Ramadan A Gift From The Creator by Maulana Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi

Book Contents

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• Some Important Goals of Fasting
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• First Goal of Fasting: Taqwa (Piety)
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• Second Goal of Fasting: Forgiveness of Sins
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• Third Goal of Fasting: Nearness of Allah
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• Fourth Goal of Fasting: Attainment of Great Reward from Allah
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• What is Fasting?
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• Types of Fasting
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• Voluntary or Sunnah Fasts
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• Fasts of A’ashura and moth of Muharram
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• Fasting of Day of Arafa namely ninth day of Dhulhijjah 8
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• Fasts of six days of Shawwal 9
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• Fasts of the month of Sha’ban 9
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• Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays 9
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• Fasts of Days of Al-Beidh (13th, 14 th & 15 th of lunar days) 9
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  \nFast of David 10
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• Makruh (condemned) Fasts 10
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• Forbidden Fasts 10
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• Ramadan and the Glorious Qur’an 11
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• Qur’an’s Affinity with Ramadan 12
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• Common Features of Qur’an and Ramadan- 15
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• Practice of our Predecessors during Ramadan- – —15
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• Tarawih Prayer 18
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• Meaning of Tarawih – – 20
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• Virtue / Merit of Tarawih Prayer – 20
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• Number of Tarawih Prayer’s Raka’hs – -21
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• Tarawih Prayer during the time of the Prophet (PBUH)- – -23
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• Tarawih in the Reigns of Khulafa-ur-Rashideen (Rightly-Guided Caliphs)-:
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• Action of the Companions (RA) and Tabi’een (RHA) about Tarawih 29
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• Opinions (Sayings) of Senior Ulama of Ummah on Tarawih Prayer 30
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  \nImam Abu Hanifa (RHA): 30
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• Imam Malik (RHA): 31
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• Imam Shafa’ee (RHA): 31
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• Elimination of a suspicion — – — 38
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• Elimination of second suspicion — – – -39
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• Elimination of third suspicion -40
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• Special attention – -40
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• Summary — 41
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• Holy Ramadan in the light of Qur’an & Hadith 43
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• Extract of Explanation of Verse 183 and 184 43
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• Saum (Fasting) – – – – – – – – 44
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