The Blessed Month of Fasting the Blessed Month of Fasting
Time to purify and train
body and soul
Islamic Calendar or the Hijri Calendar is based on the lunar year.
It is obligatory on Muslims to fast in this
Month of Ramadhan
Safar
Rabi al Awwal
Rabi at thani
Jumadi al Awwal
Jumadi at thani
Rajab
Shaban
Ramadan Ramadan – sacred month in the Islamic Calendar
Shawwal
Dhu al Qaidah
Dhu al Hijjah
Fasting means abstinence
To stop eating, drinking and sexual activity
from dawn until dusk
Smoking is also prohibited during fasting !
2:182
O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, even as it was prescribed for those before you, that ye may ward off evil);
2:183
(Fast) a certain number of days; and (for) him who is sick among you, or on a journey, (the same) number of other days; and for those who can afford it there is a ransom: the feeding of a man in need. But whoso doeth good of his own accord, it is better for him: and that ye fast is better for you if ye did but know
2:184
The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, (let him fast the same) number of other days. Allah desireth for you ease; He desireth not hardship for you; and (He desireth) that ye should complete the period, and that ye should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that peradventure ye may be thankful.
2:185
People who are exempted from fasting
Aged*
Sick**
Pregnant Women**
Suckling Women**
Menstruating Women**
Minors Traveler**
Mentally Impaired
Allahu Akbar see how Islam is very,
Very natural,very considerate religion
People who are exempted from fasting
Should donate a meal to the needy
Should fast an equivalent number of days afterwards
Why fasting?
The goal of fasting is to develop self-restraint.
Holy Quran states: “O you who believe! Fasting is
prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those
before you, so that you may develop Taqwa (selfrestraint)
” [2:183]
Love of God + Fear of God
Taqwa is an Arabic word. It is the state of
heart that motivates virtuous conduct and
prevents evil action.
leads to Taqwa (Self-restraint)
Example: God says about Mary in the Qur’an that
she said: “Verily!, I have vowed a fast to the Most
Beneficent…[Maryam 19:26].
Taqwa is the ability to safe-guard.
“A great blessed month…”
_ People, a great blessed month has come upon you.
_ Allah has made fasting during it an obligation, and steadfastly
observing its nights in worship a voluntary act.
_ Whoever undertakes an act of obedience to Allah during this
month with a righteous deed, it is as if he has performed an
obligatory act at other times,
_ and whoever performs an obligatory act during it is as one who
performed seventy obligations at other times.
_ It is the month of patience, and the reward for patience is
Paradise.
_ It is the month of goodwill, during which provisions are multiplied.on the eve of Ramadan:
“
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Ramadan Time-table: What does fasting involve?
Eing
Fasting and sins don’t go together
“ Allah has no need for the hunger and the thirst of the
person who does not restrain from telling lies and
acting on them even while observing fast.”
Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said:
“ When one of you is fasting, He should abstain from
indecent acts and unnecessary talk, and if someone
begins an obscene conversation or tries to pick an
argument, he should simply tell him, ‘I am fasting.’”
Annual training for character-building
Ramadan
Rest of the year
Ramadan provides an annual
Training opportunity that is
Meant to fulfill the character building
Needs for the rest of
the year.
Benefits of Fasting in Islam : How character-building is achieved…
Days of Ramadan
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
God’s Forgiveness
Salvation from Hell-fire
God’s Mercy
Reward of fasting
“Every action of the son of Adam is given
manifold reward, each good deed receiving
ten times its like, up to seven hundred times.
Allah the Most High said, ‘Except for fasting,
for it is for Me and I will give recompense for
it, he leaves off his desires and his food for
Me.’ for the fasting person there are two times
of joy; a time when he breaks his fast and a
time of joy when he meets his Lord, and the
smell coming from the mouth of the fasting
person is better with Allah than the smell of musk.”
Developing ethics through fasting: Social responsibility and Individual
morality
“Two-fold , I learned is the purpose of fasting. One has to abstain
from food and drink in order to feel in one’s body what the poor
and hungry feel. Thus, social responsibility is being hammered
into religious consciousness as a religious postulate.
The other purpose of fasting during Ramadan is self-discipline,
an aspect of individual morality strongly accentuated in all
Islamic teachings ( as for instance in the total prohibition of all
intoxicants which Islam regards as too easy avenue of escape
from consciousness and responsibility).
In these two elements- brotherhood of man and individual self-discipline-
began to discern the outlines of Islam’s ethical
outlook.”
Muhammad Asad ( formerly Leopold Weiss) perspective on fasting in his
book Road to Mecca
Social
Cultivating feelings for poor and hungry
Do you feel how the
hungry and thirsty feel?
The condition of hunger gets highlighted on each
fasting person leading to:
_ Care and concern for the poor and hungry
_ Helping attitude towards have-nots
_ Charity and donations
_ Refrain from wasting food and drinks.
_ Social responsibility
Resolve 0' Honourable Muslim!
* To perform the five daily salaah with the congregation,
* To perform the Taraweeh salaah diligently.
* To spend as much time as possible in dua, Tilawah, and Zikr
* To take part in the various Ramadan... programmes at your Masjid.
* To protect your fast by guarding your tongue, eyes, and thoughts.
* To beautify your fast by sharing your iftaar with your neighbours and the needy.
* To be patient, tolerant, and sympathetic. Especially to your parents and spouse.
* To be kind and generous to the poor and needy. Especially to our destitute Muslim brothers and sisters from foreign countries.
* To serve at least one sick, aged, or disabled person during this Ramadan...
* To make dua for the Ummah daily before iftaar.
The month of the Revelation of the Qur'an
“The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran
was revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofs
of the guidance and the distinction”-
Holy Qur’an 2:185
And we have indeed made the Quran easy to understand
and remember, then is there anyone who will
remember (or receive admonition)- Holy Quran 54:17
Do you know this about the Quran?
Fasting for good health
“Fastf Allah be upon him)
“Fasting gives the body the environment to
heal itself--physiologic rest”
“Abstinence from food for a short time can
in no way operate to the disadvantage of a
normal person.”
“In fact, individuals affected with certain
types of gastrointestinal disorders are
benefited by fasting.”
“Fasting has also been used in cases of
diabetes and obesity.”
“It is a cleansing process and a physiologic
or functional rest which prepares the body
for future correct living.”
Recent Perspectives by others
Stated
1400 years
Ago
*The role of fasting according to Dr Jack Goldstein*also its secretions
It lets the body break down and absorb
swellings, deposits, diseased tissues, and
abnormal growths;It increases the powers of digestion and assimilation (absorption and utilization of food into the system)gy; It clears and strengthens the mind;
* From the Book Triumph Over Disease By Fasting and Natural Diet
It gives vital organs a complete rest
Fasting is good
for the human
body
Misbeliefs about fasting*
_Fasting does not:
_ cause the stomach to atrophy
_ paralyze the bowels
_ deplete the blood
_ produce anemia
_ cause the heart to weaken or collapse
_ produce deficiency or mal nutritional disease
_ reduce resistance to disease
_ harm the teeth, the nervous system, glands or
vital organs
_ weaken the vital powers or cause mental
disturbances.
Blood sugar is little depressed; it is synthesized
from protein.
* From the Book Triumph Over Disease By Fasting and Natural Diet
May Allah Ta' grant us the faith, strength, and spirit to make this a unique and special Ramadan... May He grant us the ability to be consistent in our endeavours. May He protect and preserve our faith.
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