Fasting Great Act of Worship
The month of Ramadan is a great
month.
a month
of worship, prayer and fasting.
A month of selflessness.
compassion and self-sacrifice.
The pre-dawn period (sahar)
of each day of the month of Ramadan
is very special.
Muslims rise up for "sahar" during
the month of
Ramadan and perform prayers, supplications
and litanies.
Perhaps you have seen your parents
rising from their beds at
sahar time in the month of Ramadan,
perform wudu pray,
recite the sahar supplication and
beseech Allah, and then eat
their special sahar meal and make
the intention to fast until
sunset the following day.
Good children also like the sahar
times of the month of
Ramadan.
They wake up, and share
in the rituals of sahar
with their parents, and then they
don't eat anything until
noon or for as long as they are
able.
In this way they share in
the blessings and rewards of fasting
with the adults.
Having a guest for iftar.
the meal
that ends the fast after
sunset, is one of the best actions
of Muslims.
Whoever has a
fasting guest at the time of iftar
and provides his guest with
food, Allah will give that person
many blessings and bounties.