myname's Umber
09-27-2006, 06:20 AM
The significance is plain to see. Fasting, linked to Ramadan in which Allah’s guidance came down, generates a taqwa which becomes directed on the supreme goal of entering the world of the Quran and of living therein, instead of being a spiritual ecstasy to be frittered away in the delights of soul. It becomes the key with which can be unlocked all the doors leading to the blessings which the Quran has to offer; honor, prosperity and freedom from fear and anxiety in this-world; success, Paradise and God’s good pleasure in the life-to-come. No time for Fasting other than Ramadan could have made taqwa such a potent force.
No Time Like Ramadan Time
By Khurram Murad
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Assalamu aliakum,
Sometimes when you are fasting, you have a breakthrough; it can be a simple truth, but it takes fasting for it to really hit you.
When you try your best to focus on the real meaning of Ramadan, you can only come out with advice that may not have really 'hit' you before; sure you heard it many times before, but in Ramadan is where you self-realization kicks in. It can be a time of self-transcendence.
So tell us what wisdom is beholding you--state it all here.
I'll start:
1. Words have an effect on people. If someone says something to you, and even if you know the person does not mean it, it still affects people.
In experimental studies, when study groups were told certain statements said to them were part of an ‘act’, were not true, that they are just part of the experiment, people were still affected by made-up hurtful words; some subjects even started crying/ were under distress even though they knew it was 'fake'.
Next time your brother or sister annoy/ bother you, be careful of what you do/ say; especially in Ramadan, when peoples' awareness of themselves and others is heightened, your words carry more weight.
No Time Like Ramadan Time
By Khurram Murad
-
Assalamu aliakum,
Sometimes when you are fasting, you have a breakthrough; it can be a simple truth, but it takes fasting for it to really hit you.
When you try your best to focus on the real meaning of Ramadan, you can only come out with advice that may not have really 'hit' you before; sure you heard it many times before, but in Ramadan is where you self-realization kicks in. It can be a time of self-transcendence.
So tell us what wisdom is beholding you--state it all here.
I'll start:
1. Words have an effect on people. If someone says something to you, and even if you know the person does not mean it, it still affects people.
In experimental studies, when study groups were told certain statements said to them were part of an ‘act’, were not true, that they are just part of the experiment, people were still affected by made-up hurtful words; some subjects even started crying/ were under distress even though they knew it was 'fake'.
Next time your brother or sister annoy/ bother you, be careful of what you do/ say; especially in Ramadan, when peoples' awareness of themselves and others is heightened, your words carry more weight.