In islam fasting is among the fives pillars which hold islam and makes it an accepatable religion for its adherents...The muslim fasting known as Ramadan comes-up once in a year at the ninth month of hijr callender after the sighting of the moon...
Ramadan is a name derived from three letters word of arabic letters (ramd) which means to be extremely hot...dont be afraid because you hear extremely hot its hotness is only to be beneficial to your sins because it helps burning sins..
Human being are sinners in nature no matter how much you try to be pious you cant be sin free,with regards this Allah (S.a.w) includes this as an act of worship to be among the pillars of islamic religion so as to serve as a month of new life,repentance and second chance to the muslims who are alive and healthy enough to partake in the holy month of ramadan....
Fasting in this only month has been a long term traditions of the beleivers from the advent of this world as the holy book of muslims testifies to this claim...Quran,chapeter 2 verse
Quran verse:
2:183 O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for
you as it was prescribed for those before you, that
you may acquire Taqwa....taqwa literally means to become pious and pure...Fasting in the month of ramadan considered as an important act of worship in islam because of its merits which are numerous and mammouth..These include:
*It is a religious fulfilment...
*it is a month of forgiveness and repentance to all beleivers in Allah..
*The revelataion of muslims holy book (quran) was during this holy month...
*It is a month of summission fully to the will of Allah,with multitide rewards...
*manifolds of rewards await every good deeds perform in this holy month of ramadan,it was narrated from the prophet of Allah that a reward equivalent to reading a complete quran awaits any beleiver who reads a verse in the month of ramadan...
*It is a month of second chance to be re-born again and becomes sinless for the beleivers..