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Category: Ramadan & the Last 10 days Files Source: ‫ﻣ وﻗﻊ وذﻛر اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ‬ Publication Date: 10 Safar 1434 (12/23/12)

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Ho w t o Unde rst and Ram adan?

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of Ramadan in s at is fying Allah and ge t t ing clos e r t o Him. Ramadan is an e as y gre at re ward t hat is available for e ve ryone living on e art h. On t he ot he r hand, ot he rs who lie unde r t he ground (t he de ad) are de prive d of it .

He re , I do not int e nd t o mot ivat e you t o pe rform good act s in Ramadan s uch as

New Art icles T he Spirit ual and He alt h Be ne f it s o f Ram adan Fast ing

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re ading Quran, cont e mplat ing, giving charit y, re me mbe ring Allah, praying at

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night , pe rforming right e ous ne s s …e t c. In fact , t he wis e re alize s we ll how he can

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e xe rt his ut mos t e ffort s in orde r t o pe rform and incre as e s uch act s .

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Ins t e ad, I mot ivat e and urge you t o has t e n t o a gre at advant age of t his mont h.

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Such an advant age is available in ot he r mont hs but in Ramadan, it is e as ie r and more dis t inguis he d.

It is t he chance t o change . The re is no one of us but t hat he has bad habit s and habit ual act s of dis obe die nce which he is accus t ome d t o and which he cannot give up. Howe ve r, t he mat t e r is comple t e ly diffe re nt in t his ble s s e d mont h.

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Ramadan has change d many pe ople . Fas t ing, praying at night and s e e king t he he lp of Allah have he lpe d him t o avoid and abandon e ve ryt hing t hat obs t ruct s his way t owards obe die nce . In addit ion, s uch right e ous act s have he lpe d him t o le ave what caus e s his he e dle s s ne s s , be ing away from Allah or what ke e ps him away from t he s upe rior mat t e rs .

The re fore , e ve ryone s hould s e e k change by t he be ginning of t his ble s s e d mont h. In addit ion, he s hould count his mos t dis t inguis hable habit s and mis t ake s ; t he habit s t hat pre ve nt him from s ublimit y and t ake him away from guidance . The n, he s hould e xe rt gre at e ffort s t o ne gle ct t he m; and he s hould s ubs t it ut e t he m for t he ir cont radict orie s , s uch as t he act s of good and improve me nt .

The re are many bad qualit ie s t hat have s pre ad in s ocie t ie s and s hould be abandone d by t he be ginning of t his mont h. The following are jus t s ome e xample s : Quick ange r: s ome pe ople ge t angry for t rivial mat t e rs and wit hout t hinking.

More ove r, he t ake s s uch t rivial mat t e rs as a pre t e xt for hat re d and e nmit y t hat may las t for a long or a s hort t ime . He was s uppos e d t o dis re gard many of t he mis t ake s of ot he rs t hat do not caus e any ine vit able e vil cons e que nce s . This make s him more like ly t o live wit h a cle ar cons cie nce and a s e re ne mind.

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As it was re port e d, Imam Ahmad or anot he r s cholar s aid, “Nine t e nt hs of happine s s lie in dis re garding.” Thus , t he chance is available for t he pe ople having s uch t rait t o s t art accus t oming t he ms e lve s t o pat ie nce and calmne s s . In addit ion, t he Prophe t , praye rs and pe ace of Allah be upon him, has s aid, “The s t rong man is not t he one who wre s t le s , but t he s t rong man is in fact t he one who cont rols hims e lf in a fit of rage .” [Agre e d upon] ‫ إﻧﻤﺎ ا ﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ا ﻟﺬي ﻳﻤﻠﻚ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ا ﻟﻐﻀﺐ « ﻣﺘﻔﻖ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ‬،‫» ﻟﯿﺲ ا ﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﺑﺎ ﻟﺼﺮﻋﺔ‬ The e vil as s umpt ion: Aft e r t he man s ays s ome t hing or doe s s ome t hing, e vil as s umpt ions s urround him and diffe re nt s t ands are t ake n agains t him be caus e of what he has s aid. Aft e r t hat , his int e grit y as we ll as t he clarit y of his he art are prove n. How be aut iful it is t o accus t om ours e lve s t o having good opinion of ot he rs and t o t hinking of t he good jus t ificat ions of t he ir act ions all t he t ime .

As Ja’far ibn Muhammad s aid, “Think of s e ve nt y e xcus e s for your brot he r.”

Howe ve r, I do not as k you t o t hink of s e ve nt y e xcus e s but jus t t o t hink of what you can find of e xcus e s . If you did not find any e xcus e , accus e yours e lf [of be ing mis t ake n].

Cons ide ring backbit ing as an e as y mat t e r: t he re is an honorable man who is love d and appre ciat e d by ot he rs and who care s about his own mat t e rs wit hout re alizing what is plot t e d be hind his back. At s uch cas e , t hos e who do not fe ar t he punis hme nt of backbit ing me nt ion his mis t ake s and s how his de fe ct s . Thus , t he vie w of pe ople t owards him is change d aft e r t he y us e d t o re s pe ct him and t o de al wit h him wit h t he be s t me ans of love as we ll as ve rbal and act ual PDFmyURL.com

appre ciat ion.

Eve ry wis e pe rs on s hould avoid s uch major s in and s hould le ave ot he rs t o manage t he ir own bus ine s s . I do not t hink t his mat t e r is hard for t he one who is t rut hful, e s pe cially be caus e we are in t he mot h of t rut h and virt ue .

Envy: Ibn Taymiyyah s aid, “No one is s ave d from e nvy.� This indicat e s t hat all pe ople are afflict e d wit h it and no one is s ave d from it . Howe ve r, t he re are s ome who do not pus h it away and do not s t rive for abandoning it . This caus e s him t o los e his good de e ds and cons t ruct s a barrie r of hat re d and e nmit y be t we e n him and ot he rs . The t rut hful one doe s not give a chance for e nvy t o pe ne t rat e his he art , as he love s ot he rs . In addit ion, he doe s not wis h t hat t he y los e what t he y have of bount ie s . If s uch pe rs on fe lt s ome t hing indicat ing e nvy agains t his brot he r, he would has t e n t o s upplicat ion. He would pray for him from his he art in orde r t o cut t he way of Sat an and t o cut t he root s of t his dis e as e . The re fore , he re mains a good one having a s e re ne mind and cons cie nce .

This mont h is an e as y gre at t re as ure t o communicat e wit h ot he rs . It is a chance t o love t he m, ge t clos e r t o t he m, and be ing cordial t owards t he m by congrat ulat ing t he m for t he ble s s ings of Allah be s t owe d upon t he m. It is als o a chance t o invoke Allah for t he m ope nly and s e cre t ly. Through t his , t he me aning of unit y, compas s ion and me rcy among pe ople are achie ve d. In addit ion, good pre vails and hat re d fade s away.

Smoking: By Allah, if t he s moke r want s t o abandon s uch bad habit in any mont h ot he r t han Ramadan, he will be able t o do it wit h s t rong will and de t e rminat ion.

So, what about t he one who want s t o abandon it in t he mont h of fas t ing? He alre ady re mains half a day wit hout s moking. Thus , it is pos s ible t o comple t e his PDFmyURL.com

day wit hout it . More ove r, it is pos s ible t o ke e p hims e lf bus y wit h what is more us e ful for him. In addit ion, he can as k Allah t o he lp him and he re pe at s t he s ame t he ne xt day and e ve ry day unt il he is purifie d from it .

Lis t e ning t o s ongs : t he cont rove rs y is t hat pe ople do not unde rs t and t he dange r of lis t e ning t o s ongs . It blocks t he way be t we e n t he s lave and his Lord and we ake ns his love t o his Lord, t he Almight y. In addit ion, it incre as e s t he broad fancie s which s upport t he prohibit e d love and cre at e s t he forbidde n inclinat ions t o t he pe rs ons who have be aut iful face s whe t he r male s or fe male s .

Do not as k about it s cons e que nce s of dis t re s s e s , s orrows , and difficult y of mat t e rs .

It is ve ry appalling t o lis t e n t o s ongs in mont hs ot he r t han Ramadan. Thus , it is t he uglie s t s in t o lis t e n t o t he m in Ramadan. It is a mont h for fas t ing t he day and praying t he night . In addit ion, t he re s t of t he day s hould include re me mbrance , Quran, s upplicat ion, and giving charit y.

The s e are jus t s ome e xample s . Howe ve r, t he re alit y is full of wrong habit s and hat e ful pract ice s . The re are pe ople who hope d t o wit ne s s t hat mont h but t he y die d be fore it s t art e d, as de at h was a barrie r be t we e n t he m and t he ir hope s . On t he ot he r hand, he re you are , e njoying wit ne s s ing t his mont h and colle ct ing it s be ne fit s . The re fore , you s hould t ake it as a t rut hful s t art t owards t he ple as ure of Allah, Glorifie d and Exalt e d, and aft e r t hat , t owards improve me nt and s ublimit y.

We s hould always re me mbe r t he ve rs e in which Allah Almight y s ays , {Ve rily! All창h will not change t he (good) condit ion of a pe ople as long as t he y do not change t he ir s t at e (of goodne s s ) t he ms e lve s (by commit t ing s ins and by be ing PDFmyURL.com

ungrat e ful and dis obe die nt t o Allâh). } [Surat Ar-Ra’d 13:11] ‫ﱠ‬ 11 :‫ﺴِﮫْﻢ{ ا ﻟﺮﻋﺪ‬ ِ ‫ﺣﱠﺘٰﻰ ﻳ َُﻐﯿُﺮوا َﻣﺎ ﺑ َِﺄﻧُﻔ‬ َ ‫م‬ ٍ ‫}ِإ ﱠن ا ﻟﻠـَﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َُﻐﯿُﺮ َﻣﺎ ﺑ َِﻘْﻮ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ Trans literation: inna Allaha la yughayyiru mabiqawmin hat t a yughayyiroo mabianfus ihim I as k Allah t he Mos t High, t he All-Powe rful t o acce pt our de e ds and yours in t his mont h by His Grace and Ge ne ros it y. I as k Him t o acce pt fas t ing, praying at night , me dit at ing on t he Quran, and all our de e ds of right e ous ne s s . I as k Him t o change our ne gat ive s ide s , de fe ct s , and mis t ake s . He [Alone ] is Wort hy [of t his ple a] and is Able t o bring t his pas s .

Praye rs and pe ace of Allah be upon our Prophe t and Mas t e r, Muhammad, and upon all his family and companions .

By Hamid Al-’Alyâni What a Re ligion

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