Ramadan Greetings to all over the world

As the auspicious month of Ramadan started all over the world and its a great pleasure for Muslims Ummah.Ramadan is a sombre period of spiritual reflection, daylight fasting and increased charitable behavior for Muslims as well as considered as one of the significant pillars of Islam.

Ramadan is one of the greatest blessings of Allah (SWT) upon the Ummah of his beloved Prophet (SAW). Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and is also when the Holy Qur'an was sent down from heaven to guide the Muslims.

All Muslim abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk for the entire month of Ramadan. What’s more, it is believed that even a single sip of water or a puff of a cigarette is enough to invalidate the fast. Devotees are also encouraged to observe the five daily prayers on time, to use their downtime just before breaking their fast at sunset to recite Quran and intensify the remembrance of God.

1. Taqwa:
   1.33 Blessings and Benefits of Ramadhan FastingFearing Allah (SWT)
   2.Practicing the Revelations of Allah (SWT)
   3.Accepting the little things that one has achieved
   4.Preparing for departure from this world to the Hereafter
   5.Self-discipline
   6.Self-control
   7.Self-restraint
   8.Self-education
   9.Self-evaluation

By accepting these criteria and by practicing them, the Muslim will achieve the concept of Taqwa in his private and public life.

1. Protection:
   1.Avoiding Immorality
   2.Avoiding anger/outcry/uproar
   3.Avoiding stupidity
   4.Avoiding all makrooh/mashbooh/haram

By achieving these good manners, a Muslim will come out of fasting a better human being in the society.

1. Revelation of Holy Quran: The Holy Quran was revealed during the month of Ramadhan. The Holy Quran is meant to be:
   1.A Guidance to mankind
   2.A Manifestation of right from wrong
   3.A Summation and culmination of all previous revelations
   4.A Glad-tiding to the believers
   5.A Healer
   6.A Mercy

1. Doors of heaven are open

2. Doors of hell are closed

3. Devils are chained down

4. Fasting with Iman (faith) and expectation: Such type of intention leads to forgiveness by Allah (SWT) to the individual's sins.

5. Door of Rayyan: There is in Paradise a door called Al-Rayyan. It is for the fasting Muslims. Only those who fasted the month of Ramadhan are the ones to enjoy the bliss of Paradise inside that area.

6. Rejoices: There are two types of rejoices for the Muslims who fast. These are:
   When breaking fast
   When meeting Allah (SWT) on the day of Judgment

7. Mouth Smell: The smell of the mouth of the fasting Muslim will be better than the smell of musk during the day of Judgement. (Bad Breath)

8. Glad-Tidings: These glad-tidings are given to the well-wishers while the ill-wishers are to be stopped during fasting.

9. Ramadhan -to- Ramadhan: Whoever fasts two consecutive months of Ramadhan with good intention will receive forgiveness for the mistakes committed throughout the year.

10. Multiplication of Rewards: Doing good = 10x, 70x, 700x or more during the month of Ramadhan.

11. Feeding Others: Whoever invites others to break the fast, and whoever takes care of the hungry, needy, during the last ten days of Ramadhan will receive equal rewards to the fasting person(s).

12. Blessing of Iftar: Dua is accepted by ALLAH (SWT) at Iftar time.

13. Blessings of Sahoor (The late night meal): This meal time gives the opportunity for:
    Blessings of Sahoor and IftarNight Prayers
    Zikr, Remembrance, Contemplation
    Recitation of Holy Quran
    Fajr Salat in Jamaat
    Dua of Fajr

14. Night Prayers: Whoever performs the Night prayers with sincerity and good intention will receive forgiveness of his past mistakes.

15. Shafa'at (Pleading One's Case for Forgiveness): Whoever fasts Ramadhan will receive on the day of Judgement the Shafa'at of:

1.Ramadhan
2Holy Quran

1. Ihya (Passing Nights Awake): Last ten days of Ramadhan. When a Muslim makes this type of effort, he will get rewards, forgiveness, and multiples of blessings.
2. Itikaf (Retreat): A Muslim who performs Itikaf during the last ten days of Ramadhan will get:

Blessings and rewards
Peace of mind
Contemplation and evaluation
Better citizen

1. Lailatul Qadr (The Night of Power): Whoever observes it with sincerity and good intention will get the following 1.benefits:
   2Forgiveness of mistakes
   3.Better than 1,000 months
   4.Dua
   5.Zikr
   6.Prayers
   7.Reading Holy Quran
   8.Rewards
   9.Blessings
   10.Better human being

2. Generosity: Kindness, hospitality, visitation, etc. All of these and many more are among the benefits of Ramadhan.

3. Zakat al-Fitrah (Charity on Eid Day): The benefits of paying such as charity to the needy are tremendous, among which are the following:
   1.Purity
   2.Feeding the needy
   3.Sharing happiness
   4.Improving human relations
   5.Improving society

1. Sadaqah (Charity): The benefits of paying sadaqah are many. These are summarized as follows:
   Purity
   Flourishing of wealth
   Improving economy
   Circulation of wealth
   Elimination of inflation
   Elimination of poverty

2. Fasting and Health: By fasting, one gets the following benefits:
   1.Sadaqah (Charity)Purification of body from toxins
   2.Reducing of weight
   3.Purity of brain
   4.Rejuvenation of body
   5.Living of life with happiness
   6.Looking younger

3. Change of Lifestyle: By living a different life style, one gets rid of the monotony of life and hence enjoys his life span.

4. Sharing: Of hunger, thirst and rituals with others in the society.

5. Eid-ul-Fitr (Feast): Sharing of happiness and visitation of one another as members of the society.

6. Graveyards Visitation: One will get the following benefits by visiting graveyards.
   Dua for the deceased
   Preparing oneself for departure from this world
   Feeling respect for the deceased
   Making the person to be humble in his life

7. Every breath is Tasbiih. Every breath and even sleep is Ibadah and awarded.

8. Umrah in Ramadhan: Visiting Makkah during the fasting month of Ramadhan is:

1.Equal to one Hajj (pilgrimage)
2.Equal to one Hajj with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

1. Historical Successes and Victories in Ramadhan: Muslims throughout their history received many benefits during Ramadhan the month of fasting, among which are the following:
   1.Battle of Badr
   2.Battle of Khandaq
   3.Opening of Makkah
   4.Battle of Tabuk
   5.Tariq Ibn Ziyad opened Europe
   6.Salahuddin liberated Jerusalem from the crusaders
   7.Egypt and Israel, 1973 - Egyptians kicked the Israelis out of Egypt during Ramadhan the month of fasting, etc.

2. Learning lessons from historical incidents that happened during Holy Ramadhan the month of fasting, e.g.
   1.Wafaat Hazrat Khadijeh (as).
   2.Wiladat Imam Hassan bin Ali (as).
   3.Shahadat Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (as).
   4.Youm-al-Quds.

May Allah send his Love like Sunshine in his warm and gentle ways to fill every corner of your Heart and your Life with lots of happiness. once again wishing you Ramadan Mubarak.