Ramadan-Spring of Good Deeds
Ramadan is the spring season of good deeds. In this month Divine’s mercy is in the fullest. Its a better opportunity for the Muslims to make Allah (SWT) happy by their actions and seek forgiveness from Him (SWT).
The first Caliph of Islam Hazrat Abubakar Siidique (R.A) said: It was the routine of Holly Prophet (S.A.W), as Ramadan commenced, He (S.A.W) start preaching people about the merits and importance of Ramadan.
As a Muslim its our obligation that we make people aware about the importance of Ramadan.
Hafiz Ibn.e.Kasir said: An announcer from the Heaven comes to the lowest sky and announces that O! the devil doer, be shameful now and keep your self away from the evil actions and the disobedience of Allah (S.W.T) and O Allah’s follower and good doer excel with a new zeal and zest and full your lap with the blessings of Allah (S.W.T) . The first part of this month is ‘Rehmat’- Blessing, middle part is ‘Maghfirat’-seeking forgiveness and the last part is ‘Freedom from the hellfire’. In-fact whoever lessen the toil of his subordinate, Allah (SWT) will forgive him and free him from the hellfire. (Albaheli)
Nabi Karim (SAW) also called it Shehre Mubarik (Month of bliss) and Shehre Azeem (Great Month).
It is reported by Hazrat Suleman Farsi (R.A) that on the last date of the month of Shaban Prophet (S.A.W) orated us this speech: “O ye people! the month of glory and blessings is going to umbrage upon you. The one night (Shabe Qadar) of this month is better than the thousands of months. The fasting in this month is made compulsory by Allah (SWT). In the nights of this month standing before Allah (SWT) is considered as Nafal Prayers (Nmaze Trawih). In this month, whoever put extra effort to get the blessings and to curry favor of Allah (SWT) offer Non-Fard prayers (Nafal and Sunnah), he will get the reward equivalent to the Fard prayers of other times and Fard prayers of this month have reward equal to the seventy Fard prayers of other times. Its the month of patience and the reward of patience is Jannah. Its the month of sympathy and compassionateness. It is such a month in which Allah (SWT) increase the wealth of His (SWT)’s beloved slaves. Whoever will break the fast of any Siman (Fasting person) than it will be the cause of forgiveness from sins and a way of freedom from hellfire and he will get equal reward to that of Siman in-spite of lessening the reward of fasting person.
It is requested to Allah’s apostle (S.A.W): Ya Rasool Allah (S.A.W)! all of us don’t have enough menu for Aftar (breaking of fast) . Allah’s Prophet (S.A.W) replied: Allah (S.W.T) will also bless those, who will break the fasting of a person by thin milk (Lassi: A mixture of water, sugar/salt and milk) or even by a drop of water. And whoever will give a proper meal to fasting person Allah (SWT) will so well watered him with my Fountain (Haude Kausar) that he will remain no more thirsty unless he will enter Jannah.“