Ram Ad an for Body and Soul

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Time to purify and trainbody and soul

The BlessedMonth of

FastingADANA quick and easy summary on the meaning, purposeand benefits of fasting in Islam.

A More On Islam Series Presentation.


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A warm welcome to you!

The month of Ramadan is around. We are happy topresent information on Ramadan which, we hope,will prove to be useful source of knowledge for you.This, we expect, would help you to explore moreabout Ramadan, appreciate the significance of this

blessed month.We hope that this presentation will make your fastingpurposeful and rewarding.

In another way, this is Ramadan gift for you.

Introduction


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Ramadan sacred month in the Islamic Calendar

Muharram Safar Rabi al Awwal

Rabi at thani Jumadial AwwalJumadi at

thani

Rajab Shaban Ramadan

Shawwal Dhu al Qaidah Dhu al Hijjah

Islamic Calendar or the Hijri Calendar is based on the lunar year.

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4 5 6

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It is obligatory on Muslims to fast inthis month.


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Fasting means abstinence

XTo stop eating, drinking and sexual activity

from dawn until dusk

XS moking is also prohibited during fasting !

X


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People who are exempted from fasting

A ged* S ick**

PregnantWomen**

S ucklingWomen**

MenstruatingWomen**

* S hould donate a meal to the needy* * S hould fast an equivalent number of days afterwards

Minors Traveler**

Very natural,very

consideratereligion

MentallyRetarded

but whoever is sick or upon a journey, then (he shall fast)

a (like) number of other days; Allah desires ease for you,and He does not desire for you difficulty, and (He desires)that you should complete the number and that youshould exalt the greatness of Allah for His having guided youand that you may give thanks. - Quran- 2:185


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W hy fasting?

The goal of fasting is to develop self-restraint.H oly Quran states: O you who believe! Fasting is

prescribed to you as it was prescribed to thosebefore you, so that you may develop T aqwa ( self-

restraint) [2:183]

Fear of GodLove of God +

What is Taqwa?

Taqwa is an A rabic word. It is the state of heart that motivates virtuous conduct and

prevents evil action.

leads to Taqwa (S elf-restraint)

Example: God says about Mary in the Quran thatshe said: Verily!, I have vowed a fast to the Most

Beneficent[Maryam 19:26].

Taqwa is the ability to safe-guard.


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A great blessed month

People, a great blessed month has come upon you.

Allah has made fasting during it an obligation, and steadfastlyobserving its nights in worship a voluntary act.

Whoever undertakes an act of obedience to A llah during thismonth with a righteous deed, it is as if he has performed anobligatory act at other times,

and whoever performs an obligatory act during it is as one whoperformed seventy obligations at other times.

It is the month of patience, and the reward for patience isParadise.

It is the month of goodwill, during which provisions are multiplied.

Prophet Muhammads (peace and blessings of A llah be upon him)

address on the eve of Ramadan:


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Ramadan Time-table: W hat does fasting involve?

Eating before dawn

Break fast

DayNight

Eating,drinking and

sexualactivity

permitted

Eating,drinking and

sexualactivity

forbidden

Special Prayers

Special Prayers


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Fasting and sins dont go together

A llah has no need for the hunger and the thirst of theperson who does not restrain from telling lies and actingon them even while observing fast.

Prophet Muhammads (peace and blessings of Allah beupon him) said:

When one of you is fasting, He should abstain from

indecent acts and unnecessary talk, and if someonebegins an obscene conversation or tries to pick anargument, he should simply tell him, I am fasting.


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Annual training for character-building

Ramadan

Rest of the year

Ramadan provides an annualtraining opportunity that ismeant to fulfil the character-building needs for the rest of

the year.


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Benefits of Fasting in Islam : How character-building is achieved

Taqwa (Self-restraint)Fasting

Patience

Self-control

Self-discipline

Responsibility

Obedience

Purification of soul

God-fearing nature

Afterlife Accountability


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Days of Ramadan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Gods Forgiveness

Salvation from Hell-fire

Gods Mercy

A ccordingly, Let's beg for A llahs mercy, Hisforgiveness and salvation from the hell-fire


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Reward of fasting

Every action of the son of Adam is givenmanifold reward, each good deed receiving tentimes its like, up to seven hundred times. Allahthe Most High said, Except for fasting, for it is

for Me and I will give recompense for it, heleaves off his desires and his food for Me. for the fasting person there are two times of joy; atime when he breaks his fast and a time of joy

when he meets his Lord, and the smell comingfrom the mouth of the fasting person is better

with Allah than the smell of musk.

Prophet Muhammads (peace and blessings of A llah be upon him) proclaimed the

reward of fasting:


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Developing ethics through fasting: Social responsibility and Individualmorality

Two-fold , I learned is the purpose of fasting. One has to abstainfrom food and drink in order to feel in ones 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 allIslamic teachings ( as for instance in the total prohibition of allintoxicants which Islam regards as too easy avenue of escapefrom consciousness and responsibility).

In these two elements- brotherhood of man and individual self-discipline-began to discern the outlines of Islams ethicaloutlook.

Muhammad Asad ( formerly LeopoldW

eiss) perspective on fasting in hisbook R oad to Mecca [Buy the Book]

Social responsibility

Self-discipline

Islamic Ethics


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Cultivating feelings for poor and hungry

These are familiar images from A frica. Butpoor and hungry people may be present inyour neighbourhood. Do you feel how thehungry and thirsty feel?

The condition of hunger gets highlighted on eachfasting person leading to:

Care and concern for the poor and hungryHelping attitude towards have-nots

Charity and donationsRefrain from wasting food and drinks.

S ocial responsibility

Photo courtesy: Reliefonline.org and refugeecamp.org


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The month of the Revelation of the Qur'an

The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quranwas revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofsof the guidance and the distinction-Holy Quran 2:185

And we have indeed made the Quran easy to understandand remember, then is there any one who willremember (or receive admonition)- Holy Quran 54:17

do you know this about theQuran?

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Fasting for good health

Fast and youshall

become healthyProphet Muhammad

(peace andblessings

of A llah be upon him)

Fasting gives the body the environment toheal itself--physiologic rest

A bstinence from food for a short time canin no way operate to the disadvantage of anormal person.

In fact, individuals affected with certaintypes of gastrointestinal disorders arebenefited by fasting.

Fasting has also been used in cases of diabetes and obesity.It is a cleansing process and a physiologicor functional rest which prepares the bodyfor future correct living.

Recent Perspectives by others

S tated1400 years

ago


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The role of fasting according to Dr Jack Goldstein*

It promotes elimination of metabolic wastes

It allows the body to adjust and normalize itsbiochemistry and also its secretions

It lets the body break down and absorbswellings, deposits, diseased tissues, andabnormal growths;

It restores a youthful condition to the cells andtissues

It increases the powers of digestion andassimilation (absorption and utilization of food into the system)

It permits the conservation and re-routing of energy;It clears and strengthens the mind;

* From the Book T riumph Over Disease By Fasting and Natural Diet

It gives vital organs a complete rest

Fasting is goodfor the human

body


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Misbeliefs about fasting*

Fasting does not:o cause the stomach to atrophyo paralyze the bowelso deplete the bloodo produce anemiao cause the heart to weaken or collapseo produce deficiency or mal nutritional diseaseo reduce resistance to diseaseo harm the teeth, the nervous system, glands or

vital organso weaken the vital powers or cause mental

disturbances.

Blood sugar is little depressed; it is synthesized fromprotein.

* From the Book T riumph Over Disease By Fasting and Natural Diet


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