Sep 14 2007
Ramadan: The month of tolerance
Islam is one of the natural religions after Christianity and promotes all such actions for the welfare of humanity what were taught by Jesus Christ (PBUH). It is indeed important to know that Bible predicted the arrival of another messenger of God, Muhammad (PBUH). Prophet Muhammad (PBHU) was also given miracle the way other Prophets of God were bestowed by Lord from Adam to Jesus. Muhammad’s (PBUH) miracle was the Holy Quran whose topic is human being. Where the Holy Quran discusses various aspects of human life, it also gives special emphasis on tolerance. The Holy Month of Ramadan has started and all the Muslims of the world community are observing fasting. Well, fasting does not mean to abstain from edibles from dawn to dusk or not to get involved in such activities disapproved by the religion. I feel fasting aims at training our lives in such a way that we may become true human beings.
Followers of Moses (PBUH), or Jesus (PBUH) or Muhammad (PBUH) would agree with me that all the Prophets of God remained tolerant even in the worst circumstances when they had all the reasons to react and reciprocate the atrocities but nothing could play with the tolerance of such personalities. I believe we can also learn the same passion from fasting by believing that God has crated man not for a very ordinary purpose but for something better which even his angels can’t do. It could be to assist and help fellow human beings who need our help. Forgetting all differences of cast and creed and following the true notion of tolerance we can bring revolution in the globe. Time has come that we must do something extra ordinary for the coming generations, especially at the time when world is divided into many factions. Time has come to make this world one faction- a faction of peace and prosperity where every body respects other, and works only for the cause of humanity. It is through tolerance this world could become a place to live happily but to learn the art of being tolerant we have to observe fasting in the true sense of the word so that we may essay for the amelioration of ailing humanity.
