Virtues and Blessings of Ramadan

As Salam Alaikum Waramatullahi Wabarakatul,

Ramadan is here again providing us the opportunity to reach out to Allah more than ever and ask Allah for His forgiveness and blessings. As Allah has singled out this month more so than others for showering His blessings and mercy, it is only prudent that we also use the opportunity to reassess our conditions, our purpose, and direction in life, and accordingly make appropriate changes in line with His commands. Below are some of the virtues and blessings of the great month of Ramadan:

Virtues and Blessings of Ramadan

The month of rewards – are known to most Muslims. The biggest of all is that Allah has said that fasting is for Him and He will reward it. He said, as reported in a Hadith Qudsee:

“…except for fasting which is only for My sake, and I will reward him for it.”

[Al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, no. 1904; Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1/407.]

Among the many virtues of Ramadan, following are some of them:

1. Forgiveness of sins (sins that potentially are blocking Allah’s blessings in our lives)

2. Gates of heaven are opened (showing Allah’s bountiful blessings)

3. Gates of hell are closed (showing Allah’s mercy)

4. Devils are chained up (making it easier for Muslims to get closer to Allah)It has a blessed night which is better than 1000 months (83 years and 4 months)

Quran recitation provides an opportunity for great rewards in this life and the hereafter (besides training one to recite Quran regularly during the rest of the year.)