Saturday, June 20, 2015

Effects of Fasting and Hunger

Tolerance of hunger, the most obvious part of fasting, earns plenty of advantages for a devoted wayfarer journeying towards Allah's path from the point of view of enlightenment and knowledge of Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), as well as his advancement in attaining spiritual perfection.

The Holy Prophet [s] has narrated:
"Engage yourself in self-struggle (Jihad-e-Nafs) through the means of hunger and thirstwhose reward is equivalent to the reward of those who participated in the armed struggle for Allah's sakeThere is nothing more superior before Allah's sight than tolerating hunger and thirst during fasting."
Also said:
"The one who tolerates more hunger as well as ponders deeply about Allah as compared to others, will be assigned higher Exalted positions before their Lord on the Day of Judgement."

Reference:- Spritual Journey of the Mystics(Suluk e Irfaan)

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