Prayers for the persecuted and the protection of the world
The duty of travellers to refrain from fasting in Ramadan: A juristic examination
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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 27 February 2026 | Issue CDXV Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Does Ramadan automatically reform us? are everywhere. But what happens when Shawwal hits? When the routine goes back? When life picks up speed again? The Holy Quran reminds us: “Nay, man is a witness against himself. Even though he puts forward his excuses.” (Surah al-Qiyamah, Ch.75: V.15-16) This verse undoubtedly resonates with all of us on a personal level. We know ourselves better than anyone else. We know if our repentance is sincere or seasonal. So the million-dollar question remains: Does Ramadan automatically reform us? Or does it merely present us with the tools and leave the real work to us?
Why showing up matters “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” We’ve all heard this saying before. It basically means: when you’re in a particular place, you follow the customs and traditions of that area. You move how everyone else is moving. In simple words, you adapt. Now let’s think about that, but through the lens of Ramadan. When the month of Ramadan arrives, the entire atmosphere changes. The mosque feels fuller. The Holy Quran comes off the shelf more often. Our tongues become moist with the remembrance of Allah and we become more present in our religion. Then, of course, our nights become longer. Our hearts feel softer. It’s the month
in which Allah revealed the Holy Quran to the Holy Prophetsa. A month, and an opportunity, steeped in mercy. And naturally, we step up. We pray more and occupy ourselves with good deeds. We refrain from idle talk that we might struggle with during the rest of the year. We feel that spiritual high. But I want you to ask yourself: Is that change really you? Or is it just the environment carrying you? Because it’s easy to be good when everyone around you is being good. It’s easier to wake up for Tahajjud when your sleep schedule revolves around sahoor. It’s easier to open the Holy Quran when reminders
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Fasting is a shield
َ ُ َ َ ََ َ �ٰ ﻋ ْﻦ أ�ِ� ﻫ َﺮﻳْ َﺮة رﺿﻰ اللہ ﻋﻨﻪ أ �ن َر ُسﻮل َ� َ َ � �ٰ � � ُ اﻟﺼ َْی ام ِ :الل ِہ ﺻﻠﻰ اللہ ْعﻠْیﻪ وسﻠﻢ ﻗال ََ َ ٌ ْ ْ َ َ ْ ُ َ َ ٌ َ َو ِإ ِن ا� ُ�ؤ ﻗاﺗ� ُہ، ِف�ا ﻳ َ ْﺮِفﺚ َولا � ْ� َﻬﻞ،ُﺟ �ﻨﺔ َ� � ُْ َْ ُ َ َ َ َْ ََ َواﻟ ِﺬي،�ِ � � ��ﺗ.أ ْو ﺷاﺗ َمﻪ ِفﻠ َْیﻘﻞ ِإ�ِ� َﺻاﰱِ ٌﻢ َْ َ� َ ُ ُ ُ َ َ َْ َ ﻧﻔ ِ�� ِبِْی ِد ِه ل���ف ِف ِﻢ اﻟﺼاﰱِ ِﻢ أﻃ َْی ُﺐ ِﻋ ْﻨد َ َ َ� ْ ُ َ َ َ ُ َُْ اﻣﻪ ﻳ�رك ﻃﻌ، ِالل ِہ ﺗ َﻌاﻟﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِر ِ�� اﻟ ِم ْﺴﻚ ََ َْ ْ َُ ْ َ َ ُ َ َ � ُ اﻟﺼ َْی َوأﻧا،�ِ� ام ِ ،و� َ�اِبَﻪ وﺷﻬ َﻮﺗﻪ ِﻣﻦ أﺟٰلِی َ ْ َ َ َ ْ ُ َوالحَ َﺴ َﻨﺔ ِبِ َﻌ� ِ� أ ْﻣﺜا ِ��ا،أ ْﺟ ِﺰي ِبِ ِﻪ Hazrat Abu Hurairahra narrated: “Allah’s Messengersa said, ‘Fasting is a shield. So when one of you is fasting, let him not speak obscenely, nor behave ignorantly. If someone quarrels with him or abuses him, let him say, ‘I am fasting’, twice. By Him in whose hand is my soul, the smell from the mouth of one who is fasting is more pleasing to Allah the Exalted than the fragrance of musk. [Allah says,] ‘He has left his food, his drink and his desires for My sake. Fasting is for Me, and I am its reward.’ And a good deed is rewarded tenfold.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab as-sawm, Bab fadli s-sawm, Hadith 1894)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
Let me give you an example easy to relate to. Imagine a person, fully invested, signs up for a gym membership. They buy the fresh outfit and the new trainers, hoping for a “new beginnings” arc. Realistically they know that they’re not going to see overnight changes. So they wait. Then, six months go by, and one day they look in the mirror and say, “Why haven’t I changed? Why haven’t I gained muscle? Why do I look the same?” So they decide to go to the gym and “see what’s going on”. But here’s the twist in the entire scenario that flips the script. They haven’t actually been going. They signed up. They paid the membership fee. They liked the idea
On hearing the views of certain friends in relation to various expenses, the Prom- ised Messiahas said: “Allah the Exalted knows well that I possess such tolerance as far as food is concerned that I can very easily eat twice a day on one paisa alone. Once, I was intrigued at heart to see the extent to which a human being can bear hunger. To test this, I ate nothing for six months—I would have a morsel or two every now and then. After six months, I estimated
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The Concealing of Virtue