Meanings and purpose of "Fasting"

[Mazhara]

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The act and state of abstinence of activity relating to food intake and genitalia
1. : Perception and meanings
2.: The month of Ramadan is selected for : Reason of its exaltation
3. : Abstinence of activities relating to sex and food intake from true dawn to Sunset.
4. Objective: : So that you people might exercise self consciousness and avoid conduct inspired and governed by emotion in reverence and fear of Allah the Exalted.
(a) Control and exercise of will-authority over body parts: stimulators of all acts; and his executing brains;
(b) Socialization with his Creator and the Sustainer Lord, and fellow humans and environment.
5. Permission to adjourn for observing later on.
6. Prohibition when devoting in reclusion in the Mosques.
7. Prescribed for absolving responsibility or omissions.

Fasting: Meaning and purpose; Ramadan: Why exalted month

 

[SonOfAdam]

Thank you for the reminder akhi. Your list is a bit hard to understand though.

I also like how fasting shows us how it feels to be less fortunate when we feel the pain of hunger. We develop an understanding and compassion to less fortunate people that don't have enough to eat and want to help them more for the sake of Allah. There is so much wealth and resources today, no one should be dying of hunger and other easily treatable and avoidable illnesses.

 

[Mazhara]

Your list is a bit hard to understand though

Salamun alaika,

Thanks. I tried to let it remain simple and restricted to the Ayahs of Qur'aan. Kindly point out the area where is seems hard to understand or suggest simplifying it to reassemble it.

 

[SonOfAdam]

It seems the introduction (first sentence) is a definition of fasting. Then the numbering and bullet points below don't follow any logical pattern, but are rather random list of subjects, benefits, and definitions of items around fasting... honestly I can't understand it at all and the point of most of you descriptions.

I would expect to see something like this:

Fasting is the act and state of abstinence of activity relating to food intake and genitalia. Below is a list of subjects around fasting:

Perception and meanings of fasting:
1.: The month of Ramadan is selected for : Reason of its exaltation
2. : Abstinence of activities relating to sex and food intake from true dawn to Sunset.

Objective for fasting:
1. So that you people might exercise self consciousness and avoid conduct inspired and governed by emotion in reverence and fear of Allah the Exalted.
(a) Control and exercise of will-authority over body parts: stimulators of all acts; and his executing brains;
(b) Socialization with his Creator and the Sustainer Lord, and fellow humans and environment.
2. Permission to adjourn for observing later on.
3. Prohibition when devoting in reclusion in the Mosques.
4. Prescribed for absolving responsibility or omissions.

 

[Mazhara]

Salamun alaika,

Thanks.

I have changed it accordingly. Please revisit. I will appreciate if you could find time to point out mistakes and improve other articles at link given at bottom. I will be grateful.