The New Nation - Internet Edition

The first part of the holy Ramzan, the days of Rahmat (Mercy) is over. Today, the 11th Ramzan is the first day of the ten days of Maghfirat (forgiveness). The rozadars will seek forgiveness of Allah for their sins.

Fasting is part of our belief in the Commandments of Allah. It is a process of self-restraint from harmful, forbidden deeds. So, according to our belief and the injunction or ritual, we should refrain from all harmful activities and engage ourselves in virtuous welfare activities. From this viewpoint, our social relations, our neighbourliness should be evaluated.

Rasulullah (Sm) said, "He is not a believer who eats his fill, while his neighbour remains hungry by his side." (Baihaqi)

The messenger of Allah also said: "By Allah, he has no faith (he repeated it three times) whose neighbours are not safe from his wickedness." (Bukhari)

The holy Hadith mentioned above stresses on the humanitarian aspect of a believer. As a good neighbour he should extend helping hands to his neighbour when he (the neighbour) is hungry. He should also abstain from doing any harm to his neighbour. Otherwise, 'he is not a believer' and 'he has no faith'. Without this basic support the performance of rozadar loses its merit.

-Abdul Muqit Chowdhury