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Ramadan The Month of Fasting 29Aug, 2008 - Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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4 min 20 sec
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Five pillars and essence of fasting
“According to a hadith, Islam has five pillars”
28 sec
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Fasting means abstinence, month of patience
“Fasting means abstinence, month of patience”
2 min 35 sec
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Fasting: form and training purpose
“Outwardly, fasting means not eating or drinking”
37 sec
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Fasting is abstaining from all prohibitions
“Fasting is abstaining from everything God forbade”
24 sec
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Fasting is a month of training
“Fasting is a month of training”
4 min 56 sec
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Preparation and moon sighting for Ramadan
“Before Ramadan, the month of Shaban”
1 min 39 sec
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Quran in Ramadan: recitation and reflection
“In Surah Baqarah, the commands of fasting came”
3 min 11 sec
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Taraweeh: collective Quran study
“Now, what is Taraweeh during fasting?”
1 min 38 sec
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Purpose of fasting: to develop taqwa
“Fasting was prescribed to develop taqwa”
29 sec
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Ramadan is a month of piety
“Ramadan is a month of piety”
2 min 53 sec
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Fasting cultivates gratitude (shukr)
“So that you develop shukr (gratitude)”
4 min 20 sec
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Spirit vs form: lying and falsehood
“A hadith: Whoever does not give up false speech”
43 sec
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Fasting without spirit is worthless
“If he doesn't leave falsehood, his fast is nothing”
2 min 47 sec
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Charity and service in Ramadan
“Prophet used to give much charity in Ramadan”
28 sec
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Philanthropy is a purpose of fasting
“Philanthropy is also a purpose of fasting”
2 min 50 sec
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Laylatul Qadr: night of forgiveness
“In Ramadan, there is the Night of Power”