Prof. Dr. M. Es’ad COŞAN


RAMADHAN

AND TAQWA

TRAINING

















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Preparation

for publication:

Dr. Metin ERKAYA


English Translation:

Prof. Dr. Hasan Hüseyin ERKAYA

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CONTENTS

COVER ...................................................................................................................................
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CONTENTS ...............................................................................................................
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PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................
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ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................................
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PROF. DR. MAHMUD ES’AD COŞAN ...................................................................................................................................
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01. RAGHAIB NIGHT AND THE THREE MONTHS ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Two Spiritual Seasons ...............................................................................................................
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b. The Specialties of Rajab ...............................................................................................................
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c. Enlivening a Special Night ...............................................................................................................
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d. Importance of Offering Prayers in Congregation ...............................................................................................................
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02. THE MONTH OF RAJAB ...................................................................................................................................
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a. The Prayer of the Prophet SAS for Rajab ...............................................................................................................
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b. Rajab is the Month of Repentance ...............................................................................................................
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c. Rajab is the Month of Allah ...............................................................................................................
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03.THE MONTH OF SHA'BAN ...................................................................................................................................
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04. VIRTUES OF RAMADHAN ...................................................................................................................................
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a. The Night of Power and I’tikâf ...............................................................................................................
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b. Sacrifice on the Eid-al-Fitr ...............................................................................................................
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c. Tarawih Prayer ...............................................................................................................
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d. Seventy-Fold Rewards for Good Deeds ...............................................................................................................
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e. The Month of Patience and Abundance ...............................................................................................................
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f. Reward for Providing Food for a Fasting Person ...............................................................................................................
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g. Month of Mercy and Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
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h. Do Plenty of Dhikr and Supplication in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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05. HAVE TAQWA ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Fear Allah! ...............................................................................................................
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b. Purpose of Fasting ...............................................................................................................
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c. The Nafs Demands the Evil ...............................................................................................................
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d. Fasting and Training Nafs ...............................................................................................................
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e. What is Ihsân? ...............................................................................................................
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f. What is Taqwa? ...............................................................................................................
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06. REWARDS FOR FASTING ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Value of Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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b. The Sleep and Silence of Fasting Person ...............................................................................................................
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c. Forgiveness for Offenses between two Ramadhans ...............................................................................................................
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d. The Night Vigil (Tahajjud) Prayer ...............................................................................................................
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07. TURNING AWAY FROM SIN ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Withholdin Self from Committing an Offense ...............................................................................................................
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b. The Sustenance is Predetermined ...............................................................................................................
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c. Fulfilling the Obligations ...............................................................................................................
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d. Generosity of the Prophet ...............................................................................................................
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e. Good Treatment in return to Mistreatment ...............................................................................................................
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f. Forgiving the Oppressor ...............................................................................................................
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g. Almighty Allah looks at your Hearts ...............................................................................................................
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08. DELAYING THE REPENTANCE ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Hurry up to Repent! ...............................................................................................................
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b. Human Interaction is Important ...............................................................................................................
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c. Take the Righteous as Role Models ...............................................................................................................
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d. Do Not Talk About Things You will Not Do! ...............................................................................................................
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e. Beautify Your Grave with Good Deeds! ...............................................................................................................
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f. Thankfulness for Blessings, Patience for Calamities ...............................................................................................................
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09. MONTH OF OVERCOMING NAFS ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Allah Invites His Servants to His Paradise ...............................................................................................................
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b. Specialties of Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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c. A Month of Blessing and Abundance ...............................................................................................................
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d. Paying Zakah in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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e. Allah’s Mercy Showers in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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f. Beloved Servants of Allah ...............................................................................................................
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g. Who is a Shaqî? ...............................................................................................................
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h. Love of the Prophet ...............................................................................................................
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10. THE SUPPLICATION BY A PERSON WHO IS FASTING ...................................................................................................................................
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a. The Night of Power ...............................................................................................................
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b. The Mercy of Allah Descents ...............................................................................................................
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c. One who Fasts is Rewarded in Multitude ...............................................................................................................
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d. Importance of Seeking Knowledge ...............................................................................................................
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e. Ramadhan is Expiation for Offences ...............................................................................................................
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f. Who is a Rebel? ...............................................................................................................
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g. Thee People to Be Humiliated ...............................................................................................................
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11. PEOPLE WHO ARE HEADED TO HELLFIRE ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Prepare fort he Hereafter! ...............................................................................................................
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b. The Month to Learn Acquire Taqwâ ...............................................................................................................
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c. Two Things that Lead Man to Hellfire ...............................................................................................................
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d. Those Who are Headed to Hellfire ...............................................................................................................
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e. Repentence and Doing Righteous Deeds ...............................................................................................................
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f. Have Mercy on Yourselves! ...............................................................................................................
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g. Ramadhan is the Month of Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
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12. PREPARATION FOR THE HEREAFTER ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Presentation of Deeds ...............................................................................................................
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b. The Harm of the Sin on Other People ...............................................................................................................
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c. Preparation for the Journey to Hereafter ...............................................................................................................
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d. Month of Acquiring Taqwa ...............................................................................................................
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e. Islâm is the Truth ...............................................................................................................
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f. Ikhlas (sincerity) in Deeds ...............................................................................................................
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g. Love for Allah ...............................................................................................................
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h. Read about the Lives of the Righteous! ...............................................................................................................
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i. What is Ihsan? ...............................................................................................................
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13. DAILY DHIKR DUTY (INITIATION TO THE TARIQA) ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Râbita of Mawt ...............................................................................................................
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b. Râbita of Murshid ...............................................................................................................
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d. Daily Dhikr Duty ...............................................................................................................
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e. Supererogotary Prayers ...............................................................................................................
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f. Voluntary Fasting ...............................................................................................................
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14. DHIKR THROUGHOUT A DAY ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Keeping Busy with Dhikrullah after Fajr Prayer ...............................................................................................................
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b. Importance of Dhikrullah ...............................................................................................................
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c. Pursuing Sustenance while Neglecting Obligations ...............................................................................................................
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d. Performing Salah in Congregation at Mosque ...............................................................................................................
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e. Makkah and Madinah in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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15. MONTH OF FORGIVENESS ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Holy Qur’an is a Cure ...............................................................................................................
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b. The Month of Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
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c. Prepare fort he Hereafter! ...............................................................................................................
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d. Prophet Muhammad SAS will Enter the Paradise First ...............................................................................................................
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e. The Degree of the Companions of the Prohet ...............................................................................................................
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f. Torture in the Grave ...............................................................................................................
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g. Try not to fall into Hellfire! ...............................................................................................................
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h. Acquire Taqwâ! ...............................................................................................................
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i. Training of Nafs ...............................................................................................................
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j. Four Things in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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k. Three Supplications of Archangel Gabriel AS ...............................................................................................................
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l. An Anecdote from Hajj ...............................................................................................................
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16. PATIENCE, THANKFULLNESS AND HUMBLENESS ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Importance of Patience ...............................................................................................................
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b. Benefits of Humbleness ...............................................................................................................
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c. Thankfulness ...............................................................................................................
367
d. Seeking Forgiveness ...............................................................................................................
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17. CONDUCT AFTER RAMADAN ...................................................................................................................................
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a. Failing to Benefit from Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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b. Rewards for Fasting ...............................................................................................................
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c. Three People to be Humiliated ...............................................................................................................
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d. Departure after Ramadhan’s Fasting ...............................................................................................................
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e. Five Things to Cancel the Reward of Fasting ...............................................................................................................
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f. Rewards of I’tikâf in Ramadhan ...............................................................................................................
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g. Reward of Fasting Six Days in Shawwal ...............................................................................................................
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h. Maintain your Good State after Ramadhan, too! ...............................................................................................................
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i. Five Enemies of a Believer ...............................................................................................................
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j. Three Things to Enjoy the Taste of Imân ...............................................................................................................
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