- Fearing Allah (SWT)
- Practicing the Revelations of Allah (SWT)
- Accepting the little things that one has achieved
- Preparing for departure from this world to the Hereafter
- Self-discipline
- Self-control
- Self-restraint
- Self-education
- Self-evaluation
By accepting these criteria and by practicing them, the Muslim will achieve the concept of Taqwa in his private and public life.
2. Protection: This idea is to mean the following complementary explanations:
- Avoiding Immorality
- Avoiding outcry/uproar
- Avoiding stupidity
- Avoiding all makrooh/mashbooh/xaaram
By achieving these good manners, a Muslim will come out of fasting a better human being in the society.
3. Revelation of Qur'aan: The Qur'aan was revealed during the month of Ramadan.
The Qur'aan is meant to be:
- A Guidance to mankind
- A Manifestation of right from wrong
- A Summation, purification and culmination of all previous revelations
- A Glad-tiding to the believers
- A Healer
- A Mercy
4. Doors of heaven are open
5. Doors of hell are closed
6. Devils are chained down
7. Fasting with eemaan(faith) and expectation: Such type of intention leads to forgiveness by Allah(SWT) to the individual's sins.
8. Door of Rayyan: There is a door in Paradise called Al-Rayyan. It is for the fasting Muslims. Only those who fasted the month of Ramadan are the ones to enjoy the bliss of Paradise inside that area.
9. Rejoices: There are two types of rejoices for the Muslims who fast. These are:
- When breaking fast
- When meeting Allah (SWT)
10. Mouth Smell: The smell of the mouth of the fasting Muslim will be better than the smell of musk during the day of judgement
11. Glad-Tidings: These glad-tidings are given to the well-wishers while the ill-wishers are to be stopped during fasting.
12. Ramadan: Whoever fasts two consecutive fastings of Ramadan with good intention will receive forgiveness for the mistakes committed throughout the year.
13. Multiplication of Rewards: Doing good =10x, 70x, 700x or more during the month of Ramadan.
14. Feeding Others: Whoever invites others to break the fast, and whoever takes care of the hungry, needy, during the last ten days of Ramadan will receive equal rewards to the fasting person(s).
15. Fasting Muslims are in Good When They:
- Hasten their afur
- Delay their Saxoor
16. Blessings of Saxoor (The Afternight Breakfast):
- Night Prayers
- Dikhr, Remembrance, Contemplation
- Recitation of Qur'an
- Food for Saxoor
- Fajr Salaat in Jamaat
- Du'ca' of Fajr
- Preparation for assuming leadership
17. Tarawiix Prayers: Whoever performs the Tarawiix prayers with sincerity and good intention will receive forgiveness of his past mistakes.
18. Shafa'at (Pleading One's Case for Forgiveness): Whoever fasts Ramadan will receive the Shafa'at of:
- Ramadan
- Qur'aan
19. Ihya' (Passing Nights Awake): Last ten days of Ramadan. When a Muslim makes this type of effort, he will get rewards, forgiveness, and multiples of blessings.
20. Itikaf (Retreat): A Muslim who performs I'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan will get:
- Blessings and rewards
- Peace of mind
- Contemplation and evaluation
- Better citizen
21. Lailatul Qadr (The Night of Power): Whoever observes it with sincerity and good intention will get the following benefits:
- Forgiveness of mistakes
- Better than 1,000 months
- Du'ca'
- Dikhr
- Prayers
- Reading Qur'aan
- Rewards
- Blessings
- Better human being
22. Generosity: Kindness, hospitality, visitation, etc.
--->All of these and many more are among the benefits of Ramadan....
Subxana`Allah...
Have a beautiful last 9 days guys, make the most of it Insha`Allah!
