{"id":46763,"date":"2021-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/news\/fasting-during-ramadan-divine-duty-leads-man-to-spiritual-progress-ayatollah-ramazani\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:00:16","slug":"fasting-during-ramadan-divine-duty-leads-man-to-spiritual-progress-ayatollah-ramazani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/news\/fasting-during-ramadan-divine-duty-leads-man-to-spiritual-progress-ayatollah-ramazani\/","title":{"rendered":"Fasting during Ramadan divine duty leads man to spiritual progress: Ayatollah Ramazani"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the AhlulBayt World Assembly News Portal: <\/strong>In the second episode of the special internet program \u201cFacing the Sky\u201d, which is broadcast on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, referring to the issue of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in the context of the Covid-19 virus, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani Gilani stated, \u201cThis issue is one of the questions that are asked of sources of emulation today and needs to be explained.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe virus is a threat to human society, has spread across the country, and has killed many people,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, saying that human society has been affected by the coronavirus for more than a year.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cUnfortunately, during the Covid-19 pandemic, many became depressed and many could not properly analyze it,\u201d he stated, pointing out that the issue of Covid-19 should be addressed theologically and in terms of social, cultural, and economic effects.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cToday, society is looking for answers to these questions,\u201d emphasized Ayatollah Ramazani, referring to the jurisprudential dimension of the effects and consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cEveryone should pay attention to the health protocols regarding the Covid-19,\u201d stated the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, stating that the virus threatens those who are weak more.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cFasting is a divine duty, and every duty is a divine blessing that leads man to spiritual progress,\u201d he clarified, pointing out that people who are not sick and have the conditions for fasting should fast during the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cCommunication with God is an essential human need, and if the man wants to find himself and seek growth and peace, he must communicate with God,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani said, stating that lack of communication with God has created problems for human beings.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAll the divine prophets (a.s.) came to teach human beings to be on the path of serving God,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMan needs a strong spirit to rise spiritually and face difficulties and hardships,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cFor those who can fast, it is not permissible to break the fast during Ramadan,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani clarified, pointing out that fasting, like prayer, is one of the necessities of religion and part of the pillar of Sharia.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOf course, fasting is not a duty for those who reasonably think that fasting causes disease, aggravation of the disease, or delay in recovery,\u201d pointed out the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIt is enough if a specialist and religious physician tells a person that fasting is harmful to him,\u201d he stressed, explaining the rational reason for not fasting.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIt is enough if a person feels himself and the doctor says that fasting is harmful to him. Of course, after recovering from the disease, fasting will be obligatory on that person and he must make up for it,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani stated, referring to the opinion of some jurists regarding fasting during illness.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cGod is all-knowing and all-wise, and we must all pay attention to this point,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, pointing out that all these cases are when the man wants to prove his servitude to God.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAccording to his wisdom, God has assigned a duty to human beings, and human beings should benefit from the effects of divine rule and duty,\u201d he added, stating that we need God to achieve growth and perfection and taking care of ourselves.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMan can contribute to the peace of himself and society by carrying out the divine command,\u201d Ayatollah Ramazani clarified, pointing out that performing divine duties is a kind of presence before God Almighty.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cCertainly, when people have the peace they need, society will enjoy peace as a result,\u201d said the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the second episode of the special internet program \u201cFacing the Sky\u201d, which is broadcast on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, referring to the issue of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in the context of the Covid-19 virus, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani Gilani stated, \u201cThis issue is one of the questions that are asked of sources of emulation today and needs to be explained.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":403698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,58],"tags":[197,3071,1745],"class_list":["post-46763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-secretary-general","tag-ayatollah-reza-ramazani","tag-fasting","tag-ramadan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46763","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=46763"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":403701,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46763\/revisions\/403701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}