It is a moral education, nourishment of supreme virtues.

It is a moral education, nourishment of supreme virtues. It teaches the believer to abandon vices, to control emotions and instincts, to curb be tongue against saying what is wrong or inappropriate and the conscience against contemplating upon wrongdoing or subversion. It promotes the spirit of unity among members of the fasting community; it teaches them humility and humbleness and instils within them be feeling of equality before Allah subhanahu wa taala.

The rich ave to observe it as well as the poor, the women as well as the men, he influential and powerful as well as the weak and downtrodden. They all have to observe the fast. It promotes the spirit of charity and compassion towards the poor and the needy, and it reminds each believer of the needs of other believers. Muslims share with each other Allah’s blessings unto them.

The believers strengthen their ties with the Almighty, since they express through fast a continuous desire) obey His Will and carry out His commandments. They also strengthen their ties with one another, since the month of Ramadhan the month of giving. It is the month for productive social interactivity. Islam places a great deal of emphasis on moral excellence during this holy month.

The holy Prophet of Islam (pbuh) has said, "One who, while fasting, neither guards his tongue from telling lies nor refrains from doing bad deeds does not respect his fast, while Allah does not approve of mere abstention from food. When you fast, you should not speak ill of anybody, nor should you be boisterous or noisy.

If anybody speaks ill of you or tries to pick a quarrel with you, do not respond to him in the same manner; rather, simply tell him that you are fasting." The institute of the fast is one of the signs of the Almighty’s mercy on those who adhere to His divine creed, and it is never meant to put a hardship on anybody.

The Almighty does not gain any benefit from putting hardship on anyone; on the contrary, He always tries to pave the way of happiness for His servants in this life and the life to come, and sometimes He even "pushes" them to do what is good for them, as is the case with making the fast of the month of Ramadhan obligatory on every believing man and woman.

But if you afford this great month a sincere and profound welcome, you will receive your rewards in many, many ways both in the short life of this fleeting world and in the eternal abode, InshaAllah. Page 83, Vol.