Fasting Of Ramadan

FASTING OF RAMADAN W hile commanding fasting in Ramadan, the Quran states: So that you may guard yourselves against evil. (2:183) The word used here is Taqwa, which literally means to protect oneself. For example, if a person walks carefully through a thorny path, that caution is taqwa. A believer must pass through life in the same way—protecting himself from harmful things. This careful and cautious way of life is called taqwa. And the month of Ramadan is a month of training for this taqwa. In fasting, giving up food and water is symbolic. The real thing to give up is what God has made haram (unlawful). Temporarily leaving lawful things is just a small example of permanently staying away from forbidden ones. Because the one who is willing to give up what is halal (lawful) for the sake of God will be even more ready to leave what is haram. (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 23653) The test of a person in this world is to recognize the difference between halal and haram. He should be