Pointing out that fasting is effective in eliminating physical and mental hams, the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly said, “If a person knows what is the month of God’s feast, he asks God to make Ramadan the whole year.”
In the third episode of the special internet program “Facing the Sky”, which is broadcast on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, pointing out that if a person can have a correct understanding of fasting, he will definitely reach many positions, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani Gilani stated, “Fasting is divided into three types, the fast of the common people, the fast of elites, and the fast of special elites.”
“The fast of elites includes avoiding the sins of the limbs and joints, and the fast of special elites include abstaining from anything that diverts attention from God,” the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.)-World Assembly pointed out.
“Fasting is effective in relieving physical and mental injuries,” he added Stating that each type of fasting has its own effects and benefits.
“It has also been scientifically proven that fasting eliminates excess body material. Man must rest his stomach and body during the year,” Ayatollah Ramazani noted, pointing out that the hadiths emphasize the effect of fasting on human health.
“Man should benefit spiritually from the holy month of Ramadan,” added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, pointing out that in the narrations, the reward of fasting in hot weather is emphasized.
“The Holy Quran states that fasting helps a person to understand spirituality and achieve peace,” noted Ayatollah Ramazani, pointing out that those who have benefited from the months of Rajab and Sha’ban.
“The month of Ramadan frees man from lies, slander and bad language,” added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, saying that fasting gives a person a sound soul.
“Sometimes backbiting and lying for one time, causes man efforts to be wasted and deviates him from the truth,” he mentioned.
“Sometimes a person creates a hijab for himself by his actions. This hijab is dark and is created by slander and backbiting,” Ayatollah Ramazani continued.
“Those who are fasting welcome the month of Ramadan, and when this month arrives, they are happy, and when it is over, they are sad,” he noted, pointing out that one should appreciate opportunities such as the holy month of Ramadan.
“If a person knows what is going on in the month of God’s feast, he asks God to make Ramadan the whole year,” Ayatollah Ramazani noted, saying that all the blessings of Ramadan come first to who fasts and then to his family, children and society.
“If a person achieves spiritual benefit and peace, his responsibility will be strengthened. Strengthening the responsibility makes a person have an effective presence for himself, family and society,” said the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, emphasizing that we should ask God to benefit from the rituals of the holy month of Ramadan.
«بنیاد بینالمللی عاشورا» مؤسسهای غیر دولتی و غیر انتفاعی است که به منظور گسترش فرهنگ حیاتبخش و حماسهآفرین عاشورا و ایجاد جریان مستمر و پویا در حوزۀ بسط و گسترش سیرۀ حضرت امام حسین (ع) و زنده نگه داشتن فرهنگ عاشورا از سال ۱۳۹۳ هجری شمسی زیر نظر «مجمع جهانی اهل بیت (علیهمالسلام)» شروع به فعالیت کرده و سعی دارد در این راه با بهرهگیری از ابزارهای نوین علمی، پژوهشی، فرهنگی، هنری، مطبوعاتی، تبلیغاتی و فضای مجازی و با خلق آثار برجسته و نیز گسترش فعالیتها و خدمات علمی و فرهنگی و مشارکت بیش از پیش علما و اندیشمندان جهان اسلام و تشیّع گام بردارد.