{"id":46743,"date":"2021-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/news\/ramadan-month-of-purification-of-body-soul-path-to-attain-virtues-ayatollah-ramazani\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:48:56","slug":"ramadan-month-of-purification-of-body-soul-path-to-attain-virtues-ayatollah-ramazani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/news\/ramadan-month-of-purification-of-body-soul-path-to-attain-virtues-ayatollah-ramazani\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan month of purification of body, soul\/path to attain virtues: Ayatollah Ramazani"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the AhlulBayt World Assembly News Portal: <\/strong>On April 9, 2021, in the gathering of Imam Reza (a.s.) pilgrims in the courtyard of Imam Khomeini, the holy shrine of Imam Reza (a.s.), with the wish of accepting the obedience and worship of all the pilgrims of the Imam Reza shrine by God, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani stated, \u201cFriday belongs to Imam Zaman (a.s.).\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAt present, the conditions of society are not ready in any way for all people to enjoy the blessings of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) and for the human world to taste justice,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, pointing out that we believe in the existing savior and that Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) is present and his existence is a blessing for all humanity.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cShiites must act as a righteous and active waiter during the absence of Imam Mahdi (a.s.),\u201d he mentioned.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOur main task is self-knowledge, self-improvement, helping to improve others and preparing the ground for the advent of Hazrat Imam Mahdi (a.s.),\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani emphasized, pointing out that it is not our duty to leave work, effort, and life for the pilgrimage of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOur duty is to prepare our souls for the advent of Imam Mahdi, to help others, and to seek to acquaint people with the teachings of Imam Mahdi,\u201d noted the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, stating that the visit of Imam al-Zaman (a.s.) is a great tawfiq that does not include everyone.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIn order to live with knowledge and belief in Imam Mahdi (a.s.), we must know him, and it is this knowledge that increases our love for the Imam,\u201d he noted, pointing out that knowing Imam Mahdi (a.s.) is one of the main duties of those waiting.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSome claim that when Imam Mahdi (as) appears, they are ready to obey him. However, we must obey him from now on,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani said, pointing out that obedience to Imam al-Zaman (a.s.) is another duty of Shiites in the era of occultation.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cObedience during the period of occultation is such that according to his advice, we should follow the narrators of the hadith and those who have the velayat. That is when we can say that we have obeyed Imam Mahdi (a.s.),\u201d stated the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe should all increase our knowledge and love for Imam al-Asr (a.s.),\u201d he emphasized, pointing out that the time of advent is the time of obedience and we should surrender ourselves to the Imam.<\/p>\n

\nSaying that those who love the pure Imams (a.s.), this friendship will be connected to God, Ayatollah Ramazani added, \u201cThe same is true of hatred towards the AhlulBayt (a.s.). Anyone who upsets those nobles will definitely see the effect in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWith the right understanding of prayer, we come to real life,\u201d stated the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, emphasizing reciting the prayer in the holy month of Sha\u2019ban.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMan must recite Zikr both verbally and spiritually, and pay attention to the meaning and educate himself,\u201d he clarified, stating that some people say a lot of Zikr verbally but do not pay attention to the meaning.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSometimes, with one word, removing someone\u2019s support, hurting someone, dishonoring someone, we distance ourselves from God,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani stated, pointing out that actions, deeds, behavior, and attributes are vices that turn man away from God.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSha\u2019baniyah supplication has very great themes and, in this supplication, we talk to God with special literature,\u201d he added, emphasizing that we must speak to God in the language of truth and offer everything we have.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAnyone who knows what is going on in this month would like it to be Ramadan all days and years,\u201d he said, referring to the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe month of Ramadan is attributed to God and we should remember this month with praise and honor,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani emphasized, pointing out that the prayers of \u201cEftetah\u201d (inauguration) and \u201cVeda\u201d (farewell) mention the greatness of the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIn the fast of thought, man focuses on the works, verses, and divine craft and meditates on them,\u201d stated the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, saying that some people, in addition to starving during Ramadan, are fasting through their thought and soul.<\/p>\n

\nHe pointed to the special fast of some people and emphasized, \u201cOn the special fasting, man does not think for a moment other than God that this fasting is very difficult for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nAyatollah Ramazani called Ramadan the month of purification of body and soul and added, \u201cThe effects of fasting in this holy month for the body have been scientifically proven, and spiritually, fasting brightens the human soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSometimes a backbite or a slip causes our forty days of prayer and fasting to be set aside,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, pointing out that it is difficult for a person to take care of himself in all matters during the day.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cBeautiful words are so effective that when we speak to water with pleasant words, water shows beautiful pictures,\u201d he pointed out, explaining that a person learns in prayer how to say beautiful things.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIn contrast, ugly words also have a negative effect, and objects react badly,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani added.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe head of all virtues and the basis of morality and moral virtues is piety,\u201d noted the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, pointing out that the month of Ramadan is the month of purification and the path to attain virtues.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cPiety means giving one\u2019s heart to God, paying attention to Wajibs (obligations) and mustahabbs (recommendations), abandoning taboos, helping others, and not bothering others,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWhoever can discipline his heart, the Quran will be revealed to his heart,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani noted, saying that piety softens the human soul and prepares it for the Qadr Nights and communication with God.<\/p>\n

\nThe Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly called Ramadan the spring of the Quran and added, \u201cThe Quran is healing and teaches man discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nHe pointed to the enemies\u2019 plans to undermine the beliefs of adolescents, young people, and families and said, \u201cWe must use the opportunity of Tawakkul (trust in God) and Tawassul (recourse in AhlulBayt) during the month of Ramadan to strengthen the beliefs in the Islamic society.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cRamadan also softens and trains the soul so that we have a global perspective to solve humanity\u2019s problems,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani added, saying that the holy month of Ramadan draws more attention to the poor and needy.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAll prayers in Ramadan are for all the people of the world; Prayers for all the sick and all the hungry and so on. This shows that there is no difference between Muslim and non-Muslim sick and hungry,\u201d the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly pointed out.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThis vicious virus has taken over the human world. When he quarantined four billion people, it shows that there is no difference between Muslims and non-Muslims,\u201d he said, referring to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus in the world.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cFasting has a spiritual and social effect, and when the human soul is disciplined, prayer will certainly be answered,\u201d Ayatollah Ramadan stated, saying that the human soul becomes soft during Ramadan and man speaks to God with this spirit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe effects of fasting in this holy month for the body have been scientifically proven, and spiritually, fasting brightens the human soul,\u201d said the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly among the pilgrims of the Imam Reza shrine, pointing out that the month of Ramadan is the month of purification of body and soul and the path to attain virtues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":403673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,58],"tags":[197,1745],"class_list":["post-46743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-secretary-general","tag-ayatollah-reza-ramazani","tag-ramadan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46743"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":403676,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46743\/revisions\/403676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}