Ramadan, the month of joy and purity, is around the corner. Let us thank Allah for all the blessings He has showered on us. While I greet you, I look forward for the sense of joy and spiritual elation experienced only at the moment of fast breaking.

Ramadan-the Month of Joy and Purity

This joy can be experienced in full only by those who fast the whole day. It cannot be experienced by those who fast barely three hours from the time of the afternoon prayer to the sunset because they begin sleeping from the daybreak and wake up only in the afternoon.

However, this kind of fasting is better than those who sleep until the sunset when the iftar is served. I wonder how can we expect the blessings and benefits of the fasting by practising it in this manner. Indeed, I envy those who go about working during the days of fasting just as they do during other months. They work from the morning till the cannon goes off to mark the end of fasting. How beautiful will the moment of fast-breaking be. All the family is assembled around the dining table, and praying with one heart and voice.

As for the dear ones who are away from home, we should pray for their early return to join these moments of get-together. My heart goes out for those who are away from their homes and I pray for their safe return to their homes and for them to be successful in their endeavours. If they cannot come home this Ramadan, they will be able to next year - or the year after that.

How wonderful is Ramadan which brings together all members of the family. Our life needs plenty of patience. We should learn patience and endurance this month. We miss the chance to learn this lesson if we sleep during the daytime. That is why I said earlier that I envy those who fast from daybreak to dusk without sleeping. They alone can benefit from the wisdom of Ramadan.

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