Ramadan is a school

Ramadan month is a good school even for one person or for all society. At this month a lot of things changed by renewing the way of social, psychological and economical life. It affects our life in many ways and this because of fasting techniques.

First, fasting affects our psychology by teaching us how to be patient and how to have a strong determination. Many psychologists and researches urges to control our lusts and says, if a person could have everything he wants, this will help to be an upset person. Moreover, many medical centers use fasting as a treatment. Second, fasting is a time to change our life’s vision and to quit from selfness and to feel about other poor and hungry people. In some countries like UAE, many people starts to donate money and to make a “fasting tents” which includes food for any person who wants to eat in a time of “eftar”. Consequently, this will help the economic situation for poor people. In addition, Ramadan doesn’t only mean stop eating and drinking, but also means to control our reactions and stop doing bad habits. It teaches us how to resist. That’s why a lot of victories happened in Ramadan in the past. For example, if somebody was provoked, you mustn’t reply because if you did, you will lose the “ajjr” which means the reward by Allah. That means a person who is fasting should avoid intense arguments, lying, noising people, making problems with them and anything could hurt a person or a society. In this way, when each one make what he believes true as an application in his life by reforming the society and protect it, he will become a core of a strong society.

Now a days, Ramadan becomes as a carnival and a season for food and hundreds of serials. Only few people make It as a time for meditating. But If everybody recognized the philosophy and the real meaning of Ramadan, we would had this values in our society.

mariam shehab