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However, the blessings and favours in this great month are abundantly available and readily bestowed upon the fast observers in accordance with their merits, worth, and absorbing capacities. Every single second, minute, hour, night, and day in this month is incomparable to any other in the remaining months. It indeed surpasses all months in merits and favours. In this holy month, Allah considers the fast-observers as His special guests.

Their breathings and sleep there-in merit the rewards of worship (i.e. Ibadat) while their prayers and supplications are favourably granted and sanctified [4] . During this holy month, the doors of Heavens, Paradises, and everlasting bliss are thrown open while those of the Hell-fires are closed for the believers, and the devils are held in chains [5] . Above all, the revelation of the glorious Qur’an was on a very special night (i.e. Laylat al-Qadr ) of this month [6] .

A night whose merits, superiority, and superabundant bounties and favours are second to none. The worship of worshippers on this night is superior and better than the worship done in one thousand months (More than 83 years).

Allah in the glorious Qur’an says : “The night of majesty is better than a thousand months [7] “ Thus, he is indeed, the fortunate one, he who has attained proximity to Allah, and earned His forgiveness and favours in this holy month while the most unfortunate one is he who is deprived of Allah’s pardon and forgiveness.

Meanwhile, those who truly want to reap the immense blessings and benefits of this month would have made adequate preparations in the previous months, so that the holy month of Ramadan will not be a preparatory ground to ‘sow seeds’ but rather a ‘harvest period’ for the superabundant bounties of Allah. Benefits of Ramadan fast Actually, no one except the All-Knowing God can expound the philosophy and benefits of Ramadan fast in its totality.

Similarly, there is no doubt that the greatest and utmost benefit of the Ramadan fast according to the Qur’an is its spiritual benefit. However, apart from this, there are other associated benefits, which shall be discussed as follows: Spiritual benefits The ultimate benefit of the Ramadan fast is its spiritual one. According to the Qur’an, the greatest spiritual benefit of the Ramadan fast is Taqwa [8] (i.e. Consciousness of Allah) and attainment of Allah’s countenance.