https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/seeking-knowledge/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fasting/ Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/seeking-knowledge/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fasting/#comment-29658 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:49:46 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=24641#comment-29658 […] Original source: http://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/worship/fasting-ramadan/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fastin… […]

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/seeking-knowledge/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fasting/#comment-29657 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 07:04:55 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=24641#comment-29657 Abdullah ibn `Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah (saw), said: “The fast and the Qur’an are two intercessors for the servant of Allah on the Day of Resurrection. The fast will say: ‘O Lord, I prevented him from his food and desires during the day. Let me intercede for him.’ The Qur’an will say: ‘I prevented him from sleeping at night. Let me intercede for him.’ And their intercession will be accepted.” [Imam Ahmad]

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/seeking-knowledge/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fasting/#comment-29656 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:16:59 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=24641#comment-29656 […] To claim that the act of fasting is more than mere abstention from food, drink, and intimacy with one’s spouse is a cliché. Despite being aware of this, for many of us, the daylight hours of Ramadan remain drawn-out moments of thirst and hunger. Certainly many of us feel the spiritual ecstasy after satiating ourselves, whether it is by praying tarawīh (nightly Ramadan prayer) or enjoying qiyām (late-night prayer) at the masjid (mosque). The night has become the focal point for many, and, not to undermine its significance, most people do not appreciate the spirituality that can be enjoyed during the day. After all, it is doubtlessly easier to appreciate an act of worship when not burdened by the grueling fast. To remedy this issue who better to turn to than Abū Hāmid al-Ghazālī.1 […]

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/seeking-knowledge/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fasting/#comment-29655 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:25:39 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=24641#comment-29655 beautifully said..a much needed reminder

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/seeking-knowledge/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fasting/#comment-29654 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 03:07:32 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=24641#comment-29654 Ameen to the dua

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/seeking-knowledge/al-ghazalii-on-the-secrets-of-fasting/#comment-29653 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:13:11 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=24641#comment-29653 Jazakallah khair for this very beautifully written and very informative post!

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