Virtues And Blessings Of Ramadan

Virtues of the month of rewards are known to most Muslims. The biggest of all is that Allah has said that fasting is for Him and He will reward it. He said, as reported in a Hadith Qudsee:

"Expect for fasting which is only for my sake, and i will reward him for it"

Amongst the many virtues of Ramadan, following are some of them.

• Forgiveness of sins (sins that potentially are blocking Allah's blessings in our lives).


• Gate of heaven are opened (showing Allah's bountiful blessings).


• Gate of hell are closed (showing Allah's mercy).


• Devils are chained up (making it easier for Muslims to get closer to Allah).


• It has a blessed night which is better than 1000 months (83 years and 4 month).


• Quran recitation provides an opportunity of great reward in this life and the hereafter (besides training one to recite Quran regularly during the rest of the year).

The following are Quran verses, prophetic sayings, and scholarly wisdom on the virtues of the month of Ramadan.

"When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are put in chains"

"Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and with the hope of Allah's reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven"

"The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion. So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month of Ramadan is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month."

• Verily, we sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).


• And what will make you know that the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is ?


• The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (worshiping Allah in that night is better than worshiping him a thousand months i.e 83 years and 4 months).


• Therein descend the angels and the Rooh by Allah's permission with all Decrees.


• (All the night), there is peace (and goodness from Allah to his believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn.


• Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said : The messenger of Allah (Peace be upon with him) said : "There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month which Allah has enjoined you to fast, during which the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of hell are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained up. In it there is a night which is better than a thousand months, and whoever is of its goodness in indeed deprived."