Hey hey!! It's Ramadhan again!! (though it's almost 10 days of fasting :)) A month full of blessings from Allah and opportunities for the muslims around the world.
Well, we can always expect different responses from everyone as people have varying targets to be achieved for this special month.Some will be very excited at the thought of gaining extra 'pahala', some would want to use this opportunity to lose weight while others might be frustrated that they can't play futsal in the evening (afraid of getting too tired).
But, what should be our actual aim? Hmm, I believe we can use one of the very popular verse in Surah Al-Baqarah (especially during Ramadhan) as reference.
"O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you As it was prescribed To those before you, That ye may (learn) Self-restraint-" (2:183)
*self-restraint is a translation of 'taqwa'
We had started fasting ever since we were as young as 7 or 8 years old, which means around 15 months of experiece ie a month per year (assuming you are 22 years old this year). Now, let us ask ourselves,
How have our fasting been? Have we been going through the same routine yearly since we were kids? Have we ever tried to improve it over these years or at least, even ponder on the objective of fasting?
Begin With the End in Mind
It is important to get our objective right, as the result will depend on it. Again, what defines right or wrong? For muslim, we have to always refer to the Quran and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. And as stated above, fasting is prescribes so that we may learn Self-restraint. I don't intend to elaborate on the meanings of this verse (tafseer) as I'm not an expert in that field, but still, from the translation itself, we can see what Allah Subhanu wa Taala wants us to achieve through fasting.
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LET'S MAKE THIS, THE BEST RAMAdHAN EVER
As a parting note,let us enjoy this nice song by dawud wharnsby ali :)
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