If People had known the Reality of Ramadaan-Saying of the Prophet
[Sallal Laahu Alaieh Wa Sallam]
There are reasons and wisdom behind every single act in Islaam, no matter how small.
It is possible to know the wisdom behind some acts, and for others we may never know. Salaat,
for instance, is a daily training for purifying the believer and reminding him or her that he/she is a member in a community of believers.
Fasting, on the other hand, is an annual institution containing all conceivable attributes for human excellence.
It is a training
for the body and soul, a renewal of life, encouraging the spirit of sharing and
giving.
Self-Restraint (Taqwaa)
Allaah Kareem states:
"O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as
it was prescribed to those before you that you may (learn)
self-restraint."
(Al-Qur'aan, 2:183)
This verse indicates the first lesson or wisdom to be gained in
fasting is Taqwa
(self-restraint or the conscious of Allaah Almight.
That is to
say, fasting instills in the heart the essence of consciousness of the Creator,
moral courage both in secret and manifest, guiding the heart, the seat of
emotion from spoilage and moral indecency.
Fasting instills taqwaa or conscious of Allaah Kareem, and does
so by controlling two aspects of the human body, which are the root causes of
human downfall, namely the stomach and the carnal desires. The human body is
constructed with the need to please the two of them and, in the process, man
transgresses the rights of others, fellow human beings, and the commandments of
Allaah Kareem are violated. By Fasting one raises the level of taqwa, thereby
the person avoids the sins, which are detrimental to life itself.
Saying of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad
[Sallal Laahu Alaieh Wa Sallam]
If people had known the reality of Ramadan, my (Prophet's)
Ummat
would wish that the whole year may be Ramadan.
Every act of goodness is rewarded. Rewards are given based on
the sincerity of the intention. Fasting is the only worship about which Allaah
Kareem has said that He Himself is the reward for it. This means that one
develops such a close relationship with Almighty Allaah that Allaah Kareem
Himself becomes the helper.
The Holy Prophet, [peace be upon him], said: "Allaah, the
Lord of Honor and glory says: All other deeds of man are for himself, but his
fasting is purely for Me and I shall reward him for it.
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