Dr. Zakir Naik: The first thing we should do is we should thank Allah (swt) for making us witness this blessed month of Ramadhaan once again. And we have to thank him for his mercy and we have to ask forgiveness in this month so that all our previous sins will be forgiven. And we have to thank him for all the “Ni’mat” He has given us, all the blessings, all the love, this is the best month.
And Allah (swt) says in the Quran in Surah Baqarah ch. no. 2 verse no. 185, it says
“Shahru ramadana allathee onzila feehi alqur-anu hudan lilnnasi wabayyinatin mina alhuda waalfurqan”
which means that “Ramadhaan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guidance for mankind and signs for guidance and judgment between right and wrong.”
And Allah further says in the Quran in Surah Baqarah ch. no. 2 verse no. 183, Allah says
“Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo” O you who believe “kutiba alaykumu alssiyamu kama kutiba ala allatheena min qablikum laAAallakum tattaqoon”
“O you who believe fasting was prescribed to you as it was prescribed to people who came before you so that you may learn self restraint”.
The word used here is ‘tattaqoon’ similar to ‘Taqwa’ so that you learn God consciousness, so that you learn piety, so that you learn righteousness. So this is the month in which a person can become more righteous, this is a time when our Taqwa can be the highest. And this is a month, it is an annual training, it is a sought of an overhauling of the body how we have that every machinery requires some sought of servicing may be every 3 months, may be every year and if you allow me to call the human beings as the best machinery in the world, doesn’t it require a servicing or overhauling? So Ramadhaan is an annual overhauling of the human body. It is a spiritual and moral training for the human being and it is a purification of the body mind and soul. This is the month where we can increase our Taqwa, we can increase our patience and we can derive the benefits and the guidance from the Quran.
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