Blessings of Ramadan

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Regarding the opening words of the verse “شَہْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِیْ”, Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه explains in Tafsīr NaꜤīmī:

“Ramadan,” like “Raḥmān,” is considered one of the names of Allah, as in this month, day and night are spent in the worship of Allah. This is also why it is called “شَہرِ رَمَضان”, the month of Allah, just as the masjid or the KaꜤbah are called the House of Allah, because the actions performed there are solely for Him. Similarly, Ramadan is the month of Allah, for in it all deeds are dedicated to Him, such as fasting and tarāwīḥ.

Moreover, lawful employment and trade performed while fasting are also considered in this way. This is why this month is called Ramadan, meaning the month of Allah.

Or, it is derived from the word “Ramḍāˈ” (رَمْضَاء), which refers to the autumn rain which cleanses the land and prepares it for spring. In the same way, this month washes away the dirt of the heart and makes the fields of deeds lush and fruitful, so it is called Ramadan.

Crops can ripen from a single rainfall. Likewise, believers perform good deeds continuously during the eleven other months, and the fasts of Ramadan ripen their harvest.

Alternatively, the name is derived from “Ramaḍ” (رَمَض), meaning heat or burning, as Muslims endure the heat of hunger and thirst in this month, or because it burns away sins.^{^[1]}

The Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “This month is called Ramadan because it burns away sins.”^{^[2]}

[1] Tafsir Naimi, part 2, Surah al-Baqarah, under verse 185, vol. 2, p. 322

[2] Kanz al-Ummāl, vol. 8, p. 217

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