Day 24: Lessons Learned From Ramadan Ramadan is a blessed month in which Muslims abstain from food, drink and intimate relationships from their spouses. However as Muslims there are multiple lessons that we can learn and benefit from that can help us not just during the month of Ramadan; but throughout the entire year. The following lessons can be obtained only if we as Muslims take the time to reflect upon them while we are fasting and praying to Allah. (1) Patience (2) Discipline (3) Avoiding being wasteful (4) Over excessiveness(5) Time Management. Ramadan teaches us that patience is an inner jihad. During the daylight hours we have to avoid conflicts and avoid getting angry. It can be difficult to avoid anger when you have to work during the fasting hours and your employees or boss is getting on your nerves. However as Muslims we have to look at the greater picture, which are the overall blessings that you will accumulate at the end of that fasting day. Discipline is directly related to being patient. It takes a great amount of discipline to control your thoughts, actions and inner desires. Someone who may not be fasting may say something negative to you, that may cause you to want to react. It takes a great deal of discipline to not do so which will cause you to break your fast. Wastefulness and over excessive eating, I am sad to say in many Muslim countries is a big problem. I see that during the Iftar time Muslims gather together to have elaborate feasts, with enough food that can feed a family of four for a whole week! The Prophet Muhammad (saws) stated that: Nothing is worse than a person who fills his stomach. It should be enough for the son of Adam to have a few bites to satisfy his hunger. If he wishes more, it should be: One-third for his food, one-third for his liquids, and one-third for his breath.”- Tirmidhi & Ibn Majah During Iftar time we should follow this saying of the Prophet. It isnt necessary to fill our stomachs to the point that we are so full that we cannot perform the night prayers. This totally defeats the purpose of fasting in the day time. Lastly, time management is also an important lesson that can be learned during Ramadan. We are commanded to pray our daily prayers when they first come in and not delay. I ask Allaah to accept our fasting and spare our lives for many more. Sabahu-l- Khair. Good morning.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:05:38 +0000
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