Fasting Of Ramadan

why fasting holds such a high status and why it has been promised unlimited reward. The reason is that fasting is the worship of that teaches us patience. Fasting is an act of endurance. By giving up food and drink, a person symbolically announces that he will live in this world with patience. He will remain firm on God’s commands in every condition, even if it requires hardship and self-restraint. The Quran says: Truly, those who persevere patiently will be requited without measure. (39:10) This verse tells us that, in God’s sight, among all deeds, patience has the highest value. Any act of obedience that requires patience becomes so beloved to God that He promises a limitless reward in return for it. This is the special status of fasting. Fasting is training in patience. Through the act of fasting, a person learns to control his desires and remain firm on God’s command. He controls his needs for God’s sake. He puts aside personal desires to fulfill the obligations of religion. Because fasting trains a person in this great quality of patience, its reward is also very great. Because of this special aspect of fasting, it is said in a Hadith that if someone misbehaves with a fasting person, the fasting person should not respond badly. Instead, he should remind himself: “I am fasting.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 1894) It is as if one is saying, “I am in a course