salam,
alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah),its been 3 days now, we muslim
celebrate the month of ramadhan (fasting month), heard an interesting reminder
during tarawih today based on this verse,
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ 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." [Quran; 2:183]
O les croyants! On vous a prescrit as-Siyam comme
on l'a prescrit à ceux d'avant vous, ainsi atteindrez-vous la piété,
What is the purpose of Fasting?
The purpose of fasting is not physical training to endure
hunger, thirst and exhaustion; rather, it is disciplining the
ego to relinquish the loved for the sake of the Beloved. The
loved are the desires of eating, drinking, sexual activities etc.,
while the Beloved is Allaah, the Exalted. Hence,it is imperative
to keep in mind when we observe fasting that we do so only for
the sake of Allaah. It becomes imperative on us to try our best to
observe the rites that reflect our obedience to Allaah, such as the remembrance of Allaah, reading the Quran, supererogatory prayers,
charitable deeds and donations, good manners, etc
Labels: .reflection.
