What is Ramadaan

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What is Ramadaan- by Dr.Zakir Naik #what #is #ramadan #ramzan #ramazan

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00:00So could you firstly define the term Ramadan?

00:03Alhamdulillah, wassalatu wassalam ala rasulillah wa ala alihi wasabi ajma'in.

00:09The word Ramadan is derived from the Arabic word Ramida or Arramad,

00:15which means intense scorching heat and dryness.

00:19It's also derived from the Arabic word Ramda, which means sun-baked sand.

00:25In Islamic terminology, the word Ramadan, it signifies the intense heat in the stomach due to thirst.

00:36When a Muslim fasts, the thirst that is there, it produces heat in the stomach, which is defined as Ramadan.

00:46Again Ramadan, it has another meaning.

00:49It means that the good deeds, they scorch the sins and the evil of a Muslim.

00:58So Ramadan is a month in which the sins are scorched away by the good deeds,

01:04like how a sun scorches the ground in the same way.

01:08And heat normally, it helps in forming, molding or reshaping virtually every matter.

01:20In the same way, Ramadan helps in molding, shaping and reforming the spiritual and the moral aspects of the human being.

01:30That is the reason we term this word Ehramna.

01:34Second definition of terms, if you like, is Som or Fast, as it's sometimes or mostly it's translated in English.

01:45Could you shed some light on what are the implications of the term Fast or Som?

01:52Som is an Arabic word, which is singular.

01:56Siyam means plural.

01:58Som or Siyam in Arabic is derived from the word Samah,

02:03which means to abstain or to restrain from the normal things,

02:07whether it be eating, drinking or talking.

02:11And a person who observes Som or abstains from these things is called as a Saim.

02:18And this word is used in the Quran in Surah Maryam, chapter number 19, verse number 26.

02:25When the angel speaks to Mary, may Allah be pleased with her,

02:30who is the mother of J.S. K.S., peace be upon him, and this word is used.

02:33And if you read this word, it says that I have vowed to fast to Allah.

02:39But here, the meaning of the word Som, fast, doesn't mean refraining from eating or drinking.

02:47It means refraining from speaking.

02:49Because when we go to the context, when we read one verse before in the Quran,

02:54Surah Maryam, chapter number 19, verse number 25,

02:58it says that Allah says to Mary, that shake the palm tree towards yourself and the ripe dates will fall.

03:09And the next verse, Surah Maryam, chapter 19, verse 26, says,

03:12eat and drink from them.

03:15And then it says that when you meet any human being,

03:18tell them I have vowed to fast for Allah and I will not speak to any human being.

03:24So because here it says about speaking, the word Som used here means that to abstain from speaking.

03:32But the word Som, in Islamic terminology, in the Islamic Sharia,

03:38it means a person who does an act of worship.

03:45And with intention, he does it for the sake of Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala.

03:49And he or she abstains from eating, drinking, or nourishment,

03:57as well as from sectional intercourse or from lustful simon ejaculation.

04:05In short, the word Som in Islam means a person who abstains from the fast breakers.

04:13And the fast breakers, the things that break the fast,

04:17are food, whether taken by mouth or by nose,

04:22or drink, any kind of drink, whether it be water, milk, fruit,

04:27just any drink taken from mouth or nose,

04:29or any nourishment for the body taken from any source,

04:34as well as abstaining from a sectional intercourse.

04:39In short, it means abstaining the stomach and the private part.

04:45This is what it means islamically.

04:48And this is the basic meaning.

04:51But if you go ahead with the broader meaning,

04:54it does not mean only abstaining the stomach and the sexual part

04:59from the things that break the fast,

05:01it even means that along with the fasting of the stomach

05:05and the sexual parts,

05:06there is fasting of the tongue,

05:10of the eyes, of the ears,

05:12and the other limbs of the body.

05:14That is the reason when we use the word Som,

05:17our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW said,

05:19it's mentioning Sahih Bukhari, volume number 3,

05:23in the book of fasting,

05:24Hadith number 1903,

05:25our beloved Prophet said that a person who does not abstain,

05:29does not leave false action and false speech,

05:33obsolete, etc.

05:35Allah does not require of him

05:37to abstain from food and drink.

05:41That means,

05:42beside abstaining from food and drink,

05:43you also have to abstain from false speech,

05:46false actions, etc.

05:48And this message is further repeated

05:49by our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW.

05:51Our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW said,

05:53in the Sai Hadith of Sai Targib,

05:56Mohd number 1,

05:57Hadith number 1068,

05:59the beloved Prophet said,

06:00that a person,

06:03while fasting,

06:04when he abstains from food and drink,

06:07he should also abstain from false speech,

06:11from obscene language.

06:12And,

06:13if a person gets angry,

06:15and if he argues with him,

06:16or fights with him,

06:17he should say,

06:18I am fasting, I am fasting.

06:20So,

06:22if we look at it,

06:24when a person fasts,

06:26there are basically,

06:27three things,

06:28that he should abstain from.

06:30Number 1,

06:31is,

06:32the stomach,

06:33and the private parts.

06:35They should abstain,

06:36from things that break the fast,

06:38that is,

06:38food,

06:39drink,

06:39and sexual act.

06:41The second is,

06:42that the other parts of the body,

06:44the tongue,

06:45the eyes,

06:46the ears,

06:47the limbs,

06:47even they should fast.

06:50Fasting of the tongue means,

06:52a person,

06:52should abstain from backbiting,

06:55should abstain from sandering,

06:57from telling a lie,

06:59should abstain from gossiping,

07:01abstain from rumor mongering,

07:03abstain from vulgarity.

07:06Fasting of the eyes means,

07:07he should abstain,

07:08from looking at things,

07:10which are unlawful.

07:11Like when he said,

07:12he should lower his gaze.

07:14He should not,

07:15watch un-Islamic movies.

07:16or un-Islamic things.

07:21Fasting of the ears means,

07:23should abstain,

07:24from hearing things,

07:25which are haram,

07:26which are prohibited.

07:28Like abstain from,

07:29listening to music.

07:31Abstain from listening to,

07:33songs which are un-Islamic.

07:35So this is the way,

07:36how,

07:37the other parts of the body also fast.

07:39And the third thing is,

07:41the fasting,

07:42of the heart,

07:43and the mind.

07:43They should abstain from things,

07:46which take away person,

07:48from the worship of Allah,

07:50from the zikr of Allah.

07:51So this,

07:53overall,

07:53is the meaning of the word,

07:55psalm.

07:57Subhanallah,

07:58it certainly has a lot more,

08:00involved in it,

08:01than I was expecting.

08:04Dr. Zakir.

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