Ramadan is carrying a lot of endowments alongside it, Allah is showering favors on us all, and that influences us to make a legitimate to thank Him.
(3) Arrangement of reading and listening to the Holy Qur’an correctly in Taraweeh: In this blessed month, every believer must also consider that the Qur’an should be recited correctly and clearly in Taraweeh, and it should be avoided to recite in a hurry because reciting the Qur’an with random is against the greatness of Almighty , and the Holy Qur’an itself curses the reader. Our situation is that imaam Sahib in hurry Can’t pronounce the words of the holy book Qur’an correctly. even Surah Al-Fatiha is finished in one breath, bowing, prostration and tashahhud are not being performed properly, similarly taraweeh, prayers are offered only in forty or fifty minutes, there are long gossip in the gatherings for hours and none of Hafiz Sahib and listeners realize how much they have participated in insulting the Holy Quran and instead of receiving blessings in the blessed hours of Ramadan the Holy Quran Curse them in return , Kindly avoid this situation and do not let the doors of blessings and forgiveness close on you in this blessed month, try to attain happiness in both worlds by arranging to read and listen to the Holy Quran in correct order and pronunciation. This long stretch of Ramadan is carrying a lot of endowments alongside it, Allah is showering favors on us all, and that influences us to make a legitimate to thank Him. This Ramadan isn’t composed for everybody who went through this year will go through this month one year from now as well. May we as a whole spend this Ramadan as profoundly as we can and request that Allah grant us this month over and over. Happy Ramadan to you and your family, May this Ramadan bring loads of heart whelming satisfaction and delights. May you remain ever and ever happy in all your years?
( The author is Working as Sr. Edp Head & Counselor ar DD Target PMT India’s Reputed Coaching Institute For Medical /JEE /Competitive Coaching Classes. Fourth Part of this article on holy month of Ramadan will be hopefully published next week. Views are his own)