Ramadan: A Month of Purification

Foreword Significance of Ramadan 7 Spirit of Ramadan 11 Ramadan and Self-Purification 14 Fasting for Self-Discipline 16 Fasting for Gratitude and Penitence 18 Fasting for Taqwa and Thanksgiving 21 Fasting for Self-Control 24 Sehri: A Blessed Food 26 Fasting Inculcates Humility 28 Dua and Fasting 30 Ramadan and Quran 31 Month of Contemplating on the Quran 34 Spiritual Experience of Iftar 36 Ramadan and Desire-Management 38 Fasting and Dawah Ilallah CONTENTS