Ten Important Things about Ramadan
Fasting is to abstain from eating, drinking and intercourse from dawn until sunset with the intention of worship.
Fasting is to abstain from eating, drinking and intercourse from dawn until sunset with the intention of worship.
The esteemed Prophet said: ‘feeding a poor and needy and meeting everyone affectionately, whether you know him or not.
Fasting cherishes piety, righteousness and consciousness of Allah. It teaches patience, and with patience one can rise to the high position of piousness.
He said when we remain hungry for long hours, nutritions in our body begin ceasing. When we remain hungry, our bodies begin eating the decayed and rotten parts in the body.
The fasting person gains true sympathy for those who go hungry regularly, and achieves growth in his spiritual life, learning discipline, self-restraint, patience and flexibility.
The word Sawm (fasting) in Arabic language literally means to abstain, and in Islamic terminology, Sawm means to abstain from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse with the intention of worship from dawn until the sunset.
Hindu religion is devoid of texts that can determine if the sexual intercourse during fasting is invalid or valid.
The appearance of god in the form of a human being or in the shape of an animal is totally contradicting the greatness of God.
What is the difference between the messages of prophets and messengers? Was there any difference in doctrine and faith? Why jurisprudential and practical matters were different in divine messages?
A prophet in Islam is a mediator between common people and Allah in order to receive divine message and convey it to the people.