Spirit of Ramadan

94 pages · English

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Contents

1. Foreword The Message of Fasting p. 5
2. The Command of Fasting p. 9
3. The Significance of Fasting p. 11
4. Ramadan: A Month of Spiritual Activism p. 12
5. The Spirit of Ramadan p. 14
6. The Essence of Fasting p. 16
7. Fasting: A Spiritual Culture p. 18
8. The Reality of Fasting p. 20
9. Fasting: A Culture of Self-Control p. 21
10. The Significance of Sehri p. 23
11. The Spirit of Iftar p. 24
12. Iftar Invokes the Spirit of Prayer p. 26
13. Iftar and Simplicity p. 27
14. Significance of Fasting and Iftar p. 28
15. Fasting: A Training in Self-Restraint p. 30
16. Ramadan: A Month of Fasting and Prayer p. 31
17. Dua and Fasting p. 33
18. Ramadan and the Quran p. 34
19. Ramadan: A Month of Contemplation p. 36
20. Fasting: A Training in Thanksgiving and Taqwa p. 38
21. Spiritual Training during Ramadan p. 40
22. Ramadan and Desire-Management p. 42
23. Fasting: A Training in Humility p. 44
24. Fasting and Moral Discipline CONTENTS p. 45
25. Fasting and Character-Building Fasting and Self-Discipline p. 47
26. Fasting and Self-Purification p. 51
27. Zakat: The Prescribed Charity p. 52
28. Zakat: An Annual Reminder of God’s Gifts p. 53
29. Fasting Prepares Believers for the Dawah Mission p. 55
30. Zakat for Dawah Ilallah p. 56
31. Itikaf: A Spiritual Retreat during Ramadan p. 58
32. Lailatal-Qadr: Night of Destiny p. 61
33. Fasting for the Greatest Reward p. 62
34. Ramadan: A Month of Rigorous Training p. 63
35. Fasting and Eid al-Fitr p. 65
36. The Night of Reward p. 67
37. Eid al-Fitr: A Day of Thanksgiving and Sharing p. 68
38. Zakat al-Fitr p. 70
39. Eid al-Fitr: A Day of Divine Reward p. 72
40. Questions and Answers p. 74