Abdul Muqit Chowdhury :
Fasting has immense moral and ethical value. Passions, biophysical desires and allurements are subdued by it. As it is a spiritual discipline to attain nearness of Allah, the Holy Quran describes the fasting people as ‘spiritual
wayfarers.’ Patience and tolerance are great factors for spiritual attainment.
Hazrat Salman Farsi (Ra) narrated from Rasulullah (Sm): “It is the month of patience and tolerance. The return for patience is Zannat.” Rasulullah (Sm) also said, “Fasting is a shield. So, the fasting person should not indulge in foul speech and surely his/her breath is pleasanter to Allah than the odour of musk.”
Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) delivered sermon at the advent of Ramzan. Hazrat Ali (Ra) narrated, “O people! The month (Ramzan) has come with Allah’s mercies, blessings and forgiveness ….. In it every breath you take is (has the reward of) tasbih (praise of Allah), your sleep is worship, your good deeds are accepted and your invocations are answered … Indeed, miserable is one who is deprived of Allah’s forgiveness in this month.” (Excerpt from the Sermon of Rasulullah (Sm). Fasting: A Divine Banquet, Al-Balag Foundation).
“For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (Sura Baqara 2: 173). Allah alone is entitled to grant forgiveness.
There may be provocations. But anger should be controlled in spite of these. Rasulullah (Sm) said, “This is the month of brotherly feeling, to be sympathetic mutually. So, take care to abstain from anger and the misdeeds occurring from anger as quarrelling, beating and abusing.”
He said, “If someone forces you on ignorance to quarrel, tell him, I am a Rozadar. I am not ready to quarrel by mouth or with hands.” The Rozadars should adhere to follow the practice of rituals and injunctions observed by the respected Sahaba under the direct supervision of Rasulullah (Sm), which ensured brotherly feeling and mutual sympathy in the society. Abusing, quarrelling and engaging in physical assaults are inhuman activities. A Rozadar should remain above all these. He/she should be guided by the Commandments of Allah and unique examples/words of Hazrat Muhammad (Sm).
The holy Ramzan is a ‘shield’ against provocations and moral deviations and is the struggling period of ‘spiritual wayfarers’ to win over the inhuman instincts.
Fasting has immense moral and ethical value. Passions, biophysical desires and allurements are subdued by it. As it is a spiritual discipline to attain nearness of Allah, the Holy Quran describes the fasting people as ‘spiritual
wayfarers.’ Patience and tolerance are great factors for spiritual attainment.
Hazrat Salman Farsi (Ra) narrated from Rasulullah (Sm): “It is the month of patience and tolerance. The return for patience is Zannat.” Rasulullah (Sm) also said, “Fasting is a shield. So, the fasting person should not indulge in foul speech and surely his/her breath is pleasanter to Allah than the odour of musk.”
Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) delivered sermon at the advent of Ramzan. Hazrat Ali (Ra) narrated, “O people! The month (Ramzan) has come with Allah’s mercies, blessings and forgiveness ….. In it every breath you take is (has the reward of) tasbih (praise of Allah), your sleep is worship, your good deeds are accepted and your invocations are answered … Indeed, miserable is one who is deprived of Allah’s forgiveness in this month.” (Excerpt from the Sermon of Rasulullah (Sm). Fasting: A Divine Banquet, Al-Balag Foundation).
“For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (Sura Baqara 2: 173). Allah alone is entitled to grant forgiveness.
There may be provocations. But anger should be controlled in spite of these. Rasulullah (Sm) said, “This is the month of brotherly feeling, to be sympathetic mutually. So, take care to abstain from anger and the misdeeds occurring from anger as quarrelling, beating and abusing.”
He said, “If someone forces you on ignorance to quarrel, tell him, I am a Rozadar. I am not ready to quarrel by mouth or with hands.” The Rozadars should adhere to follow the practice of rituals and injunctions observed by the respected Sahaba under the direct supervision of Rasulullah (Sm), which ensured brotherly feeling and mutual sympathy in the society. Abusing, quarrelling and engaging in physical assaults are inhuman activities. A Rozadar should remain above all these. He/she should be guided by the Commandments of Allah and unique examples/words of Hazrat Muhammad (Sm).
The holy Ramzan is a ‘shield’ against provocations and moral deviations and is the struggling period of ‘spiritual wayfarers’ to win over the inhuman instincts.
