Preface

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came with a universal message.
His message was not restricted to a certain tribe or a nation. It
was not meant for a limited period either. Rather the message
he was shouldered with was general and timeless.
After the departure of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from this
world, entire Muslim Ummah, in general, and Ulama, in
particular, were entrusted with the noble responsibility of
preserving that eternal message of the Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) and passing it on to the subsequent generations. So
the interpreters of the Qur’an and scholars of Hadith and Fiqh
of different eras have served Islam using the best available
resources at their times.
Modern technologies such as websites, WhatsApp, Facebook,
YouTube and mobile apps are being used currently for sharing
Islamic messages and spreading teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH). But it needs to be accelerated to maximize
the advantages of these technologies.
Some of my sincere friends extended their technical and
financial support to me so that I may also take my part in service
of Islam by using modern technologies. Our team launched our
website (http://bolislamic.blogspot.com/) in 2016
By the grace of Allah, English and Hindi translations of these
articles have been compiled into 14 books in each language
according to subject, totaling them to 28 books in all. Apart from
this, seven books were written earlier in Urdu. Nine more books
are being compiled in Urdu. These books are collections of
various articles which were published in newspapers and
magazines at different times.
The month of Ramadan is the ninth one in order, amongst the
lunar months. The word “Ramadan” is derived from “Ramada”,
which linguistically means “to burn”. Since Allah Almighty
purifies and burns away sins of true Muslims, that is why it is
called Ramadan. The book, “Ramadan - A gift from the Creator”,
describes about the blessings and virtues associated with the
holy month of Ramadan. It also describes about various issues
associated with fasting in Ramadan and Shawal and rules and
legislations concerning Eid-ul-Fitr, sadaqat-ul-fitr and I’tikaaf.
I pray to Allah to accept this small effort made by me with the
sole intention of serving Islam. I also pray to Allah for the
scholars who wrote encouraging reviews, well-wishers who
provided their technical and financial support for this project,
translators, editors and designers.
Special thanks to Hazrat Maulana Abul Qasim Numani
(Muhtamim of Darul Uloom Deoband), Maulana Mohammad
Asrarul Haque Qasmi, M.P. (India) and Professor Akhtar
Alwasey (Ex-director of Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic
Studies) for their valuable reviews on the books.
I also express special gratitude to Mr. Adnan Mahmood Usmani
for editing these books and to Dr. Shafa’atullah Khan for his
consistent support throughout this project.