Every year, Muslims are given a chance to glorify their deed
records and get their past sins forgiven. Those blessed to live long enough to
experience this month consider themselves to be very lucky. It is the most celebrated month of the
Islamic calendar. Through this month, they are taught great patience and self
control as they have to observe fast from early morning till the setting of the
sun. There are countless blessings and virtues of this month, here we shall
discuss a few:
Great rewards:
Every great deed in Ramadan is multiplied by seventy. Hence, if we
wish to earn great rewards then Ramadan should be utilized at its best. This is
also supported in the following hadith:
“Whoever draws near to Allah during it
(Ramadan) with a single characteristic from the characteristics of (voluntary)
goodness, he is like whoever performs an obligatory act in other times. And
whoever performs an obligatory act during it, he is like whoever performed
seventy obligatory acts in other times.”
(Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah)
In addition to that, Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) has said in
numerous ahadith that our chances of entering heaven are increased and that the
devil is chained. Since the devil is chained, we’ll be getting less evil
thoughts in our heads. We should learn and recite surahs of Quran and if
possible we have to memorize and learnlast 10 Surahs of Quran which are very short Surahs and easy to memorize.
“When the month of Ramadan starts, the
gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils
are chained.” (Bukhari)
Thus, this would automatically increase our chances of doing great
deeds and consequently earning great rewards. Therefore, we should keep
ourselves busy with great practices like reading or reciting the Quran
especially the important surahs like SurahAl-Waqiah has numerous benefits and the
best dua for the Muslims in Quran is Ayatul Kursi, which has countless
rewards and blessings.
A solution for the past sins:
As Humans, we sin. We sin a lot. But as Muslims, we have the
blessed opportunity of getting our past sins forgiven. Especially in the month
of Ramadan:
“.. Whoever fasts during Ramadan out
of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, and then all his past
sins will be forgiven." (Bukhari)
We must also understand that Allah loves the act of asking for His
forgiveness. It is only natural that we sin, but we should then acknowledge
this mistake and immediately ask for His forgiveness. It is a greater sin to
know our mistake but keep on doing it without asking forgiveness.
Health benefits:
The month of Ramadan is known to have many health benefits. This
is due to the fasting that we do that our body gets the chance to revive its
digestive system. Starving for a couple of hours and then breaking the fast
results in us consuming mostly water. This way, we consume less food and those
who have weight problems lose their weight by a great magnitude.
Conclusion:
The month of Ramadan has many blessings and any Muslims who is
lucky enough to experience it must practice as many good deeds as he can in
order to achieve a great place in jannah.