Like fasting a lifetime

2.   Whoever fasts in Ramadan and follows it with six fasts in Shawwal, it is like he fasted his entire life.^[1]

Continuing our efforts to understand the Quran

It is mentioned in the 185^th verse of Sūrah al-Baqarah

شَہْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِیْۤ اُنْزِلَ فِیْہِ الْقُرْاٰنُ ہُدًی لِّلنَّاسِ وَ بَیِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الْہُدٰی وَ الْفُرْقَانِ ۚ

The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was sent down; guidance for people and clear directions and the Criterion;^[2]

 The scholars of Islam say:

“In this verse, the wisdom behind the obligation of fasting in Ramadan is mentioned, as this is the month in which the Quran was revealed. Allah obligated the fasting of this auspicious month because through the blessing of fasting and enduring hunger and thirst, the intellect is sharpened. Fasting was obligated in the month of the Quran so that people fast, their ability to understand is accentuated and through this, comprehending the Quran becomes easy for them.”

Dear Islamic brothers! It has become apparent that a major objective of the blessed month of Ramadan is to connect oneself to the Quran, recite it, and strive to understand it. If we wish to maintain the highest level of devotion when this month leaves, we must recite the Quran after Ramadan too, understand it, and maintain a strong connection to it. If we are successful in keeping our association strong with it after the blessed month of Ramadan, then there is hope in the grace of Allah that اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه, Ramadan’s spirit of devotion will be maintained, the ability to