SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF RAMADAN

Tazkiya (purification of the self) is also one aspect of Ramadan. Purification means trying to inculcate positive values instead of negative ones. One practice of Ramadan is Eitekaf. It means ‘going into seclusion’. In the month of Ramadan, a person voluntarily decides to spend some days, especially the last ten days of the month, in a mosque in prayer, contemplation and reading the Quran. This is known as Eitekaf. The practices of Ramadan thus offer a comprehensive approach towards training and developing oneself into a positive, patient, God-fearing and empathizing personality. o The practices of the Ramadan offer a comprehensive approach towards training and developing oneself into a positive, patient, God-fearing and empathizing personality. Ramadan entails much more than fasting; it is the fostering of a culture of abstinence aimed at purification of thought, speech and general behaviour.