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Welcome Ramadan
Sheik
Faisal Mawlawi
Ramadan
is the greatest month in the Sight of Allah, thus He chose it to be
the time vessel for the most honorable act of worship, which is
fasting.
Fasting
is the act of worship which Allah the Almighty attributed to
Himself and declared its reward to be continuous without any sort
of restriction or limitation: “…Except Fasting; it is for Me
and I Am the One Who will give reward for it.”
Also,
Allah Almighty chose it to be the time for the start of Divine
Revelation of the Glorious Qur’an, {Lo! We revealed it on the
Night of Power. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of
Power is!} (Al-Qadr: 1-2)
Thus,
Allah Almighty has gathered together for all Muslims in this
auspicious month two great blessings: the Qur’an and fasting.
The
Qur’an determines for one his way of life, {Lo! this Quran
guideth unto that which is straightest}. (Al-Isra’: 9) and
enables him to differentiate between what is good and what is evil,
what is true and what is false, and what is right and what is
wrong. Therefore, Allah Almighty describes the Glorious Qur’an as
{a guidance for mankind}. (Al-Baqarah: 185) and, {clear proofs of
the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong)}. (Al-Baqarah:
185)
However,
sometimes man fails to pursue the right path and is led by his
lusts and desires to commit sins and follow the evil path. This
causes his will to weaken and thus fail to come up to the standard
of shouldering the responsibility. Then, comes fsting as an
unprecedented means for educating and disciplining the will. Also,
the educationists are – and they will be – unable to discover
and comprehend the effects of fasting on the human nature and how
it could change its course and force it to do all that is good and
recommended.
It
is no wonder then that one notices that the eloquent Prophet, peace
and blessings be upon him, throughout his teachings, encourages the
fasting person to keep away from falsehood or acting upon it and
avoid all sorts of evil such as telling lies and arrogance. He also
encourages one to be modest and not to slacken in doing what is
fair and to demonstrate a turn-the-other-cheek attitude by showing
clemency towards a person who wrongs one as well as spending in
Allah’s Cause even with a half of a date, to increase the number
of one’s good deeds and to raise oneself above vain whims and
vanities.
Ramadan
Blessing Tutelage…
It
instills in one sense of knowing the truth and acting upon it.
What
a high standard tutelage! But in need of diligent students.
Dear
fasting brother, don’t you want to pass in to that tutelage and
school of blessing, and pass out with flying colors?
Then,
balance your own deeds very strictly, and remember all your
brothers in Palestine, Afghanistan and all Muslim countries.
Remember
them with good, Du`a’ and aid.
Enjoy
this blessed month, and
Ramadan
Mubarak.
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