Because Allah has decreed it! And it is nothing new.
Every human being in the history of mankind was commanded to observe the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is to obtain and increase in Taqwa, Gratitude and Guidance.
Taqwa
Ramadan is a time to think about Allah and to think over our faults. Ramadan puts a stop to our eating, drinking and other material carvings, and focuses our attention entirely on Allah. Ramadan is a time to review our personality and make it perfect so that Allah is pleased. We have done and said many things in the past year - some good and some bad - Ramadan gives us a chance to pause, to take note of, appraise and to reconsider them.
There are many instances in the Qur'an when Allah says, "Those who believe" and "Don't they realize? Don't they see? Have they not considered? Will they not desist? Isn't it time that they should change?"
Ramadan is a time of deepest privacy with Allah. It is the month in which we talk less and listen more to Allah. Ramadan is the month of the Divine Call. The cellphones and gmails are logged off to hear and read Allah messages, reminders, good news, advises and admonitions in the Qur'an that we need to mend our broken hearts, detoxify our infected souls, and transplant good deeds into our lives.
The companions of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) were ordinary people made extraordinary via the Qur'an. From being ignorant, tribalistic and reckless, some were even alcoholic, chauvinist, thieves and murders - they transformed into deeply religious scholars and sages that saved the human race because they heard and followed Allah's Words. Ramadan is the month of hope, redemption and renewal. No matter how bad we messed up our past lives, Ramadan gives us the opportunity to come back to Allah, to train ourselves to live with His guidelines, seek His forgiveness and overcome our shortcomings.
Ramadan also gives us quiet time away from all the troubles and worries we have accumulated in our lives. Yes, work is worship, when we do it for Allah. Staying awake late at night to finish a university project, cleaning the house, driving to work, cooking and spending time with the family are all good deeds when done with the intention to please Allah, and in accordance to the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). However, it is necessary to take a break from the 11 months of grind - to relax with Allah. Normally we associate relaxation with sleep or shopping, watching TV or wasting time on some video game. However, to really relax, we need to be with Allah. Verily, hearts are only satisfied with Allah's remembrance. Try it, one night of standing in Taraweeh and really being conscious of Allah is more insightful and inspiring than all the sales, samoas and skylines + superveloces in the world combined.
Ramadan puts our life in perspective. When we can give up food and drink - the very basic necessities of survival for the love and respect of Allah then certainly we can do without sins in our lives as well. No one ever died from not listening to music or from not watching TV. If we can live patiently without food and water for month then certainly we can live without eating the flesh of our dead brother (backbitting), without haram relations and without finding faults in others and fighting. In Ramadan for one month if we are cautious of Allah and bring out the best of us because He is watching then definitely we can try and continue to be submissive and obedient to Allah all year around because Allah is All Seeing and All Knowing All the Time.
Make special duaa this month; ask Allah for His Taqwa.
Every human being in the history of mankind was commanded to observe the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is to obtain and increase in Taqwa, Gratitude and Guidance.
Taqwa
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous – [Qur'an, 2:183]
There are many instances in the Qur'an when Allah says, "Those who believe" and "Don't they realize? Don't they see? Have they not considered? Will they not desist? Isn't it time that they should change?"
Ramadan is a time of deepest privacy with Allah. It is the month in which we talk less and listen more to Allah. Ramadan is the month of the Divine Call. The cellphones and gmails are logged off to hear and read Allah messages, reminders, good news, advises and admonitions in the Qur'an that we need to mend our broken hearts, detoxify our infected souls, and transplant good deeds into our lives.
The companions of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) were ordinary people made extraordinary via the Qur'an. From being ignorant, tribalistic and reckless, some were even alcoholic, chauvinist, thieves and murders - they transformed into deeply religious scholars and sages that saved the human race because they heard and followed Allah's Words. Ramadan is the month of hope, redemption and renewal. No matter how bad we messed up our past lives, Ramadan gives us the opportunity to come back to Allah, to train ourselves to live with His guidelines, seek His forgiveness and overcome our shortcomings.
Ramadan also gives us quiet time away from all the troubles and worries we have accumulated in our lives. Yes, work is worship, when we do it for Allah. Staying awake late at night to finish a university project, cleaning the house, driving to work, cooking and spending time with the family are all good deeds when done with the intention to please Allah, and in accordance to the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). However, it is necessary to take a break from the 11 months of grind - to relax with Allah. Normally we associate relaxation with sleep or shopping, watching TV or wasting time on some video game. However, to really relax, we need to be with Allah. Verily, hearts are only satisfied with Allah's remembrance. Try it, one night of standing in Taraweeh and really being conscious of Allah is more insightful and inspiring than all the sales, samoas and skylines + superveloces in the world combined.
Ramadan puts our life in perspective. When we can give up food and drink - the very basic necessities of survival for the love and respect of Allah then certainly we can do without sins in our lives as well. No one ever died from not listening to music or from not watching TV. If we can live patiently without food and water for month then certainly we can live without eating the flesh of our dead brother (backbitting), without haram relations and without finding faults in others and fighting. In Ramadan for one month if we are cautious of Allah and bring out the best of us because He is watching then definitely we can try and continue to be submissive and obedient to Allah all year around because Allah is All Seeing and All Knowing All the Time.
Make special duaa this month; ask Allah for His Taqwa.
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