Dear Islamic brothers! It has been understood from the above-mentioned parable that past people used to value the sacred month of Ramadan in a proper manner. They used to spend their days and nights offering Salah, reciting the Holy Quran, and carrying out other virtuous deeds. Therefore get rid of laziness and bad company, wake up to the fact and get ready to worship Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ immediately. This time again the sacred month of Ramadan is falling in the summer season. Nafs will frighten you from the intensity of heat; it will make you feel lazy in observing Siyam, offering Taraweeh and performing other acts of worship by giving reasons for business activities, etc. But remember! The more you feel the heat of hot summer and intensity of hunger and thirst, the more you get reward provided that you remain patient.

It has been narrated: اَفۡضَلُ الۡعِبَادَاتِ اَحۡـمَزُهَا, the best worship is that which has more hardship. (Tafseer Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 685)

Imam Sharafuddin Nawavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: If there is more hardship and expenses in acts of worship, they will have more reward and excellence as well. (Sharh Nawavi, Juz: 8, vol. 4, pp. 152)

Furthermore, Sayyiduna Ibraheem Bin Adham رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: The more difficult a good deed will be in the world, the heavier it will be on the scale of good deeds on the Day of Judgement. (Tazkira-tul-Awliya, pp. 95)

عاصیوں کی مغفرت کا لیکر آیا ہے پیام

جھوم جاؤ مجرمو! رمضاں مہِ غُفران ہے

Dear Islamic brothers! The character of our pious predecessors is a role model for us because these people were Allah-fearing, desirous in the matters of performing good deeds and had Madani mind-set. Parents usually do not make their children observe Sawm at a very young age especially in hot summer having fear that they might become ill. But these personages used to be so much devotee of the month of Ramadan that they would start observing Sawm at a very young age by enduring hunger and thirst in very hot summer and then would try to complete it. Let’s listen to a faith-refreshing parable about it and develop a yearning for virtuous deeds.