Muttahida Malis-e-Ulama (MMU) patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today described the holy month of Ramadan a gift from the almighty Allah to the Muslim Ummah, urging the Muslims to understand the importance and significance of the fasting month.
“This month helps the Muslims purify themselves from bothexternal and internal impurities and provides a great opportunity to thefaithful to seek Allah’s blessings and bond with Him,” Mirwaiz, in a statementtoday, said.
Mirwaiz prayed to Almighty to shower the bounties of rewardsand Rahmah of this month on the people of Kashmir.
Welcoming the holy month, Mirwaiz said, ” It was in thismonth only when Quran was descended on the beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) thatbecame the torchbearer for every Muslim and will remain so till the end oftime.”
Mirwaiz said, “Ramdhan purifies the human heart on one handand, on the other, it gives a great opportunity to people to earn rewardthrough charity and extending a helping hand to poor and destitute by givingSadkah and Zakat.””People of Kashmir must remain steadfast in theentire month and also work on eradicating social evils of various natures thatare tormenting the society of Kashmir,” he added.