Why do people bother to fast in ramadan? ?

Question

whats the point?

Answer 1

I don't celebrate ramadan, as it's not in my religion, but i believe it has something to do with making a sacrifice, showing discipline, and realising your dependency on Allah who is the reason you have food, as well as understanding how important what you have is to you.

It's a bit like how christians give up something for lent.

Answer 2

I don't fast. But regardless of fasting, it has health benefits !i Most major religions at one point asked its people to fast. Take a look at some scientific study s done on fasting, it shows the major health benefits of fasting.

Answer 3

the point is that they dont really know whats the speciality of ramadan against allah and them.  

Answer 4

It is called faith :

Taqwa is a very important spiritual and ethical term of the Qur’an. It is the sum total of all Islamic spirituality and ethics. It is a quality in a believer’s life that keeps him/her aware of Allah all the time. A person who has taqwa loves to do good and to avoid evil for the sake of Allah. Taqwa is piety, righteousness and consciousness of Allah. Taqwa requires patience and perseverance. Fasting teaches patience, and with patience one can rise to the high position of taqwa.  

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that fasting is a shield. It protects a person from sin and lustful desires. When the disciples of Jesus asked him how to cast the evil spirits away, he is reported to have said, “But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:21).

According to Imam Al-Ghazali (d. 1111 C.E.), fasting produces a semblance of divine quality of samadiyyah (freedom from want) in a human being. Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim (d. 1350 C.E.), viewed fasting as a means of releasing the human spirit from the clutches of desire, thus allowing moderation to prevail in the carnal self. Imam Shah Waliullah Dahlawi (d. 1762 C.E.) viewed fasting as a means of weakening the bestial and reinforcing the angelic elements in human beings. Maulana Mawdudi (d. 1979 C.E.) emphasized that fasting for a full month every year trains a person individually, and the Muslim community as a whole, in piety and self restraint.

Answer 5

The point of fasting in Ramadan is so we can be closer to Allah and it shows that we have belief in him and Prophet Muhammad.

We don't 'bother' to do it, we fast so we can pay respect and loyalty to Allah. It also is a time of the month when we should give money/food to charity.

Answer 6

2:183: "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may learn self-restraint"

2:185: "...and to Glorify Him, that He has guided you, and perchance you shall be grateful."

Answer 7

well the point is simple :

you get to eat triple bacon burger with p**n fried rice

and to top it all off you get a can of cow-p**s to drink with it...

now that's life my friends...

Answer 8

bcoz we obey our creator