As you all know, starting from today is fasting month for the muslims. This month is very special, it’s the holiest month in Islam. Yes, is Ramadhan al-Mubarak. To some people, they will treat this month with arms wide open, but some people, they will accept it with whines, and complains. That all depends on the level of their taqwa ( faith ). What do we do in this month ? Fasting ( Puasa ), by refraining yourself from eating, drink, or doing any other thing that might spoil or ruin your Puasa, from Subuh ( dawn ) until Maghrib ( till the sun sets ). Is it hard ? Nope, it’s not hard, anyone can do it, but the true meaning of fasting is not preventing yourself from eat or drinking. Most people think that fasting from the not eating aspect.
Puasa also means ‘berehat’ ( resting ). Means, in this month, you rest not only your stomach, but your eyes, your nose, your month and other parts of your body. In this month, you don’t do the usually things that you do, like listen to rock music, swearing, and the list goes on. All the useless things that you use to do in other months shouldn’t be repeated in this month. That’s the true meaning of fasting, not just preventing or refraining yourself from eating.
What’s so special about this month ? Prophet Muhammad once said that the month of Ramadhan is the month of his people. In this month, all the good deeds that you do will be double or even tripled. That’s what they meant lessen your sleep or your entertainment, because this month comes only once a year and you never know when you will die, and you should do more deeds than previous month.
Also, in this month, there is a special prayer called Tarawikh Prayers, and this prayer is only in the month of Ramadhan. It is performed after Isyak prayers. Each night the reward is different. And last, the most special thing about Ramadhan is the night of Lilatul-Qadar. This night is very special, and this night is only in Ramadhan, and its only one night. In this night, God will open the doors of heaven, and thousands of Angels will come down to earth to, carrying and giving God’s blessing to those who perform deeds. Also, in this night, all of wishes will granted by God. When exactly this night is ? It’s beyond anyone knowledge, but God hinted to prophet that this night will be in the last ten days of Ramadhan. So, during the last ten days of Ramadhan, you can see people staying up lot, performing many sunat prayers.
This year Ramadhan is very special to me, because Insyallah I will be going to Mecca, the holy ground for us muslims. I will not be only fasting in Mecca, but also performing my first Umrah there. The feeling and situation there is so much different compared to here, so I’m very looking forward to do my fasting month in Mecca. I will be going during the last 12 days of Ramadhan.
So, that’s all for Ramadhan post. To all the muslim’s, happy fasting, and may you find th greatness in Ramadhan.
To my other friends, happy fasting too if you are fasting.