Ramadan is one of the names of God just like other names of the Creator of the universe. That’s why it should never be uttered by itself. ’We should say: The Month of Ramadan’.
Historian Hosham Ibn-e Salem said, “We were eight persons accompanying Imam Mohammad Baqer (AS), the fifth Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household. The Imam (AS) advised us not to say Ramadan came or went, because, it is one of the names of God and you should specify ’the month of Ramadan’. The holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) during this holy month and God Almighty conferred blessing of festivity on the holy month.
“Just as the Almighty sent Jesus Christ (PBUH) as a blessing for Christians, the holy month was a blessing for Muslims, because, the holy book was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on this occasion,“ Imam Ali (AS), the first Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household said.
The Persian daily Hamshahri said that to recognize a blessing, the best way is to refer to words of the Almighty and religious leaders and that they have described the fasting month of Ramadan as the holy month during which it is obligatory for human beings to fast from dawn to dusk.
Imam Ali (AS) said, “Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) described it thus: O’ People, the month of God, blessing and mercy has come to you.“
The term ’blessing’ conveys the concept of ’abundance, growth and mercy. The book Lessan Al-Arab (language of Arab) by Ibn Abbas said that ’blessing is abundance and goodness’.
Ragheb Esfahani said, “Blessing is just like a pool filled with goodness and mercy of God and that the month of Ramadan has been referred to as holy and a blessing in the Qur’an.“
“Holy Qur’an says: Enna Anzalna Fi Leila t-al-Mobarakah: In fact, holy Qur’an was revealed to entire humanity on the night of Qadr (night of vigil).“
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said observe fasting to guarantee your well-being. Imam Ali (AS) said in one of his sermons “Fear God and the punishment of corruption. The Almighty saves human beings when they observe piety, perform prayers and abstain from eating in the holy month of Ramadan and give alms to the poor. Observing the commands of the Almighty helps human being overcome Satan and the illnesses, especially fasting has many virtues which are rewarded by God.
Hosham bin Hakam asked Imam Jaafar Sadeq (AS), the sixth Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household about philosophy of fasting, the Imam said that God Almighty made fasting obligatory to make the rich understand the poor suffering from starvation and encourage them to offer alms to the poor.
Nights of vigil coincide with the 21st and 23rd of the month of Ramadan.
Imam Musa Al-Kazem (AS), the seventh Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household said that the faithful can come closer to God by observing vigil on the nights of Qadr.
Imam Ali (AS) said that his wife Hazrat-e Fatemeh (SA) did not allow anyone to sleep on Qadr nights. “She used to say those sleeping on Qadr nights, are depriving themselves of the virtues of the sacred nights.“
Imam Baqer (AS) said that on the nights of Qadr, the angels come down to the earth watching the faithful worshipping and fasting.
“The weather is splendid on Qadr nights. In winter, those nights are warmer than other nights and in summer, vigil nights are cooler,“ the fifth Imam said.
Historian Hosham Ibn-e Salem said, “We were eight persons accompanying Imam Mohammad Baqer (AS), the fifth Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household. The Imam (AS) advised us not to say Ramadan came or went, because, it is one of the names of God and you should specify ’the month of Ramadan’. The holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) during this holy month and God Almighty conferred blessing of festivity on the holy month.
“Just as the Almighty sent Jesus Christ (PBUH) as a blessing for Christians, the holy month was a blessing for Muslims, because, the holy book was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on this occasion,“ Imam Ali (AS), the first Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household said.
The Persian daily Hamshahri said that to recognize a blessing, the best way is to refer to words of the Almighty and religious leaders and that they have described the fasting month of Ramadan as the holy month during which it is obligatory for human beings to fast from dawn to dusk.
Imam Ali (AS) said, “Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) described it thus: O’ People, the month of God, blessing and mercy has come to you.“
The term ’blessing’ conveys the concept of ’abundance, growth and mercy. The book Lessan Al-Arab (language of Arab) by Ibn Abbas said that ’blessing is abundance and goodness’.
Ragheb Esfahani said, “Blessing is just like a pool filled with goodness and mercy of God and that the month of Ramadan has been referred to as holy and a blessing in the Qur’an.“
“Holy Qur’an says: Enna Anzalna Fi Leila t-al-Mobarakah: In fact, holy Qur’an was revealed to entire humanity on the night of Qadr (night of vigil).“
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said observe fasting to guarantee your well-being. Imam Ali (AS) said in one of his sermons “Fear God and the punishment of corruption. The Almighty saves human beings when they observe piety, perform prayers and abstain from eating in the holy month of Ramadan and give alms to the poor. Observing the commands of the Almighty helps human being overcome Satan and the illnesses, especially fasting has many virtues which are rewarded by God.
Hosham bin Hakam asked Imam Jaafar Sadeq (AS), the sixth Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household about philosophy of fasting, the Imam said that God Almighty made fasting obligatory to make the rich understand the poor suffering from starvation and encourage them to offer alms to the poor.
Nights of vigil coincide with the 21st and 23rd of the month of Ramadan.
Imam Musa Al-Kazem (AS), the seventh Imam of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) infallible household said that the faithful can come closer to God by observing vigil on the nights of Qadr.
Imam Ali (AS) said that his wife Hazrat-e Fatemeh (SA) did not allow anyone to sleep on Qadr nights. “She used to say those sleeping on Qadr nights, are depriving themselves of the virtues of the sacred nights.“
Imam Baqer (AS) said that on the nights of Qadr, the angels come down to the earth watching the faithful worshipping and fasting.
“The weather is splendid on Qadr nights. In winter, those nights are warmer than other nights and in summer, vigil nights are cooler,“ the fifth Imam said.
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