Fasting in the month of Ramadan thus takes on a new spiritual and moral significance . It is the month in which we celebrate the praises of. our Lord God for the great gift of the Qur’an. We glorify Him and extol His holiness by fasting during this month. The Qur’an not only shows man the right path, but also guides human reason and lays down a clear criterion betweenr right and wrong, good and evil. It is not just a book of do’s and don’ts, but is the repository of infinite wisdom, and a guidance to the highest moral and spiritual excellence as well as to material and temporal success. The Qur’an regards human reason as the greatest single gift of God to man, and addresses its message to it, but it can function properly only if it is free and objective in its outlook. Fasting helps free human reason from the tyranny of unruly lusts and appetites, whims and caprices, individual and social, which often overwhelm and enslave it. Fasting puts human reason back in the driving seat by restraining, not suppressing or destroying three dominant human desires: desire for comfort, desire for food, and desire for procreation of his species. The Qur’an liberates human reason from the clutches of blind but powerful and unbridled emotion and sentiment. #Ramadan
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:23:53 +0000