Ramzan Fasting Rejuvenates Body, Mind & Spirit
fasting, during the month of Ramzan, not only serves as annual training for body and soul - which ells in renewal of life and encourages me spirit of sharing and giving-it also mables the promotion of spirituality nod human excellence. The basic objective of this onth-longannual process is to alter ne behaviour and pattern of life of its practitioners in such a way that they Arnaut to be ideal human beings. It implies that a person observing fast will ot only observe abstinence from eating nd drinking but will get into a sublime cate of mind in order to develop positive feelings. It essentially means straining oneself from listening, peaking, hearing or thinking negatively bout others. The expectation is that if ne passes through this process of elf-purification for a period of one month, its impact will last at least for the remaining eleven months. I have practically observed that fasting instils moral courage and guides the heart. Fasting leads to tranquillity and calmness in the face of adversity, and helps one cultivate patience. Weare creatures of acquired habits. Some of these are good habits and some are bad, like smoking. Fasting provides the observer an opportunity to change his habit, as smoking is prohibited during this period. I was a chain smoker 12 years ago and it was fasting which created in me the necessary level of determination that enabled me to give up the bad habit. Ramzan fasting can help us guard against obesity and blood pressure, provided the faster follows the strict dietary rule: Eat at the designated time when you break your fast and avoid over-eating. "Eat and drink, but waste not by excess, for Allah loves not wasters." (Al-Quran, 7:31) Charitable acts recommended duringRamzan help us bond with the less privileged. And as the family comes together to break the fast at Iftar, and eat together at least twice a day for a month, and pray together, ties deepen and members of the family draw closer to each other. Taj Uddin B Shuaib, in 'Essentials of Ramadan, The Fasting Month', summarises the essence of fasting as a tool for reconstruction of our spiritual faculties: "The institution of fasting is a unique form of worship prescribed as part of an overall system of Islam. Its uniqueness mirrors the uniqueness of the human being, a creature of physical and spiritual parts whose excellence depends on the rig proportion of these two parts. Tomcod the physical material will ruin marand too much of the spiritual will too. Fasting orients the observer to the rebalancing the spiritual essentials wit physical needs, a vivid proof that theirs in all of us the will power, a pivotalelement that controls our actions. "This will beneeded to help us curthe animalistic tendencies originatinfrom the stomach, in full. It awakens tmind and kindles clearthinking and consciousness of Allah. Fasting is thesobering of a mind and reconstructioof our spiritual faculties." Ionly pray that our spiritual faculties get awakened duringthis month of fasting and we are able to balance spiritual essentials with our physical needs to receive God's blessings and protection, which we all ne so desperately in these turbulent time.
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Ramzan Fasting Rejuvenates Body, Mind & Spirit
fasting, during the month of Ramzan, not only serves as annual training for body and soul - which ells in renewal of life and encourages me spirit of sharing and giving-it also mables the promotion of spirituality nod human excellence. The basic objective of this onth-longannual process is to alter ne behaviour and pattern of life of its practitioners in such a way that they Arnaut to be ideal human beings. It implies that a person observing fast will ot only observe abstinence from eating nd drinking but will get into a sublime cate of mind in order to develop positive feelings. It essentially means straining oneself from listening, peaking, hearing or thinking negatively bout others. The expectation is that if ne passes through this process of elf-purification for a period of one month, its impact will last at least for the remaining eleven months. I have practically observed that fasting instils moral courage and guides the heart. Fasting leads to tranquillity and calmness in the face of adversity, and helps one cultivate patience. Weare creatures of acquired habits. Some of these are good habits and some are bad, like smoking. Fasting provides the observer an opportunity to change his habit, as smoking is prohibited during this period. I was a chain smoker 12 years ago and it was fasting which created in me the necessary level of determination that enabled me to give up the bad habit. Ramzan fasting can help us guard against obesity and blood pressure, provided the faster follows the strict dietary rule: Eat at the designated time when you break your fast and avoid over-eating. "Eat and drink, but waste not by excess, for Allah loves not wasters." (Al-Quran, 7:31) Charitable acts recommended duringRamzan help us bond with the less privileged. And as the family comes together to break the fast at Iftar, and eat together at least twice a day for a month, and pray together, ties deepen and members of the family draw closer to each other. Taj Uddin B Shuaib, in 'Essentials of Ramadan, The Fasting Month', summarises the essence of fasting as a tool for reconstruction of our spiritual faculties: "The institution of fasting is a unique form of worship prescribed as part of an overall system of Islam. Its uniqueness mirrors the uniqueness of the human being, a creature of physical and spiritual parts whose excellence depends on the rig proportion of these two parts. Tomcod the physical material will ruin marand too much of the spiritual will too. Fasting orients the observer to the rebalancing the spiritual essentials wit physical needs, a vivid proof that theirs in all of us the will power, a pivotalelement that controls our actions. "This will beneeded to help us curthe animalistic tendencies originatinfrom the stomach, in full. It awakens tmind and kindles clearthinking and consciousness of Allah. Fasting is thesobering of a mind and reconstructioof our spiritual faculties." Ionly pray that our spiritual faculties get awakened duringthis month of fasting and we are able to balance spiritual essentials with our physical needs to receive God's blessings and protection, which we all ne so desperately in these turbulent time.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are M Aslam views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: M Aslam and Speaking Tree,Times of India