Most of the time the Quran uses "siam" as a punishment [2:183-187], but while mentioned with "Ramadan" it all of a sudden becomes a blessing? I wonder why God would prescribe a punishment upon us if we have done nothing wrong? Perhaps the word "siam" means something else than refraining from food, drink and relation with ones wife? After all, food, drink and relation with wife are good for you, and why make something unlawful which God has made lawful to you?
Have you ever become "Mutaqi" by your fasting? No, you have only become hungry, thirsty and weak have you not? Some also becomes irritated and dizzy. No wonder since you refrain from food and drink. You would really dislike to fast in the desert would you not? no water in the desert during the hottest days of the month must really be dangerous for one's health! Why would God put us into danger? make us miserable, put hardship on His sincere followers?
O you who believe! SIAM are prescribed to you, as they were prescribed to those before you, so that you become MUTAQI. [Quran, 2:183]
Siam is mentioned in [2:183-187].
Siam basically means to stop, cease or discontinue.
To stop whatever someone is doing.
Arabic dictionary define "al-siam" as to stop speech or action.
The hadiths claim "siam" means to stop eating, drinking and intimate relation with wife.
Fasting (refraining from food and drink) makes you "muttaqi" (rightous/god-fearing)? really?
Quran about who are "mutaqi":
(Abdullah Yusuf Ali translation:)
It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in salat, and practice zakat; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah.fearing.
Only those who posses the qualities mentioned above can be called mutaqi.
So you really think that God wants to put hardship on His believers? If you have to stop doing something to be righteous, then what by common sense should you stop doing? something which is bad or can become bad if you keep doing it, right? is it really food and drink and relation with ones wife? the good things which God has provided for us? No, I do not think so, it must be something else
We should take a closer look at the previous verses to understand "siam".
Like [2:182]
It speaks about that if someone fears that injustice has happened, then correct it, and then make peace with it. Siam, stop doing wrong, stop doing injustice.
Peace.
Have you ever become "Mutaqi" by your fasting? No, you have only become hungry, thirsty and weak have you not? Some also becomes irritated and dizzy. No wonder since you refrain from food and drink. You would really dislike to fast in the desert would you not? no water in the desert during the hottest days of the month must really be dangerous for one's health! Why would God put us into danger? make us miserable, put hardship on His sincere followers?
O you who believe! SIAM are prescribed to you, as they were prescribed to those before you, so that you become MUTAQI. [Quran, 2:183]
Siam is mentioned in [2:183-187].
Siam basically means to stop, cease or discontinue.
To stop whatever someone is doing.
Arabic dictionary define "al-siam" as to stop speech or action.
The hadiths claim "siam" means to stop eating, drinking and intimate relation with wife.
Fasting (refraining from food and drink) makes you "muttaqi" (rightous/god-fearing)? really?
Quran about who are "mutaqi":
(Abdullah Yusuf Ali translation:)
It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in salat, and practice zakat; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah.fearing.
Only those who posses the qualities mentioned above can be called mutaqi.
So you really think that God wants to put hardship on His believers? If you have to stop doing something to be righteous, then what by common sense should you stop doing? something which is bad or can become bad if you keep doing it, right? is it really food and drink and relation with ones wife? the good things which God has provided for us? No, I do not think so, it must be something else
We should take a closer look at the previous verses to understand "siam".
Like [2:182]
It speaks about that if someone fears that injustice has happened, then correct it, and then make peace with it. Siam, stop doing wrong, stop doing injustice.
Peace.
Loved the post! And yes, I agree, context is sometimes everything. There is no sudden change of subject in the Quran. It's all highly connected and related, but many of us were taught otherwise since childhood and others had to discover the Quran using biased translations. No wonder it ended up as a ritual. I very unhealthy one.
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