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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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