In The
Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
{ Islam
}
Why
We Fast ?
1-We fast in obedience
to Allah's command, and because Allah loves those who fast.
2-To show our
gratitude to Allah's Greace of sending down His Guidance, Al-Qur'an, to
guide us and the whole humanity.
3-To thank
Allah for making us of those who believe in Al-Qur'an.
4-And because
He enabled us to memorize His Book, to recite it, to study and understand
it, and to benefit in its guidance.
5-To develop
control on our material desires Allah planted in our nature.
6-To control
ourselves in front of all things prohibited by Allah.
7-Fast makes
us remember the needy who suffer from hunger and deprivation. Hence, to
become more sympathetic to them and help them with part of what Allah has
bestowed upon us.
8-To check
our engrossment in our desires, and increase our care for our spiritual
entity through intensifying our deeds and acts of worship in this month
of Al-Qur'an.
9-To increase
our share of sincerity, concience, patience, discipline, as well as many
healthful benefits.
10-Above all
these, the great reward that Allah has promised to give us in the Last
Day.
