Ramadan is the most blessed months of the Islamic calendar. It is a month of worship, which requires a Muslim to fast from dawn till dusk, consecutively for twenty-nine or thirty days. Every Muslim knows that fasting is prescribed in Ramadan. Some have it all your life, more as a by-product of cultural re-birth in a Muslim household than as an expression of the religious commitment of the other done start to a later time in life, perhaps after converting to Islam. What is true for all, however, is the fear of this Form of worship "to do difficult." Below is a practical guide, how Muslims fasting in Ramadan both easier and more spiritually rewarding:
- Make your intention Allah's pleasure:
fasting is not on a diet. It is very important for the later acceptance to do any act of worship solely for the pleasure of Allah. If quick wanted sincerely for him, he will make easy for you during the entire month of fasting. You clean to show himself of any desire, your devotion in this month.
- stock up on food for the week ahead:
fast two big meals per day during Ramadan. Depending on your geographical location, cultural factors, and family food preferences, take a trip to the supermarket and buy all the lentils, dairy, Oil, rice, meat, spices, and flour (Gram and wheat) for the month. The reason for the purchase in advance of the time and energy for these needs is not missed during Ramadan.
- your family:
to prepare This can should sit at the dining table and reading out relevant educational material (from Islamic books) about the virtues of Ramadan, and what every Muslim and what they should not do while fasting. For example, loss in frivolous activities when you are fasting are lying, backbiting, and time is not allowed. A class held like this will serve for all as a reminder. Acquire a printed timetable of dawn and sunset Timings in your area, for the entire month. Local mosques distribute these usually a few days before the first fast.
- Retire early to Wake up in the night throughout Ramadan:
for Suhoor - the vordämme of the meal before the Fajr prayer every day the entire family to go early during Ramadan to bed. Television and unnecessary outdoor entertainment should be minimized. The whole family should instead go straight to bed after returning from the daily night prayers (below) in the mosque.
- 2 hours before Fajr (Vordämme) prayer to Wake up:
For the mother in the house this is particularly. The Rest of the family should also be in that chip. It is recommended that at least two units of the night to perform prayer, before mom set up the table for the Suhoorto help in the morning. The family should start eating at least 45 minutes before sunrise and should stop eating five minutes before dawn breaks. The last minutes should rinse the mouth and wash to perform in preparation for the Fajr prayer.
Some Muslims automatically start, even more than at the end of the year, Suhoor approaches thinking, "this is my last Chance, so much food into me as I can eat, before you starve to death until sunset,". The wise and moderate Muslims know that fasting is similar to starving the body. They maintain a moderation in eating, Suhoor.
Other Muslims skip Suhoor as a whole, since it requires, in the early hours of the morning to Wake up. You are rather late, until well after midnight and sleep, eat, decide, Suhoorwithout. This procedure is also not recommended. The best option is to Wake up after the Isha prayer earlyQiyaam Al-Layl) sleep and 2 hours before dusk, in some units of the night prayer (in addition to a nutritious meal, Suhoor.
- Spend the time from morning to afternoon to your normal daily routine to do:
accepted Some people, because you can't eat until sunset to drink, you should Wake up "from" the fast of sleep, and only a few hours before the dinner. You can draw your curtains, your bed, blankets pulled over your heads, put on the air conditioning and sleep up in the evening. These people stay awake the whole night (the time for eating and drinking during Ramadan), with Relatives and friends, eating and chatting non-stop. After the prayer Vordämme - Fajr - dive back into their beds. This is not the aim or spirit of Ramadan. Fasting is not energy for productive work, to areas, except in the last two hours of fasting to a halt. It is recommended to work or study as usual till 2 or 3 hours before sunset. After the second prayer of the day - Dhuhr - should the almost Muslim to lie down and rest for a while for his afternoon Siesta.
- The Qur'an as much as you can, preferably the whole can once in the course of Ramadan:
Ramadan is the month in which Prophet Muhammad [Allah's peace and blessings be upon him] started receiving revelation of the Qur'an. It is the month in which each voluntary good deed reaps the reward for a compulsory. Therefore, it is a month in which the Muslim should try to enrich his soul with the Qur'an, what can be done in three ways:
- to recite The Arabic Text with perfect Tajweed in the state of ablution.
- understanding its meanings by Pondering on it's Translation and exegesis, or attending a daily study circle of the Qur'an.
- the verses from the night prayer which can be prayed with the last prayer of the day - Isha or Tahajjud prayer for a couple of hours before sunrise, to Recite.
- Iftar, or dinner, the fast to Prepare to break:
This meal is the highest point of the day for every Muslim during Ramadan! Spirits are high and there is chirpy chatter throughout Muslim neighborhoods as people bustle about Preparing their favorite foods for the Iftar. This meal, unfortunately, is also the cause of most of the excess and extravagance that takes place in this month. Here is the time for serious du'a or prayers - in laying the table and fresh food on their plates is such as:
people spend the last minutes before sunset. The last few minutes are witness to the maximum Hunger and thirst that a fasting Muslim will of his Creator, while Allah is attentive and loving to him or her at this time. Supplications in earnest in these few minutes is assumed to be made of Allah. Most Muslims forego this Chance by chatting and talking at the table while the women spend it in the kitchen, Frying the last few fritters or Pakoras.
After the Iftar meal, neglect the Muslims were praying the fourth prayer of the day – Maghreb. It is permissible to delay it for a few minutes, to break the fast, but you should bring down to offer it, once the Hunger and thirst are satisfied. The best way to do fasting is in the state of ablution by eating one, three or five dates with a glass of water, then rinsing the mouth, doing Siwak, and Maghreb Prayers with a light stomach and a heart to break grateful. To asked you can be on the table, in moderation, to eat. This procedure prevents the hungry, almost Overeating the end, as soon as the Fast Breaks.
In stark contrast, concentrate the majority of families on their plates high with fried food beforehand, piling and waiting to gorge as soon as the sun goes down. They continue eating and chatting till half an hour or so, following the fried food pieces with a heavy dinner, tea and Dessert. The result is a sense of a full belly and a heavy-rigid, the the concentration from their night prayers. I crawl out how disgusting belches break the soothing effect of the night point of prayer because people at the Iftarovereaten.
Iftar -parties: There is a Trend among some Muslims to host huge Iftar -parties temporarily in this month. Some people Invite several families at the same time a rich printed sheets for your guests to prepare. A lot of food is seen to apply go to waste, as the guests forego praying Maghreb and Isha to break after fasting, and amuse themselves by eating and drinking amid live music and free mixing. This is contrary to the intended spirit of Ramadan speaks. While it is urgent for the distribution of food is recommended, other people to break fast, including neighbors, Relatives and especially the poor and needy, one should strive to ensure that preparation and distribution of these foods affect the schedule of worship.
- Charity:
Ramadan is the month in which you should give a lot of Sadaqah, or charity as you can. It is better to give smaller amounts of money, clothes or food regularly throughout Ramadan, than to give a very big amount just once or twice. Most of the Muslims choose their annual compulsory charity - the Zakaah discharge during the month of Ramadan.
Save energy for the last ten days of Ramadan:It is observed that the majority of Muslims begin the month of Ramadan with fanatical devotion, but steam after 2 weeks or so to lose. Under pressure, the indication setting a daily Quran teaching, or the Imam leading the night prayers from the Koran to finish before the last week of Ramadan. This is because in these last days, they rest more, preparing for the upcoming Eid Festival/holiday, Shop for clothes and shoes and catch flights Eid want to spend with Relatives in other places. Most people spend the last three nights of Ramadan fervently for Eidshopping.
The right approach, however, is to perform worship in moderation during the first 20 days of Ramadan and the zeal in the last 10 days. The first 2 weeks of fasting settle the body very well in the fast mode: 15. of the month, most Muslims are good pray-adapted to a fast day-through-night-Routine. For the last 10 days are intended for the Muslims to increase prayers of your focus on worship, recitation and night. Shopping for Eid occurs before of Ramadan. However, consistent fasting take its toll on the body with time, but the last ten days of the month, it is better to spend part of the last few days sleeping or resting.
Finally, once the Muslim has fasted during the month of Ramadan, he or she should pray that Allah carried out all their acts of worship therein to be accepted. It's Allah's blessing that every year, he brings Ramadan to us and so that we can have a Chance to renovate our Faith and renew to carry out our desire for good deeds. It is no wonder, then, that Ramadan is also known as the "spring season" of the Islamic calendar!