Thread on Fasting from Imam Ghazali book "Inner Dimension of Islamic Worship"

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali is one of the great jurists, theologians and mystics of the 12th Century. He has written many books on philosophy , theology, mysticism etc.

#Ramadan2021 🌴🌙

According to Imam Ghazali there are 3 grades of
fasting

1. Ordinary Fasting: Abstaining from food, drink and
other desires.
This is the type of Fast that everyone observes

2. Special Fasting: Keeping your sense organ ( eyes , ear, tongue, hand, feet ) free from sin.
Jabir relates from Anas (RA). that the prophet, on him be peace, said: Five things break a mans Fast: lying, backbiting, gossiping, perjury and a lustful gaze.

This is practiced by righteous people .
3. Extra Special Fasting :

🍁This is Fasting of the heart from unworthy concerns and worldly thoughts, in total disregard of everything but Allah SWT.

🍁To the utmost dedication to Allah, disregarding everything else.
This fasting is practiced by prophets and Auliya Allah
🌴Fasting of the eyes :

• See not what displeases Allah SWT
• Restrained from viewing anything that is blameworthy
or reprehensible– That distracts the heart and diverts it
from the remembrance of Allah SWT.
🌴Fasting of the tongue :

🍁 Guarding ones tongue from Idle chatter, Lying,
Gossiping, Obscenity, Rudeness, Arguing, Controversy
🍁Making it observe silence and occupying it with remembrance of Allah SWT.
So hope this Ramadan Twitterati will follow his advise .
The Prophet, on him be peace, said: Fasting is a shield; so when one of you is Fasting he should not use foul or foolish talk. If someone attacks him or insults him, let him say: "I am Fasting, I am Fasting!"
Fasting is all about learning patience and Taqwa
🌴Fasting of the ears:

🍁Closing ones ears to everything reprehensible
🍁Everything unlawful to utter is likewise unlawful to
listen to.

🌴Fasting of the Limbs :

🍁Keeping all other limbs and organs away from sin.
🍁Stomach from questionable food.
🌴Avoid Over Eating :
This is very important. Most of us gain weight instead of losing it .Check your weight before and after Ramadan 😀.

🍁Not to over-indulge in lawful food at the time of
breaking Fast, to the point of stuffing ones belly.
🍁The spirit and secret nature of Fasting is to weaken the forces which are Shaitans means of leading us back to evil.
🍁No benefit is derived from the Fast if one consumes
as much as one would usually take during the day and
night combined.
🌴Looking to Allah with Hope and Fear:

🍁After the Fast has been broken, the heart should
swing like a pendulum between fear and hope.
🍁We do not know if our Fast will be accepted.
🍁This is how one should be at the end of any act of
worship we perform.

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Lie!
This is not an assertion of superiority but a genealogical frame merely tracing descent.
Nor is it comparable to Caste as institutionalised and practised by Vedic Brahminism.

NB: The Prophet (S.A.W.) in fact first took up arms against his own tribe, the Quraish.


The Quran is clear:
“He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein...”

Surah Ash-Shūrá Quran 42:13

The fact is, the Quran and The Prophet (S.A.W) lay great stress on the characteristics of superiority being righteousness and piety.
Tribal (again, not comparable to the caste system) membership did not denote superiority in religion.
This is a basic difference from Casteism.


What amateurs!
A fatwa is a non-binding legal opinion.
For more on the subject read this interview of Dr. @rezaaslan:
https://t.co/7CcEv3Up0D

As for Barani let us go on to the next tweet in this thread so I can tear your fabrications to shreds.

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