Introducing Ramadhan (رمضان) O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for the people before you so that you may become pious. Surah Baqarah (2:183) The word Ramazaan رمضان is derived from the Arabic root Ramiḍa or ar-ramaḍ, which means scorching heat or dryness. Hadhrat Hasan Basri (رضي الله عنه‎‎) says: When you hear the words: “O believers…,” empty your ears for it as this form of address is to order something or to prohibit something. The word, “Saam” means to stop. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quran: In the terminology of the Shariah, the word, “Saum” […]