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Ramadan 2020 – Day 7: Immune System
“The Islamic purpose of fasting is to create taqwa: the soul’s own immune system, which develops resistance to spiritual diseases and sin.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Ramadan 2020 – Day 7: Immune System
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Provisions of Taqwa
We should always prepare for, and be mindful of the terminator of all pleasures: death. Below is an English translation of a beautiful Arabic poem where the author reminds us to prepare provisions of Taqwá: Oh Man! Prepare your provisions of Taqwa For indeed you do not know when the night settles with its darkness… Continue reading Provisions of Taqwa
Ramadan 2019 – Day 3: Ihsan
Fasting creates taqwa, which is a higher awareness and consciousness of Allah, similar to ihsan, of which the Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Ihsan is that you worship Allah as though you see him, and if you do not see him then indeed he sees you.’
Goal of Fasting
As we approach Ramaḍān, we should think about the purpose of fasting. The goal of the fast is to work on the rūḥ. In the entire Quran, Allāh only mentions one specific and direct objective of fasting: to create taqwá. In Sūrat al-Baqarah, Allāh says: “Oh Believers! Fasting has been prescribed for you as it… Continue reading Goal of Fasting
Ramadan 2018 – Day 15: Pure Speech
How pure is our speech? How much does our speech reflect taqwá?
Ramadan 2018 – Day 13: Discipline
Ramaḍān is a month of sacrifice, discipline and taqwá.
Ramadan 2018 – Day 10: Conscious of Allāh
Fasting makes a person conscious of Allāh. When a person is conscious of Allāh, he will be cautious of Allāh. This is Taqwá.
Ramadan 2018 – Day 9: Route to Taqwá
The purpose of fasting is to create Taqwá. The route to Taqwá is purity of speech.
Be with the Truthful
In order to attain Taqwá be with the ṣādiqīn (truthful).