حــــــ همسة ــب
24/08/2008, 09:11 PM
May Allah's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you
In the name of Allah most Compassionate most Merciful
^-^ LESSONS TO BE LEARNT DURING RAMADAN ^-^
Lesson 1: Gaining Taqwaa (piety)
Allah legislated fasting for gaining taqwaa, "O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed upon you as it has been prescribed upon those before you, so that you may attain taqwaa." (Baqarah (2): 183) Taqwaa in this case means to make a shield between oneself and Allah's anger and Hellfire.
Lesson 2: Drawing closer to Allah
This is achieved by reciting and reflecting on Al-Qur'aan during night and day, attending the taraweeh prayer , remembering Allah and for those who can, making 'umrah ( visiting Mecca ). Also for those who can, making I' tikaaf ( seclusion ) in the last ten nights of Ramadan, sa as to leave all worldly pursuits and seclude oneself in a masjid just thinking of Allah, so as to bring oneself closer to Allah.
Lesson 3: Acquiring patience and strong will
Fasting teaches patience and strong will. Also, it teaches the person to take control over his desires and needs so that he guides them not the vise versa. So when one fasts, and gives up one's food and drink, and one's marital sexual relations for those hours, one learns restraint and patience.
Lesson 4: Striving for Ihsaan (righteousness and sincerity)
And staying away from riyaa' ( showing off ) "Lhsaan" means to worship Allah as if one sees Him, and even though one dose not see him, he sees all. Allah singles out fasting from other types of worship saying, "Fasting is for me", because no one knows whether you are fasting or not, except Allah.
Lesson 5: Refinement of manners, especially those related to truthfulness and discharging trusts. The Prophet said, "Whoever dose not abandon falsehood in word and action, then Allah has no need that he should leave his food and drink."What we learn from this is that we must pay attention to the purification of our manners.
Lesson 6: Recognizing that one can change for the better The Prophet (May Allah send his blessing and peace upon him) "Every son of Adam sins and the best of the sinners are those who repent." Allah provides many opportunities to repent to him and seek his forgiveness. Ramadan is an opportunity to get rid of sins as the prophet (Pbuh) said, "whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and with the hope of reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven."
Lesson 7 : Compassion toward the less privileged and being more charitable when the fasting person feels the pangs of hunger, he experiences how the poor feel, so he has compassion towards them and gives them something to wards off their hunger.
Lesson 8: Sensing the unity of the Muslims fasting Ramadan gives the sense of unity and one community since all Muslims fast and break their fast at the same time. In this month we sense that there is a possibility for unity, because we all fast together, we break fast together, we all worship Allah together, and we pray at Eid together.
Lesson 9: Learning discipline The Prophet made us adhere to discipline and strictness, strictness that dose not lead to fanaticism or going outside the bounds that Allah has laid down. One can not knowingly break the fast before the sunset, as this will not be accepted by Allah.
with my best wishes
حــــ همسة ـــب
In the name of Allah most Compassionate most Merciful
^-^ LESSONS TO BE LEARNT DURING RAMADAN ^-^
Lesson 1: Gaining Taqwaa (piety)
Allah legislated fasting for gaining taqwaa, "O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed upon you as it has been prescribed upon those before you, so that you may attain taqwaa." (Baqarah (2): 183) Taqwaa in this case means to make a shield between oneself and Allah's anger and Hellfire.
Lesson 2: Drawing closer to Allah
This is achieved by reciting and reflecting on Al-Qur'aan during night and day, attending the taraweeh prayer , remembering Allah and for those who can, making 'umrah ( visiting Mecca ). Also for those who can, making I' tikaaf ( seclusion ) in the last ten nights of Ramadan, sa as to leave all worldly pursuits and seclude oneself in a masjid just thinking of Allah, so as to bring oneself closer to Allah.
Lesson 3: Acquiring patience and strong will
Fasting teaches patience and strong will. Also, it teaches the person to take control over his desires and needs so that he guides them not the vise versa. So when one fasts, and gives up one's food and drink, and one's marital sexual relations for those hours, one learns restraint and patience.
Lesson 4: Striving for Ihsaan (righteousness and sincerity)
And staying away from riyaa' ( showing off ) "Lhsaan" means to worship Allah as if one sees Him, and even though one dose not see him, he sees all. Allah singles out fasting from other types of worship saying, "Fasting is for me", because no one knows whether you are fasting or not, except Allah.
Lesson 5: Refinement of manners, especially those related to truthfulness and discharging trusts. The Prophet said, "Whoever dose not abandon falsehood in word and action, then Allah has no need that he should leave his food and drink."What we learn from this is that we must pay attention to the purification of our manners.
Lesson 6: Recognizing that one can change for the better The Prophet (May Allah send his blessing and peace upon him) "Every son of Adam sins and the best of the sinners are those who repent." Allah provides many opportunities to repent to him and seek his forgiveness. Ramadan is an opportunity to get rid of sins as the prophet (Pbuh) said, "whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and with the hope of reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven."
Lesson 7 : Compassion toward the less privileged and being more charitable when the fasting person feels the pangs of hunger, he experiences how the poor feel, so he has compassion towards them and gives them something to wards off their hunger.
Lesson 8: Sensing the unity of the Muslims fasting Ramadan gives the sense of unity and one community since all Muslims fast and break their fast at the same time. In this month we sense that there is a possibility for unity, because we all fast together, we break fast together, we all worship Allah together, and we pray at Eid together.
Lesson 9: Learning discipline The Prophet made us adhere to discipline and strictness, strictness that dose not lead to fanaticism or going outside the bounds that Allah has laid down. One can not knowingly break the fast before the sunset, as this will not be accepted by Allah.
with my best wishes
حــــ همسة ـــب