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Fasting Chapter Contents
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The Fast
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيض
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History of the Fast
Like the prayer, the fast is also an ancient ritual of worship. In the above quoted verses of Surah Baqarah, it is mentioned that fasting has been made obligatory for the Muslims, just as it was made so for earlier peoples. Consequently, this is a reality that as a ritual of worship that trains and disciplines the soul, it has existed in
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Objective of the fast
The objective of the fast as delineated in the above quoted verses of Surah Baqarah is to create the fear of God in a person. The Qur’anic words used are لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ (that you may attain taqwa). In the parlance of the Qur’an, taqwameans that a person should lead his life within the limits set b
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Sharī‘ah of the Fast
The Almighty has directed Muslims to fast in accordance with the shari‘ah which has always existed regarding the fast in the religion of the prophets. The Qur’an has stated that the fast has been made obligatory on the Muslims in the same manner as it was made obligatory on earlier peoples. A few number of days have been fixe
Meezan Lectures - Fasting (1 videos)
These lectures are part of Online Classes taught by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi. You can watch these lectures, ask questions and take part in discussions in Online Classes
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Qanoon-e-Ibadaat Roza Lecture 180
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