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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RAMADHAN

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RAMADHAN

Extracted from: The Book Ramadhan by

The Month of Ramadhan is the holiest one in the Islamic calendar and begins with all its social, moral and spiritual blessings. The following sentences of an invocation point to some of these blessings:- "O Allah, this is the month of Ramadhan, in which Thou didst sent the Quran as a guide for people and as a clear sign to differentiate between right and wrong; and it is the month of fasting, month of prayers, month of returning (to Thee) and month of repentance;

It is the month of forgiveness and mercy … ; the month in which is the 'Night of Qadr ' which is better than thousand months . …; O Allah Bless Muhammad and his progeny.. and keep me free for Thy worship and for reciting Thy Book. " It appears from the above sentences that some amongst the blessings of this month are the Qur’an, the Night of Qadr, the repentance from sins and mutual understanding and forgiveness. According to Islamic belief, every action, whether good or bad, carries more weight in this month. Thus, charity is a virtue at all times, but is more virtuous in this month; and injustice is an evil at all times but is more evil in these days. Reciting Quran is a commendable deed whole year around, but during the fast it assumes a far greater significance. The Holy Prophet has said: "Everything has its own spring season, and the spring of the Qur’an is the month of Ramadhan. " It was in this month that the Qur’an was revealed to the Holy Prophet. According to his words, the Qur’an is "the deliverer from wilderness, eyesight for the blind, pardon for the sinner, light in blackness, safety from disaster, rescue for the castaway, clarity in the chaos, and the means to reach safely from this world to the life hereafter; and herein is the perfection of your religion; and the path away from the Qur’an goes to Hell only.

" One of the miracles of the Qur’an is its everlasting freshness even after such long crushing centuries. The Holy Prophet said that everything becomes old by usage and passage of time except the Quran, because its treasure would never exhaust, and its wonders would never cease.

Reading the Qur’an with proper understanding bears the fruits of spiritual and moral upliftment and material and intellectual advancement. It is better to read a few verses with meditation rather than finishing the whole book in a day like a parrot without knowing what is said. The Qur’an is the purest and highest of Arabic literature. But those who depend upon the translations for Qur’anic knowledge often fail to appreciate its lofty standard.

The Holy Prophet has said: "One who repents from sin is like the one who never committed any sin." It is obvious from the above discourse that the month of Ramadhan and its fast purify the soul and bring a man nearer to Allah. "Fast is a shield against Hell", said the Holy Prophet. The fast mentioned in this tradition is not merely abstinence from food and drink. It is an act of self-denial for the love of God. And this voluntary self-denial imposes a very high discipline, where the external regulations occupy the lowest rung of the ladder. Imam Ali said: "Many are the people whose only share in the fast is the hunger and thirst." The measure of a man's nobility is his love of, and obedience to, God. When for a whole month he follows the words of Allah unquestioningly, without regret and without complaint, and when he spends his time in prayer, charity, humility and noble works, should one wonder if he gets fully disciplined to obey each and every command of God unhesitatingly and spontaneously without any thought of avoiding or dodging any order. A fast which produces such results is surely a shield against Hell and is worthy of the pronouncement of Allah: "Fast is for me and I will reward it Myself."

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