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Fasting in Ramadan: Lessons & Moralities
By Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi
Allah, Most High, says, “Blessed be He in whose hand is the
Sovereignty, and He is able to do all things. He created death and life
that He may try which of you is best in deed. He is the Exalted in
Might, oft Forgiving.” (Al-Mulk: 1-2)
Also, He says, “It is He who made the night and day to follow
each other for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to
show their gratitude.” (Al-Furqan: 62)
Life and death and the succession of nights and day have a purpose and
that is to test us and to give us an opportunity to express our thanks
and gratitude to our Creator and Sustainer. The month of Ramadan comes
and goes. We must examine ourselves now and see what we have learned
and achieved during this month. The test of success of this month lies
in the effects it has left upon us as follows:
1. Discipline: We learn in this month how to discipline ourselves for
the sake of Allah. In our morning and evening, we follow a strict
schedule of eating and drinking. We are constantly aware that even in
our such mundane activities as eating and drinking, we must remain
under divine injunctions. We change our habits in our daily routines
because we learn that we are not the servants and slaves to our habits,
but always the servants of Allah. Then after Ramadan, we have to keep
this spirit of discipline in other modes of our life and must continue
with our submission to the commands of Allah.
2. Renewal of Devotional Life: Ramadan renews our enthusiasm for
worship and devotion to Allah. In this month we are more careful of our
daily prayers and have special prayers at night. There is no religion
without prayer and Muslims learn in this month how to strengthen and
deepen their religious life.
3. Renewal of Contact with the Qur’an: Ramadan and the
Qur’an are linked together from the beginning. It was in this
month that this divine message was revealed to Prophet Muhammad, peace
and blessings be upon him. We are told that the Prophet, peace and
blessings be upon him, was fasting when he received the first
revelation. Fasting prepares the believers' hearts to learn the Word of
Allah. It is the most suitable condition for our spiritual and mental
communication with the Qur’an. The Muslim Ummah pays more
attention to the Qur’an in this month. This renewed contact with
the Qur’an must help us in following its message.
4. Renewal of Identity with the Ummah: Ramadan is not an individual
experience only, but it is an experience in community. The whole Muslim
Ummah fasts together in one and the same month. We identify with one
another in our obedience to Allah. This gives us a new sense of
togetherness and association. Ramadan teaches us that the Muslim Ummah
is the community of piety and devotion to Allah and its members derive
their strength from each other in deeds of piety and virtue. The bonds
that are based on piety and virtue are the strongest bonds and it is
these bonds that prove good for mankind. The strength of the Muslim
community lies in its commitment to the values of goodness, morality
and piety. Ramadan leaves an imprint of all these values upon the
Muslim Ummah.
5. A Fresh Sense of Care and Sympathy: Fasting in the month of Ramadan
helps us to understand the suffering and the pains of the poor and
needy. By our voluntary hunger and thirst we realize what it means to
be deprived of basic necessities of life. Ramadan is called the month
of charity and sympathy. We learn how to be more kind and generous in
this month. Many Muslims also pay their Zakah in the month of Ramadan.
6. Jihad or Struggle: Fasting in Ramadan and Jihad both of them were
prescribed in the same year, that is, the second year of Hijrah in
Madinah. Fasting prepares for hardships and sacrifice. These are two
important things without which Jihad is not possible. Muslims learn in
Ramadan how to struggle against the forces of evil in their own selves,
in the society around them, and in the world at large.
7. Taqwa: To summarize all the moral and spiritual gifts of Ramadan, we
can say that Ramadan gives us the great gift of Taqwa. Taqwa is the sum
total of Islamic life. It is the highest of all virtues in the Islamic
scheme of things. It means, God-consciousness, piety, fear and awe of
Allah and it signifies submission to Allah and total commitment to all
that is good and rejection of all that is evil and bad.
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