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ARE YOU FASTING TODAY?

 THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum al-ithnayn. 25th day of Jumaadal Awwal 1444AH (Monday 19th December, 2022).

*_ARE YOU FASTING TODAY?_*. BismilLāhir Rahmanir Raheem.


Yes, I accept the blame if you forgot to fast today as I should have reminded you yesterday BUT you can continue as you read this as it's not too late even if you didn't intend for it. 

Basically,  the purpose of fasting is to develop the quality of righteousness (taqwa), inwardly and outwardly, by abstaining from sinful deeds and training ourselves to control our thoughts and desires. Fasting is a deeply spiritual practice that is meant to benefit us in body, mind, pietyheart. ALLAH says:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you that you may become righteous. Qur'an  2:183.


The word taqwa comes from the root meaning “to guard” and it is variously translated as mindfulness, righteousness, and Godfearing piety. Fasting is meant to instil this virtuous quality within us and its associated virtues of good character, generosity, patience, purity of heart, and so on. In this way, fasting acts as a shield which protects us from sin and ultimately from the punishment of ALLAH in the Hereafter. That's why our beloved Messenger of ALLAH sallalLaahu Alaihi Wasallam encouraged us to fast regularly minimum of twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays without forgetting the 3 white days 13th to 15th of each Islamic calendar. 


Uthman ibn Abi Al-‘As reported: The Messenger of ALLAH, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ مِنْ النَّارِ كَجُنَّةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ الْقِتَالِ

Fasting is a shield from the Hellfire just like the shield of any of you in battle. Sunan Ibn Mājah 1639, Grade: Sahih. *_May ALLAH keeps guiding us all, increase us in beneficial knowledge and protect us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.

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