Cbiecl of Rumudhuun

Cn u svellerlng hol duy your lhroul hus become purched. You ure ln lhe prlvucy of
your home und lhe refreshlngly cool vuler ls vllhln hund's reuch. You deslre lo drlnk ll. bul
you do nol. Vhy! Slmply becuuse you ure fusllng und vhlle fusllng you cunnol eul und
drlnk. If somebody prompls you lo neverlheless drlnk ll und suys: "Nobody ls vulchlng."
you vlll lmmedlulely rebuke hlm vllh lhe vords: "8ul ALLAAH ls vulchlng!"
ALLAAH TA'ALA IS VATCHINC !
Subhun-ALLAAH! ALLAAH Tu'ulu ls vulchlng. ALLAAHU Akbur! ALLAAH Tu'ulu ls All
Heurlng. All Knovlng. He ls Cmnlpresenl. He sees und knovs vhen ve cheul vhlle fusllng.
lhus ve reslsl ull lemplullons of food. drlnk und luvful coniugul relullons from duvn lo
dusk. Ve huve leurnl lhe lesson of Tuqvu. Ve huve leurnl lhul lesson vhlch lhe fusllng vus
meunl lo leuch us. ALLAAH Tu'ulu ls vulchlng! Yes. ALLAAH Tu'ulu ls Vulchlng! Lvery llme
lhere ls un urge lo eul or drlnk vhlle fusllng. lhe volce from vllhln crles oul: "ALLAAH
Tu'ulu ls vulchlng!" Dozens of llmes dully for un enllre monlh lhls reullly ls reufflrmed.
ALLAAH Tu'ulu ls vulchlng. So deeply ls ll embedded ln lhe heurl lhul by lhe llme
Rumudhuun ls over. u person becomes consclous of ALLAAH Tu'ulu lo such un exlenl lhul he
ls nov gulded by un lnner force lhul propels hlm ln lhe dlrecllon of rlghleousness und lurns
hlm uvuy from sln.
TAOVA
The fusls of Rumudhuun vere prescrlbed for lhe purpose und obiecl of ullulnlng Tuqvu.
Thls ls cleurly declured ln lhe Our'un-ul-Kureem. Tuqvu slmply ls lo obey lhe communds of
ALLAAH Tu'ulu und refruln from ull sln. The lncreused revurds for lbuuduh (vorshlp) ln
Rumudhuun und ull lhe blesslngs of lhls greul monlh should be consldered us lhe bonus. The
obiecl ls Tuqvu. If one performs un ubundunce of Suluuh. compleles lhe recllullon of lhe
Our'un lhlrly llmes und enguges ln muny olher ucls of lbuuduh. bul fulls lo glve up slns - one
hus fulled lo uchleve lhe obiecl und purpose of Rumudhuun. Cne hus fulled lo flrmly embed
lhe reullly of Tuqvu ln lhe heurl. lhe Tuqvu lhul crles oul "ALLAAH Is vulchlng" vhenever
one conlemplules commllllng uny lrunsgresslon.
TLMPTATICN
The dlclules of Tuqvu ure nol reslrlcled lo ubslulnlng from drlnklng. gumbllng. udullery.
lrunsucllng ln lnleresl und olher such vlces. Indeed Tuqvu demunds lhul vhlle ubslulnlng
from ull lhe ubove vlces one ulso observes Tuqvu ln one's buslness. Vhen lhe lemplullon lo
cheul lhe cuslomer beckons. or vhen one ls lempled lo buy slolen goods. or lo lndulge ln
fruud. ul lhul llme ulso lhe heurl should cry oul "ALLAAH ls vulchlng" und ll should reslruln
one from lhe sln.
RICHTS
Slmllurly. Tuqvu demunds lhe fulflllmenl of lhe rlghls of lhe husbund/vlfe. Il ulso demunds
lhe iolnlng of fumlly lles. Il demunds respecl for lhe elders und klndness for lhe young.
Tuqvu enlulls. umong olher uspecls. belng honesl und cleur ln ull monelury deullngs und
soclul lnlerucllons. Hence vhen lhere ls u veddlng or funerul. or ul lhe llme of dlslrlbullng
lhe lnherllunce of lhe deceused. lhe sume level of ALLAAH consclousness musl be dlspluyed
us vus uppurenl vhen refrulnlng from drlnklng lhe cold vuler vhlle fusllng.
PURDAH
Llkevlse. vhen lhe luvs of purduh ure vloluled. does lhe heurl cry oul "ALLAAH ls
vulchlng"! Cr vhen one lnlends lo vulch somelhlng on TV.. vhlch vlll mosl deflnllely
lnvolve one ln zlnu of lhe eyes und eurs. does one heur lhe volce from vllhln: "ALLAAH ls
vulchlng." us u resull of vhlch one refrulns from lhul sln! The sume perlulns lo lhe Shurl'
uspecls of uppeurunce und clolhlng. Hov oflen huve ve done lhlngs lo uppeuse und pleuse
even lhe enemles of ALLAAH Tu'ulu und Rusoolulluuh (Sullulluuhu 'Alulhl Vusullum)! Hov
oflen huve ve ubundoned lhe dlclules of Tuqvu ln order lo eurn u fev coppers! Nov ls
lhe llme lo slncerely repenl. Il ls lhe llme lo suy "ALLAAH ls vulchlng" und lo do everylhlng
lo pleuse Hlm. Il ls u llme lo ucqulre Tuqvu.
A8STAIN FRCM SIN
Thls lhen ls lhe obiecl of Rumudhuun. Thls vlll only be uchleved lf ve conducl ourselves ln
lhls greul monlh vllh Tuqvu. Cr else lhe obiecl of Rumudhuun vlll be defeuled. Hence
Rusoolulluuh (Sullulluuhu 'Alulhl Vusullum) ls reporled lo huve suld:
"He vho does nol forsuke lylng und olher fullle ucllons. ALLAAH Tu'ulu hus no need for
hlm lo glve up hls food und drlnk."
Thus logelher vllh fusllng. performlng Suluuh. reudlng lhe Our'un. servlng lhe cuuse of
Deen. elc.. one musl lolully ubsluln from every sln ln lhe monlh of Rumudhuun und udorn
oneself vllh Tuqvu. Inshu-ALLAAH lhls vlll lhen curry one ulong for lhe resl of lhe eleven
monlhs lo ubsluln from ull slns.
Muy ALLAAH Tu'ulu enuble us lo muke lhls Rumudhuun u monlh vhere ve vlll lruly ulluln
Tuqvu. Aumeen.