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مشاهدة النسخة كاملة : Spiritual Provision from Ramadan



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10-25-2006, 07:14 PM
#ed_op#div style="text-align: center;"#ed_cl##ed_op#u#ed_cl##ed_o p#span style="font-size: 12pt;"#ed_cl#Spiritual Provision from Ramadan#ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/u#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="font-size: 12pt;"#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#Ramadan gives us the great gift of Taqwa. It is the highest of all virtues in the Islamic scheme of things.#ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"#ed_cl#Allah says in the Qur’an: #ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: red;"#ed_cl#“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.” (25:62) #ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: red;"#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/font#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#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. #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 51);"#ed_cl#1. Discipline:#ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#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. #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: red;"#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#2. Renewal of Devotional Life: #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#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. #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 51);"#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#3. Renewal of Contact with the Quran: #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#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 (Pbuh).
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 Quran in the blessed month of Ramadan. This renewed contact with
the Quran must help us in following its message. #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 102);"#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#4. Renewal of Identity with the Ummah: #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#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#ed_op#span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/span#ed_cl#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. Ramadan leaves an imprint of
all these values upon the Muslim Ummah.#ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op# font face="Verdana"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op# font face="Verdana"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: red;"#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#5. A Fresh Sense of Care and Sympathy: #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#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
realise 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. #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl# #ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span style="color: red;"#ed_cl##ed_op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#6. Taqwa: #ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#/span#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl# #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div style="text-align: left;"#ed_cl##ed_op#span#ed_cl##ed_ op#font face="Verdana"#ed_cl#To
summarise 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
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