THE VIRTUES OF RAMADAN فضائل رمضان

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Ramadan is "The month of the Qur’an," as Allah, Subhana wa Ta’ala, says: "Ramadan is (the month) in which was sent the Qur’an” [2:185].


This proclamation regarding Allah's sending the Qur’an” bears several meanings of which we mention the following:

1. It could mean the sending down of the Qur’an (from the preserved tablet in the seventh heaven) to the lowest heaven as has been reported by Ibn Abbas (may Allah, Subhana wa Ta’ala, be pleased with him).



2. It could also mean that the first verse of the Qur’an was sent down to Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi wa salam, in the month of Ramadan on the night of Al-Qadr. (It is so called because of its high-ranking position and virtues with which it precedes all the other nights of the year.)


Ramadan is the month of patience, manifested in fasting more than any other form of worship. The fasting Muslim abstains from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse, and so on, during daytime for a whole month. It is for this reason that fasting is considered half the patience (as reported in a hadeeth) and the reward for patience is Paradise as Allah, Subhana wa Taala, says: “Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure” (39:10).