Why do we Muslims fast in the month of Ramadhan.

 Why do we Muslims fast in the month of Ramadhan.

Alhamdulillah, The month of Ramadhan is a great month in Islam and the month that Allah has raised among all the months in the Islamic calendar.

The reason we fast in Ramadhan is because it was the month Al Quran.

And we fast on this month to show gratefulness to Allah.

Allah says,

Al-Baqarah 2:185

شَهۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ هُدࣰى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَٰتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانِۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّهۡرَ فَلۡيَصُمۡهُۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرࣲ فَعِدَّةࣱ مِّنۡ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَۗ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡيُسۡرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡعُسۡرَ وَلِتُكۡمِلُواْ ٱلۡعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُواْ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ

English - Sahih International

The month of Ramaḍān [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’ān, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the crescent of] the month,[1] let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allāh intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allāh for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.

 The month of Ramadhan is the month of Qur'an.

Ramadhan is the month of Qur'an and because of the Quran, Allah chose and raise that month for the ummah of Rasulullah salla Allahu alayhi wasalam.

And we should show gratefulness to Allah by fasting in all that month.

That is the essence of fasting in Ramadhan. To seek the blessings of Allah and reward for sending Al Quran and guiding us.

And in the hadith of the prophet,

When Ramadan approaches, all the gates of hellfire are closed and the gate of paradise are opened and a caller will call saying,

O doer of Good, this is the month of goodness so do good in it and will say again,

O doer of evil, this is the month of blessings, so abstain from evil.

Saheeh.