Spirit of Ramadan

To spend this night in frivolous shopping and entertainment is to ignore its importance and lose this great opportunity to earn rewards. In reality, those who have spent the month of Ramadan in its true spirit can never even contemplate that they can spend the last night of Ramadan in frivolous activity. To such people, this last night will be one of prayer and supplication and not of negligence or entertainment. Another authentic Hadith regarding Ramadan has been reported by Anas ibn Malik. One part of this Hadith is: “When the day of Eid al-Fitr dawns on them, then God is pleased and proclaims to the angels, ‘O my angels, what is the reward for the doer who has completed his deed?’ The angels reply, ‘Our Lord, such a person should be given the complete reward for the deed done’.” (Shu’abul Iman, Hadith No. 3444) After the end of Ramadan, the day of Eid al-Fitr appears with glad tidings, with tidings of everlasting happiness as reward. This reward is for those believers of God who have proved themselves deserving of it by reviving the true spirit of all kinds of good deeds during the month of Ramadan. EID AL-FITR A DAY OF THANKSGIVING AND SHARING The word Eid in Arabic means ‘returning at regular intervals’ and refers to the two annual Islamic religious celebrations. The fact that they occur in a regular cycle is important, for it gives a repeated opportunity for renewal, to forgive enemies, and contact people one has not seen for a long time.