1. INTRO INTRODUCTI DUCTION......... ON.............. ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ............ ............ ............ ............ ........ 2. TH THEE BLE BLESS SSED ED MO MONT NTH H OF OF RAM RAMAD ADHA HAN N 3. SIG SIGHTI HTING NG OF THE THE MOON MOON (HILAL) (HILAL) ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... .. 4. SAWM (F (FASTING)..... ASTING)........... ........... ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ...... 5. TARAWIH ............................................................................... 6. I'TIK I'TIKAF AF ..... ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........... ........ ... 7. LAYLA LAYLATUL TUL QADR - NIGHT OF POWER .................................... 8. VIRTUES OF FASTING ............................................................. 9. MAK MAKEE A TIM TIMET ETABL ABLEE FOR RAMADHA RAMADHAN N ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ... 10. THE IMPORTANCE IMPORTANCE OF SAD’ SAD’QA QATUL TUL-FITR -FITR ...... ............ ............ ............ ........... ........ ... 11. EID-UL-FITR............................................................................ 12. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SHAWW SHAWWAL......................................... AL......................................... ___________________
FASTING “O Muslims Fasting is prescribed for you just as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become fearful (of Allah)” Quran 2:183
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CONTENTS
1. INTRO INTRODUCTI DUCTION......... ON.............. ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ............ ............ ............ ............ ........ 2. TH THEE BLE BLESS SSED ED MO MONT NTH H OF OF RAM RAMAD ADHA HAN N 3. SIG SIGHTI HTING NG OF THE THE MOON MOON (HILAL) (HILAL) ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... .. 4. SAWM (F (FASTING)..... ASTING)........... ........... ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ...... 5. TARAWIH ............................................................................... 6. I'TIK I'TIKAF AF ..... ........... ............ ............ ........... ........... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........... ........ ... 7. LAYLA LAYLATUL TUL QADR - NIGHT OF POWER .................................... 8. VIRTUES OF FASTING ............................................................. 9. MAK MAKEE A TIM TIMET ETABL ABLEE FOR RAMADHA RAMADHAN N ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ... 10. THE IMPORTANCE IMPORTANCE OF SAD’ SAD’QA QATUL TUL-FITR -FITR ...... ............ ............ ............ ........... ........ ... 11. EID-UL-FITR............................................................................ 12. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SHAWW SHAWWAL......................................... AL......................................... ___________________
FASTING “O Muslims Fasting is prescribed for you just as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become fearful (of Allah)” Quran 2:183
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INTRODUCTION Since Allah created man, Satan Satan has has vowed to lead him astray astray.. Thus we have the enemy who has misled millions of people and who will continue to do so at every ev ery opportunity. opportunity. Man has within himself two forces colliding all the time; the force of good and the force of evil. Man’s Man’s behaviour depends upon which force has the upper hand. In the month of Ramadhan Ramadhan,, Allah blesses us with all the means to enable the force of good to supercede the evil forces. One must therefore value every moment of this month to spiritually elevate oneself. Fasting helps us judge our strength in controlling our lust, greed and passion. It teaches us self-discipline so that we gain control over the factors which Satan uses as his tools against Man. Fasting is a weapon and just as any other weapon is useless, unless the user knows how to use it, same applies to Fasting. This book has been written with the aim of teaching Muslims Muslims how they can use the weapon of Fasting in a manner that is correct and beneficial in their war against Satan Satan,, thereby attaining the pleasure of Allah . Fasting has been ordained during Ramadhan Ramadhan (the (the 9th lunar month). The name of this month is derived from many sources. It is worth mentioning one which is recorded in a Hadith Hadith wherein wherein it is related from Rasulullah that “Most certainly it (Ramadhan) burns ones sins.” Allah has blessed us with the month of Ramadhan Ramadhan wherein the rebellious Shayatin Shayatin are are chained and one abstains from food f ood and drink which grants one the maximum opportunity to discipline and control the Nafs Nafs..
