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آقا! نہ ٹُوٹ جائے یہ دل کا آبگینہ                        بُلوایئے مدینے دِکھلایئے مدینہ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Reasons for calling Ramadan, as ‘Ramadan’

Dear Islamic brothers! Keeping in mind the glory and greatness of this blessed month, Islamic scholars have given many blessed names to it, amongst them ‘Ramadan’ is the most famous and renowned. Let’s listen to some reasons for calling this month ‘Ramadan’:

A renowned commentator, a great thinker of the Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Like ‘رَحۡـمٰن’ (Rahman), Ramadan is probably one of the names of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ because He عَزَّوَجَلَّ is worshipped the whole day and night in this month. Therefore, it is called Ramadan i.e., ‘The Month of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’ As a Masjid or the Holy Ka’bah is called the House of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ because it is a place where Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is worshipped, similarly, Ramadan is the month of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ because everyone becomes occupied with fulfilling the commandments of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in this sacred month.

Obviously, fasts and the Taraweeh Salah are acts of worshipping Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, but when a Muslim fasts, his Halal job or business is also considered as a worship of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. That’s why the name of this month is Ramadan i.e. the month of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ or it is derived from the word ‘رَمۡضَاءٌ’ [Ramdaa-un] or from the word رَمۡض [Ramd]. The word رَمۡضَاءٌ implies the autumn rain that washes the earth and produces a good spring harvest. Since this month also washes the dirt and dust of sins from the heart, making the crops of virtuous deeds blossom, it is called Ramadan for this reason as well.

For a good harvest, rain is needed everyday in the first month of the rainy season, four times in the second month and once in the last month. The last rain prepares the crops for harvest. Likewise, a Muslim performs good acts