Once more, the honorable guest, Holy Ramadh\u0101n is here.<\/p>\n
The word \u201cRamadh\u0101n\u201d comes from the Arabic root word denoting \u201cscorching heat\u201d, \u201cparched thirst\u201d, \u201cintense dryness\u201d, \u201csun-baked ground\u201d, etc. Thus, Ramah\u0101n is so called to indicate the burning sensation in the stomach as a result of hunger and the dryness of the throat due to thirst. Ramadh\u0101n also \u201cscorches out\u201d the sins of the Muslim as if burning it to the ground.<\/p>\n
In another sense, the hearts and souls soak up the spiritual warmth of Ramadh\u0101n, just as the sand and stones are receptive to the sun\u2019s heat.<\/p>\n
Heat is also used as a medical treatment to remove and drive out toxins, cold and other harmful substances from the body.<\/p>\n
In a similar manner, the heat of Ramadh\u0101n will expunge and \u201cdry out\u201d greed, arrogance, indifference and other spiritual maladies from the soul of man.<\/p>\n
Again, intense heat is vital to all manufacturing processes as metals, plastic, glass, wood, etc. are all moulded into various products under scorching temperatures.<\/p>\n
Similarly, the heart of man is cast into a beautiful spiritual mould in the heat of the crucible of Ramadh\u0101n, thereby becoming a wonderful receptacle of piety and righteousness!<\/p>\n
Tremendous benefits of fasting<\/p>\n
Fasting is not a mindless exercise of torturing the body by remaining hungry and thirsty, but is extremely meaningful and produces tremendous benefits for the fasting person, some of which are summarized as follows:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Increased devotions in Ramadh\u0101n make a Muslim feel closer to the Creator, and generate appreciation for all His provisions; food, water, etc. as a boon and blessing from the month. Feelings of generosity, soft heartedness and good-will towards others are developed. Ras\u016blull\u0101h (\ufdfa) was more generous than the fast blowing wind in this month.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Through the self-control and discipline of fasting, a Muslim develops tolerance, patience, contentment, good manners, good speech and good habits.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ramadh\u0101n causes a change in life\u2019s routine, which results in healthy lifestyle habits \u2013 particularly with regard to diet, eating habits and less smoking.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Because fasting is a collective activity, it creates a sense of belonging to a huge global family of believers and strengthens the bonds of family ties and Islamic brotherhood on a local level as well.<\/p>\n
First hand sympathy with the poor and hungry<\/p>\n
One of the outstanding benefits of fasting is that a Muslim experiences hunger and thirst, and thus personally identifies with the plight of the hungry and poor, thereby generating a real and intense degree of sympathy and concern for the underprivileged who have so little to eat every day. This in turn makes Muslims reach out to the poor and render them all forms of assistance. One who does not, from time to time experience this hunger first hand, cannot truly empathize with the poor and hungry and this has a bearing on the effectiveness of any relief programs operated by such people. Ramadh\u0101n is a very special month, but it is important for the benefits of this month to remain throughout the year.<\/p>\n
The spirit of piety and spiritual elevation experienced in Ramadh\u0101n should stay on during our \u201cnormal\u201d lives in the eleven months -and when the spiritual batteries begin to weaken, again comes the next Ramadan to give a full charge!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Once more, the honorable guest, Holy Ramadh\u0101n is here. The word \u201cRamadh\u0101n\u201d comes from the Arabic root word denoting \u201cscorching heat\u201d, \u201cparched thirst\u201d, \u201cintense dryness\u201d, \u201csun-baked ground\u201d, etc. Thus, Ramah\u0101n is so called to indicate the burning sensation in the stomach as a result of hunger and the dryness of the throat due to thirst. Ramadh\u0101n also \u201cscorches out\u201d the sins of the Muslim as if burning it to the ground. In another sense, the hearts and souls soak up the spiritual warmth of Ramadh\u0101n, just as the sand and stones are receptive to the sun\u2019s heat. Heat is also used as a medical treatment to remove and drive out toxins, cold and other harmful substances from the body. In a similar manner, the heat of Ramadh\u0101n will expunge and \u201cdry out\u201d greed, arrogance, indifference and other spiritual maladies from the soul of man. Again, intense heat is vital to all manufacturing processes as metals, plastic, glass, wood, etc. are all moulded into various products under scorching temperatures. Similarly, the heart of man is cast into a beautiful spiritual mould in the heat of the crucible of Ramadh\u0101n, thereby becoming a wonderful receptacle of piety and righteousness! Tremendous benefits of fasting Fasting is not a mindless exercise of torturing the body by remaining hungry and thirsty, but is extremely meaningful and produces tremendous benefits for the fasting person, some of which are summarized as follows: \u2022 Increased devotions in Ramadh\u0101n make a Muslim feel closer to the Creator, and generate appreciation for all His provisions; food, water, etc. as a boon and blessing from the month. Feelings of generosity, soft heartedness and good-will towards others are developed. Ras\u016blull\u0101h (\ufdfa) was more generous than the fast blowing wind in this month. \u2022 Through the self-control and discipline of fasting, a Muslim develops tolerance, patience, contentment, good manners, good speech and good habits. \u2022 Ramadh\u0101n causes a change in life\u2019s routine, which results in healthy lifestyle habits \u2013 particularly with regard to diet, eating habits and less smoking. \u2022 Because fasting is a collective activity, it creates a sense of belonging to a huge global family of believers and strengthens the bonds of family ties and Islamic brotherhood on a local level as well. First hand sympathy with the poor and hungry One of the outstanding benefits of fasting is that a Muslim experiences hunger and thirst, and thus personally identifies with the plight of the hungry and poor, thereby generating a real and intense degree of sympathy and concern for the underprivileged who have so little to eat every day. This in turn makes Muslims reach out to the poor and render them all forms of assistance. One who does not, from time to time experience this hunger first hand, cannot truly empathize with the poor and hungry and this has a bearing on the effectiveness of any relief programs operated by such people. Ramadh\u0101n is a very special month, but it is important for the benefits of this month to remain throughout the year. The spirit of piety and spiritual elevation experienced in Ramadh\u0101n should stay on during our \u201cnormal\u201d lives in the eleven months -and when the spiritual batteries begin to weaken, again comes the next Ramadan to give a full charge!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,29],"tags":[32,58,14],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feature","category-islam","tag-fasting","tag-feature","tag-islam"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1424,"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions\/1424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasmitmug.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}