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.
The Prophets and Messengers are distinguished from common humans in many qualities. Allah educates them and gives them every talent that is helpful in inviting people to Allah.
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.
Suffering can also be a test and trial for some people. Almighty Allah allows some people to suffer in order to test their patience and steadfastness. Even Allah’s Prophets and Messengers were made to suffer for this reason.
Sometimes, some supernatural actions are shown by some Hindu monks and priests who practice very hard spiritual exercises, such people are fooled by the devil who misleads them and their followers.