Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Ramadan March 24, 2024

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Sahih Ibn Khuzayma, Hadith no. 1887
“Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) divided Ramadan into three parts: the first ten days he called as the days of blessings, the next ten days as the days of forgiveness, and the last ten days as freedom from hellfire.”
Sunan Ibn Matah, Hadith no. 1745
“Apa, mein is tradition se start karunga aaj ka pehla sawal. Jab Rasul Allah ne farmaya ke there is a purification for all things, and purification of body is fasting.”
Quran 3:79 · Aal-Imran
Ramadan as a rein guiding toward a God-oriented life
“Duniya mein insan ko har tarah ki azadi hai”
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
God is the giver, we are the takers
“Khuda giver hai, hum taker hain — hum Khuda ko kya de saktay hain?”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 22119
“to unhone ek martaba farmaya ke rasool ALLAH ne unka haath pakda aur kaha ke ae muaz, main tumko bohat pasand karta hoon.”
Quran 2:185 · Al-Baqarah
How hunger during fasting cultivates real gratitude
“Sabse bada shukr yeh hai ke Allah ne hidayat utaari”
Quran 34:13 · Saba
Shaitan's vow to make humans ungrateful
“Shaitan ne kaha tha: main tere bandon ko nashukra bana dunga”
Quran 7:17 · Al-A'raf
Shaitan's vow to make humans ungrateful
“Shaitan ne kaha tha: main tere bandon ko nashukra bana dunga”
Quran 14:7 · Ibrahim
The full case for gratitude as Ramadan's core lesson
“Sabse bada shukr Allah ka yehi karna hai ke usne hidayat di”
Quran 39:10 · Az-Zumar
Why patience yields reward beyond measure in Quran
“Quran mein bohat zyada emphasis hai sabr ko lekar”
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith no. 1887
Why patience yields reward beyond measure in Quran
“Quran mein bohat zyada emphasis hai sabr ko lekar”
Quran 2:183 · Al-Baqarah
“iske baare mein bhi aap hum sab ko bataein. Taqwe ke maani hain Khuda se dar kar zindagi guzarna. Quran mein aaya hai: "Tum par roza farz kiya gaya hai taake tum taqwe wale bano." Ji to bhai Ramzan jo hai woh is mein sensitivity jo hai in sab cheezon ke liye badh jaati hai.”
Tafsir Ibn Kathir, vol.1, p.164
Umar's question on taqwa: the thorny path parable
“Hazrat Umar ne Ubay ibn Kaab se poocha: taqwa kya hai?”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 3294
Umar's question on taqwa: the thorny path parable
“Hazrat Umar ne Ubay ibn Kaab se poocha: taqwa kya hai?”
Quran 91:9 · Ash-Shams
“to isi conditioning ko deconditioning humein karna hai. to Quran mein aaya hai: Qad afalaha man zakaha wa qad khaba man”
Quran 3:79 · Aal-Imran
“yeh sara process humein chalana padega, tabhi hum apne aapko purify kar payenge. jo Quran mein jo aaya hai ke apne Rabbani shakhsiyat banna hai kaun Rabbani banna hai to woh Rabbani shakhsiyat ek din mein nahi ban jayegi”
Quran 28:77 · Al-Qasas
“banana hai. Quran mein hai ke aakhirat ke liye apna jo hai provision is dunya mein le lo. Kyunke dunya mein jo tarah tarah ke tajrubaat hote hain aur tarah tarah ki situations hote hain, isi mein jab hum positive response dete hain na, to wohi hamari personality ko ka tazkiya karta hai.”
Mustadrak al-Hakim, Hadith no. 3908
“ji, alert ho jayein to hum isko, isko negative ko khatam kar sakte hain. Isi conditioning ko hadith mein kaha gaya hai ke dil mein zang lag jata hai, yaani dil hamara alooda ho jata hai.”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2873
Prophet's teaching: never hold a grudge
“Rasoolullah ne kaha: apne dil mein kisi ke liye gilah mat rakho”
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith no. 1887
Purifying the self through remembrance, taraweeh, and charity
“Khuda ki yaad se hi tazkiya hota hai”
Al-Adab al-Mufrad, Hadith no. 112
Purifying the self through remembrance, taraweeh, and charity
“Khuda ki yaad se hi tazkiya hota hai”
Al-Riyad al-Nadirah by Muhibbuddin al-Tabari, vol.3, p.44
Uthman's charity during the famine in Medina
“Hazrat Usman bohat bade tajir thay, hazar oonton par saman aaya”
Musnad al-Bazzar, Hadith no. 6947
“kehkyunke hadith mein "khalq wa ayal Allah" da kari shanaaz godsfamili, to humein yeh dekhna hai ke Allah ta'ala ke sab ke sab Allah ta'ala ne sab ko paida kiya hai.”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2569
“aakhirat mein ek aadmi se kahenge ke "main bhooka tha, main tumhare paas aaya, tumne khana nahi diya, main pyaasa tha,”