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Friday، 10 Aug 2012

When our Spirits Feel Weak

Somayeh A.
Taha had a lot of questions which preoccupied his mind. Finally he decided to go to his father and mother.
His father was reading Quran and his mother was busy with preparing Iftar tuff. Taha was still hesitant what to do, suddenly his father took a look at him and asked:
What's up my son? Can I help you?
Taha sat happily beside his father and said: I have one significant question....
-Ask my dear. I answer as far as I know.
Taha: why God asked us to fast?
His father closed Quran. Thought a little and went on smilingly: what do you think yourself?
Taha thought a little and said: well.....I've heard it is good for our health and also I think for having sympathy with poor men.
-that's right. It is proved that fasting is good for our health provided that we pay attention to our foods in this month.
Do you remember the famine of Somalia in which lots of people had been deprived of eating a small piece of bread or drink a gulp of healthy water?....fasting helps to have better sympathy with poor and those in need and even it equips us to live in difficulties such as flood or earthquake.

We fast not to be tired with little thirst or hunger. All these are the reasons of fasting. Now, I have one question; why such poor men should fast too?
Taha: I don't know....I've never thought about it.
- fasting has several reasons. Like ones you said. But the main reason is something else.
While having so much enthusiasm, Taha asked his father to continue.
We, humans eat and drink like other creatures. But we have a great difference with them. Freewill and thought. That's why human can relinquish eating different foods and drinks while they are available, because his God decreed to do so.
Being thirsty and hungry is not important; rather use of this will is valuable. The point that we can but we don't makes us distinguishable from animals.
Furthermore, since we are human, we need to look after our spirits as well as our bodies, we should be careful to many other issues. Beside our stomach, our tongue is also fasting, not to tell lies and break hearts. Our eyes are fasting not to see indecencies and the same is for other parts of our body.
Taha: therefore, fasting helps to the health of our spirits beside our bodies.
-well done my son! You got the point. Fasting strengthen our will to say no against bad things. Ramadan is the month God granted this opportunity to practice and God will is to do so while keep away ourselves from sins. It is interesting to mention that God himself will give specific help to his worshipers in this special month.
Taha: how?
-in God's words, evils are bound in shackles to deceive us less. We should look after ourselves more.
They were deeply involved in talking, while the spiritual voice of Azan was heard.
The holy Prophet (PBUH) said: the doors of heaven will be open at first night of this month and won't be closed till its last night.
Bihar Al Anwar (Oceans of Lights), Vol. 93, P344.

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