Ramadan is a month of mercy, compassion and blessings for the believer. It is a season of worship and submitting and recognising their need for Allah. It is an opportunity to become closer to Allah and reinforce the connection with him. There are numerous opportunities to please Allah, through prayer and charity.
The verses from the Qur’an Allah in which Allah swt tells us about the importance of the month of Ramadan are from the greatest blessings he has given us, it is news of glad tidings for those who are successful and obey Allah. Ramadan is the month to revitalize and strengthen our faith. The sign of strong faith is linked the amount of worship one
does, along with the sincerity we have . The doors of mercy are wide open, and the doors of Allah’s punishment are closed.
The forces of evil and devils are chained up, nothing stands between us and success except the following of desires Abu Hurayrah narrated that Allah’s Messenger pbuh said, “When Ramadan comes the doors of paradise are opened and the doors of the fire are closed, and the devils are chained. (al‐Bukhari and Muslim) The month is a time for strength and to exert one’s effort in worship, remember two of the greatest victories for Muslims took place in Ramadan, the victory at Badr and the conquest of Makkah. The real aim and purpose of Ramadan is to become a better Muslim, having acquired more Taqwa: Consciousness of Allah through fasting, having overcome your desires and showing yourself what you can achieve.
Allah swt wipes away the sins of those who repent and worship him, those sins that we accumulated over the year, Allah is then most merciful. At the end of the month a Muslim has hope that they forgiven and saved from the hellfire, through fasting, praying at night, reading the Qur’an, feeding the poor, and submitting themselves to their Lord. The Prophet pbuh said, “Whoever fasts in Ramadan with Eemaan and seeking reward (from Allah) his past sins will be forgiven”. (al-Bukhari and Muslim) The Prophet pbuh is also reported to have said, “Whoever prays during Ramadan with Eemaan and seeking reward (from Allah) his past sins will be forgiven”. (al‐Bukhari and Muslim) The famous scholar Ibn Al-Qayim said: fasting is an abandonment of those things that the soul loves and desires, preferring instead Allah’s love and contentment. And it is a secret kept between the servant and his Lord ‐ no one else is aware of it.
Fasting has an amazing effect in preserving one’s outer limbs and inner capacities as well as protecting the soul from being overtaken by destructive components, which can ruin and destroy it. And it has a remarkable effect in causing all the harmful things that prevent the soul from being healthy to be emptied out. So fasting guards and protects the health of the person’s heart and bodily limbs. And it returns the soul all that the hands of the desires has taken from it. So, it is from the greatest ways of improving one’s Taqwa, as Allah says: “O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you in order that you attain Taqwa.” [Surah al‐Baqarah, Ayah 183] May Allah make us from those who are accepted and grant us success in both worlds Ameen
