The month of Ramadan by Celine Leduc May 29, 2017
Happy Ramadan to all Muslims.
Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. There are three responsibilities that each
one of us has during this Holy Month:
Our first responsibility is toward Allah (God) the second to ourself and
third towards others therefore Muslims fast.
Fasting makes us more compassionate and we develop empathy towards those
who are poor because we feel hunger and thirst.
What Allah wants is that we human beings not only rad but put
in practice the principles of Qur’an or the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Bible
because we are People of the Book. Each of these religions was given a revelation
through various Prophets. Fasting and charity is an integral part of all three
religion.
Fasting is part of Sharia Law (Islamic law) and it is based
on compassion. The person that fasts must
be in good health. It is a sin for a
healthy person who does not fast however it is a bigger sin if the person fasts
and in poor health. If a person is
diabetic they cannot fast. Individual
needs to follow what the doctor’s instructions and make sure they can
fast. If the person travels they are not obliged to
fast. If a woman is pregnant or has her
period she cannot fast. She has a choice
to give money or to fast later. These
are all about compassion and health. The
message is simple: Do not hurt yourself and do not hurt other human being that
is a principle of Islam and of Ramadan.
Fasting does create a solidarity with the poor who eat
sporadically. It creates a bond between people
who are hungry and thirsty. Alms or Zakat will relieve the hunger of those
who are poor. Some Muslim associations
and mosques offer Ramadan Food baskets other celebrate iftar the breaking of
the fast with a community meal. Some
Muslim women visit or make food for abused and battered women and give kids
gifts. Other will make food basket and give money to food banks or groups that
offer food at a very low cost. Others
will go and visit the elderly and or people who live alone. Charity and the gift of the self is part of
all religions which means to look after the most vulnerable: the elderly, women
and children around the world. We need
to help and look after those in war torn countries. Countries that suffer from
disaster or lack of food and water.
Hunger exists in Montreal, in Quebec, in Canada, in the Caribbean, in
the Middle East in Iraq, in Syria and the African continent.
My wish is PEACE for all, real peace starts with the self
with our community and those countries at war defending themselves against
invaders and living under the treats of bombs.
Pre-Islam and after Islam came this holy month of Ramadan people did not
go to war they found peace. Unfortunately,
some people do not respect the sanctity of the month that reminds us and tells
us do not hurt yourself or others. Peace --- Salam – Shalom
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