Benefits & Importance of Fasting (Ramadan) in Islam

Here are top benefits of Ramadan (fasting) in Islam including spiritual benefits, physical benefits and psychological benefits. Here are some of the top benefits of the month of Ramadan.

1. Steadfastness
2. Leads To Paradise
3. Protection from Chronic Diseases
4. Lowering Cholesterol & Improving Blood Sugar Level
5. Improved Digestive System
6. Enhances Willpower

Steadfastness

The goal of Ramadan is to attain piety, and you can only get it through good deeds so you have to brace up for that. Increase your good deeds in the blessed month and beyond. This holy month gives you a chance to be high in righteousness while making a habit.

With so many chances of gaining good deeds and closeness to Allah SWT this month is full of blessings and one should try hard to do their best in this month. You get 2x the deeds that you do in this month increasing you in goodness and good deeds.

Leads To Paradise and Prevents Hellfire

Just the individuals who fast during Ramadan will be permitted to enter heaven through the Ar-Rayyan gate of Heaven on the day of judgement. The uprightness persuades individuals to expand their fasts while planning for Ramadan. So by fasting in this holy month you can also get a chance to go to Jannah (paradise) thorough the special gate ‘Ar-Rayyan’ for the ones who fast in the holy month.

Protection from Obesity and Chronic Diseases

Fasting in Ramadan requires you to avoid consumption of food and water from dawn till dusk. Fasting might help with preventing obesity and other persistent infections like diabetes.

Lowering Cholesterol & Improving Blood Sugar Level

As Ramadan Fasting animates the lipid profile, it brings down blood cholesterol. Consequently, it forestalls cardiovascular failures, strokes, and some other issues. Likewise, in the event that one keeps a heathy diet after Ramadan, people will retain the recently decreased cholesterol level.

Improved Digestive System

Fasting in the month of Ramadan positively impacts your life and your digestive system. Your body naturally detoxifies after a month of fasting while flushing out the toxins in your body. Furthermore, it balances the heat generation and acidity levels in your body making you healthy overall.

Enhances Willpower

Fasting in the month of Ramadan requires mental courage and the readiness to forego quick satisfaction for achieving long-term goals. Fasting for an entire month initiates a feeling of bliss, concentration, and self-control. These properties can be used in different sects of life.

Ramzan is one of the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, it brings too much joy with it, and Muslims around the globe observe this month and enjoy it too. Ramadan is now just 4 months away from us.

What We Will Be Exploring

• About This HolyMonth
• Important Events
• Benefits of Ramadan

About Ramadan

This is 9^th of the 12 months of Islamic Hijri calendar and is also one of the holiest month too. It has a high significance in Islam because it is the month in which Quran was revealed. This also incorporates one of the pillars of Islam i.e. fasting. In this month, the gates of Heavens are opened and the gates of Hell are closed.

The end of the holy month is celebrated as a reward of the fasting. The first 3 days of next month that comes after Ramadan i.e. Shawwal are celebrated as Eid days, one of the two Eids of Islam, called as Eid-ul-Fitr. The holy month also incorporates Layla-tul-Qadr, one of the holiest nights in the Islamic year. Layla-tul-Qadr is observed in the last ten days of this month and in alternate nights i.e. 21, 23, 25, 27, and 29.

Important Events in Ramazan

There have been many important events taken place like the Revelation of the Holy Quran, Layla-tul-Qadr, the night that is better than thousand months, in this night angels descend from the heavens by the permission of Allah SWT. Some of the other most important events are mentioned below in the days of ramazan:

• 2^nd: The first holy book was revealed to Musa AS known as Torah or Tawrat
• 10^th: Hazrat Khadijah (RA) died, the first wife of Prophet Muhammad PBUH
• 12^th: The third holy book was revealed to Isa (AS) known as Injil
• 17^th: Hazrat Ayesha (RA) died, the wife of Prophet Muhammad PBUH and the daughter of Abu Bakar (RA)
• 17^th: The Battle of Badr was fought and Muslims won it
• 18^th: The second Holy book was revealed on Dawood (AS) known as Zabur (Psalms)
• 20^th: Conquest of Makkah was taken place by Prophet Muhammad PBUH
• 21^st: Death of Hazrat Ali (RA)