Importance of Fasting and the Month of Ramadhaan
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 184b & 185a of 286, Section
– 23 of 40 (Part - 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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And that ye fast is better for you if ye did but know.
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Wa ‘an- tasuumuu khayrul-lakum
‘inkuntum ta’-lamuun.
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Lesson
In this part of the
verse, importance, goodness and blessings of the Fasting have been described
and told that although, any reasonable excuse may compel the human being to either
postpone to keep the fasting or pay the ransom, even then, the advantages and
blessings for keeping the fast, which may be gained only during the month
of Ramadaan, when someone will keep the fasting. Those benefits cannot
be acquired from expiation or to be fast “the postponed fast” (kafaarah
or Qazaa’). Therefore, it has been admonished that if you understand
the virtues, advisability and philosophy of the fasting; then it is better for
you to keep the fast and do not try un-necessarily to choose the advantage from
the permission of the ransom etc.
Which confirmation
of the fasting, its philosophy and necessary commands have been explained in
this regard by Allah Almighty during previous verses of this Section, their
summary is being presented here again as under:
1.
Fasting is prescribed for every adult Muslim male and female as it is one
pillar of Islam out of five pillars. Carelessness, laziness and refusal from it
are very big sins. The religious scholars have fixed infidelity to the refusal
from the incumbency of the fast.
2. The
fast was prescribed also for the earlier nations; Islam has not invented any
new thing.
3.
Purpose of the fast is to grow purity of the soul, abstinence, fear of God
Almighty and devotion in the mankind.
4.
Number of fasts is fixed, that is to say; during the month of Ramadaan which
sometimes become of 29 days and sometimes 30 days.
5. If
any individual is sick in the month of Ramadaan and not able
to complete the numbers of fasts, he/she is permitted to keep the remaining
fasts whenever he becomes healthy.
6. If any person is
travelling during these days, he can complete his fasts also during other days
except Ramadaan whenever he is not in journey.
7.
Quantity of the Ransom is fixed equal to feed a beggar for two times. However
if any person fasts being entitled these concessions and takes part in the
righteousness with his pleasure, that is also much better for him.
The narration of
the fasting and its questions has not yet completed. It will remain in flow in
this Section. May Allah Almighty bestow us the correct knowledge and deeds,
understanding and admonition.
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The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur‘an,
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Shahru Ramazaa-nallazii ‘unzila
fiihil-Qur-‘aanu-
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Lesson
Ramazaan (the month of Ramadan) this word has
come out from the word Ramaza, literal meaning of which is severity
of sunlight and heat. It is ninth month of Islamic Calendar. Islamic year runs
with lunar system instead of solar system and the lunar months use to exchange
during different seasons. So the month of Ramadan also comes in the different
seasons and the person, who fasts, enjoys every season.
Allah Almighty has
explained in this verse specialty and the cause of fasting during the month of
Ramadan i.e. the Revelation of Holy Qur’an
during this Holy Month.
Holy Qur’an was revealed in fact by degrees
and completed in about between twenty three years. But its revelation had begun
during this Holy Month of Ramadan. At first, primary five verses of Surah ‘ALAQ-96 (The Colt) were revealed upon
the Last Messenger of God Almighty Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace
be upon Him) in the Cave of Hiraa in this month. It
has come in the Sayings of the Prophet (grace, glory, blessings and peace be
upon Him) also that the entire Holy Qur’an
was revealed from “the Tablet of the Safe” (Loh-E-Mahfooz) upon the Sky of this world during “the Night of Power” (Lay-la tul Qadr) of the month of
Ramadan, and then it used to reveal by degrees on the Messenger of Allah
Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him). This Night of Power (Lay-la
tul Qadr) is a sacred and blessed night during the month of Ramadan. In the
Word of Allah
Almighty, it has been commanded about this night that it is better than one
thousand months.
It has also come in
the Sayings that as much as the Holy Qur’an
were revealed in the year, that were caused to hear the Angel Gabriel (peace be
upon Him) by the Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace
be upon Him) during the month of Ramadan. In the last year of the outward life
of the Prophet (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), the Angel of
God Almighty caused to hear Complete Qur-‘aan
and the Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) listened.
Because the Word of
Allah Almighty was revealed in the month of Ramadan, so, God Almighty
prescribed its fasting to establish its token in this month. This Speech is A
Guide Book for the life of human beings and fasting in the month of Ramadan is a
source to make the life pure. Those people are blessed who find this month and
keep fasting completely, and make their lives nice, they join the group of
sobers, God fearing and temperate.
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