Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Just a few days left for the month of Mercy, the month of forgiveness, the month when the blesssed Quran was revealed, the blessed month of Ramadan.
This
is the month when we abstain from food and drink from sunrise to
sunset....But why do we fast? Is it to feel what the poor feel, is it
to make ourselves fitter etc. Of course to actually experience the
hunger the less privileged go through and then to thank Allah for
bestowing His bounties upon us is good but the real reason we fast is
to gain taqwa (God consciousness). Allah SWT is the only reason we
should be fasting for, we fast as He (God) has commanded us to; the One who has created us always knows what is best for us:-
“O
you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it has been
prescribed for people before you so that you will (learn how to) attain
Taqwa” ( 2:183)
One thing we must remember to do is to renew our intentions...we have to remind ourselves why we are fasting. Also another thing that has become a norm is the over indulging of food....this has to stop as Ramadan is not a 30 day eating contest where we have to throw in as much food as we can when we break our fast....that is not the reason we have been commanded to fast. This month is a blessing, lets try and reap as many blessings as we can Insha'Allah.
May
Allah help us all to make every fast this Ramadan a shield in the
Hereafter. May Allah not make us one of those who do not get anything
from their fasts except for hunger and thirst. And May Allah guide us
towards making this Ramadan a source for gathering numerous blessings
and getting our major and minor sins forgiven. And the most important
thing is may we continue to strive once this honourable guest has left
us, Ameen.
Following video is funny but so true for many :
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