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Friday, 20 August 2010 23:58 |
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Reading lots of Quran |
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Avoiding bad deeds |
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Making good food |
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Aiming to be a better muslim |
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Donating money to the poor |
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Having fun on eid |
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Always be honest |
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Never forget the Almighty Allah |
Fasting during the whole month of Ramadhan is made obligatory on Muslims. The command was given in verse (Q2: 183):
"O you who believe! Observing fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become the pious"
From this verse and others as well, it is understandable also that the first and foremost quality of fast is that it creates piety and fear of Allah. The Quran, the tradition and the human reason provide ample evidence to this effect. As indicated above, Quran stated this fact explicitly in the verse where it has been made obligatory.
Moreover, the Prophet (pbuh) is reported to have said the following, which signifies the same thing.
"Fasting is a shield for you (as it saves you from sins in this world and would protect you from hell in the Hereafter." (Muslim)
Regarding fasting as an accepted means of attaining piety and fear of Allah, the assertion of Quran in the above verse and in some others is more than sufficient. Thus, there will not be any compelling need to advance any further argument in support of this contention. But for the purpose of greater satisfaction it would not be inappropriate also if this fact is verified by reason. Let's then consider as to how and why fasting creates piety and fear of Allah in man.
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 22:33 |
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Fasting in Ramadan develops in a person the real spirit of social belonging, of unity and brotherhood, and of equality before God. This spirit is the natural product of the fact that when people fast they feel that they are joining the whole Muslim society (which makes up more than one fifth of world?s population) in observing the same duty, in the same manner, at the same time, for the same motives, and for the same end. No sociologist or historian can say that there has been at any period of history anything comparable to this powerful institution of Islam: Fasting in the month of Ramadan. People have been crying throughout the ages for acceptable ?belonging?, for unity, for brotherhood, for equality, but how echoless their voices have been, and how very little success they have met? says Hammudah Abdalati, in Islam in Focus.
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Monday, 16 August 2010 22:56 |
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Mufti Mubashir
It is the time to train oneself to overcome the self and suppress negative trai.
For Muslims, all over the world, Quran is infallible word of Allah. Quran prescribes five pillars which form the bedrock of Islamic faith. The declaration of faith is the first and foremost arkan that is sufficient evidence of one’s adopting the religion of Islam. Prayers (SALAT) form the second. alms giving (ZAKAT)forms the third one, fasting (SAWM) is fourth, Pilgrimage (HAJJ)is the fifth.
Quran prescribes fasting during the month of Ramadan, the 9th lunar month of Islamic calendar.
Ramadan is the most sacred months of Islamic calendar as the first verses of Quran were revealed upon our beloved Prophet (pbuh). The word Ramadan means “scorcher” in Arabic. Muslims are enjoined upon to recite Quran regularly and with understanding.
Fasting is prescribed for all able-bodied Muslims who have attained the age of puberty and who can sustain fast. People who are sick or travelling, pregnant or nursing women are exempt from fasting, but must make up for the missed days when the incapacity seizes or after weaning. Women who are menstruating or bleeding after childbirth are exempt from fasting during such incapacity. The elderly and incurably sick need not fast but in lieu thereof they have to feed one person for every day of fasting they miss.
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Sunday, 15 August 2010 23:11 |
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 Ramadan has a special relationship with the Qur'an, of course:
"The month of Ramadan is the one in which the Quran was sent down, a guidance for mankind, clear proofs for the guidance, the Criterion; so whoever amongst you witnesses this month, let him fast it." (cf. Surah al-Baqarah 2:185)
The word 'so' (fa) in this ayah leads to the following paraphrase of one aspect of its meaning: "Fast this month because it is the one in which the Qur'an was sent down" -- see Fasting in Ramadaan by Ali al-Halabi & Saleem al-Hilali, Al-Hidaayah, 1414/1994, pp. 11-12.
Ibn 'Abbas narrates "that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was the most generous person, and he would be at his most generous in Ramadan because Jibril would come to him every night and he would rehearse the Qur'an with him." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Eng. trans. 6/486)
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Monday, 16 August 2010 22:24 |
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by Shaykh `Aa'id Abdullah al-Qarnee
Mercy is a favour from Allah which He places in the hearts of whomsoever He wills. Verily, Allah will have mercy on His servants who are merciful. Allah is the Most Compassionate the Most Merciful. He loves the merciful and calls to mercy. He orders His servants to enjoin patience and mercy. A person may lack mercy for any number of reasons, among them, an abundance of sins and disobedience. They stain their hearts so much so that they ultimately blind them until their hearts become harder than stones. Allah says of the Children of Israel: 'And yet, after all this, your hearts hardened and became like rocks, or even harder' (2:74).
Allah also says about them when they opposed and rebelled against the divine law: 'Then, for having broken their solemn pledge, We rejected them and caused their hearts to harden' (5:13).
Among the things that cause a loss of mercy is arrogance with wealth and pride with riches. Allah says: 'Nay, verily, man becomes grossly overweening whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient' (96:6-7).
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Saturday, 14 August 2010 01:43 |
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 Fasting has its advantages from the point of view of health and hygiene. Islam wants a Muslim to be healthy, clean, alert, agile and energetic. "Fast to be healthy," had said the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.). And physicians today acknowledge the many benefits of fasting that ensure health and the soundness of one's body and mind. Some of these positive points have a direct influence on psychology and physique of the fasting individual.
A Swiss physician Dr. Barsilus noted that: The advantages of hunger as a remedy exceed those ingesting medicine several times.
As readers are well aware, several physicians advise patients to skip meals, sometimes for a few days, before prescribing them a controlled diet.
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