Alhamdulillah… Infinite
thanks and praises are due to the Almighty Allah, for the arrival of the month
of Ramadan. I send abundant peace and blessings upon the best man who ever
observed the month of Ramadan, Sayyidinā Muhammad, his household, his companions
and all those who follow his guided path till end of time.
It’s Ramadan again!
These are some virtues of the month every Muslim should know. It’s believed that, knowing these virtues will motivate us more to take our Ramadan more seriously. It will also help us in getting our objectives for fasting straight, and our intentions purified with more sincerity.
VIRTUES OF RAMADAN
Ramadan is bestowed with
dozens of virtues. The more of them we know, as Muslims, the better it is. This
article lists some 10 of them. These 10 virtues of Ramadan stand as the basics
the Muslim can’t afford not to be informed about.
#1: Fasting the Month of Ramadan is the 4th Pillar of Islam
The most significant among
the virtues of Ramadan is that, fasting the month serves as the fourth pillar
of the five pillars of Islam. Additionally, the Prophet ṣallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa
sallam said in
a ḥadīth reported by Imām
al-Bukhārī and Muslim from the narration of Abdillāh ibn ‘Umar raḍiya Allāhu ‘anhumā:
“Islam is built on five
(pillars): the testimony that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allah; establishing prayer; paying zakāh; fasting Ramadan; and
Ḥajj to the House (the Ka‘bah).”
It’s worth indicating, that
regardless; whether one really fasts or not, he has to establish a firm belief,
that fasting the month of Ramadan is an obligation upon every matured Muslim.
Moreover, Ramadan carries the weight of testifying for the oneness of Allah. It
also carries the weight of performing the daily obligatory prayers, as well as
paying zakāh and going for ḥajj. Failure to observe
Ramadan, therefore, could lead one astray from the path of Islam.
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