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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Spiritual Journey of the Mystics (Suluk al-Arifan) Etiquette and Deeds of the Holy Month of Ramadhan It has been narrated from the Commander of the Faithful Imam 'Ali [a][^1] that: “Don't say Ramadhan because, you don't know what Ramadhan is.

Whoever says so must pay charity and must offer an atonement fast, instead of saying Ramadhan, say the way Allah has called it the Month of Ramadhan.” The most important duty of a devoted wayfarer in this great month is to understand the right of this Holy Month in which Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), has invited the wayfarers of His path for a feast. Also he must understand the correct meanings of fasting and its relevance with Allah's invitation.

Having discovered this reality he must endeavour that all his actions and deeds are accompanied with required devotion and sincerity in order to earn the pleasure of his host Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted).

Effects of Fasting and Hunger Tolerance of hunger, the most obvious part of fasting, earns plenty of advantages for a devoted wayfarer journeying towards Allah's path from the point of view of enlightenment and knowledge of Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), as well as his advancement in attaining spiritual perfection. This has been emphasized in plenty of narrations, and therefore it would be appropriate to quote first an example and later on to discuss about its wisdom.

The Holy Prophet [s] has narrated: “Engage yourself in self-struggle (Jihad al-Nafs) through the means of hunger and thirst, whose reward is equivalent to the reward of those who participated in the armed struggle for Allah's sake.

There is nothing more superior before Allah's sight than tolerating hunger and thirst during fasting.” Also said: “The one who tolerates more hunger as well as ponders deeply about Allah as compared to others, will be assigned higher Exalted positions before their Lord on the Day of Judgement.” Also, he said to Asma: “O' Asma! If you may act in a manner that when the angel of death approaches you, he should find you hungry and thirsty.