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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
As-Saum (fasting) is one such compulsory Islamic duty about which every believer should have adequate knowledge in order to perform this important duty in a manner as desired by Allah and His Messengerﷺ.
The month of Ramadan is the month when the Quran was sent down as guidance. The month of Saum i.e. Ramadan comes with myriad benedictions. It is important to note that if any deed/act has countless bounties stored, it’s obviously going to be a hard-hitting job involving extreme patience.
With this backdrop, this humble effort has been divided into seven well-drawn chapters covering the genesis of fasting along with permissible and non-permissible acts during fasting. This is followed by a description of things that invalidate fasting and making up for the missed fasts. A full chapter has been devoted to Taraweeh Prayers followed by Rewards of Fasting. The inspiration behind compiling this booklet is to understand the rudimentary elements of As-Saum(fasting). We have a lot of literature available but little time to invest in reading. Thus, I have briefly tried to explain (strictly in the light of Quran & Shahih Hadith) the elements of As-Saum, to be relished by the readers particularly those avoiding thick books.
This book will prove beneficial to Muslims as well as to Non-Muslims In Shaa Allah, as for Non-Muslims these efforts will surely make it easy for them to understand one of the fundamentals of Islam i.e. fasting, its essence and prosperity.
Dr. Fasil Barkat
Dr. Fasil Barkat. I hold a Ph.D. degree in English Literature and am currently working at the Islamic University of Science & Technology, Jammu & Kashmir. He teaches English literature at The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) . At the same time, he is serving as an editorial board member and reveiwer for various national and international journals. He has been honoured with various academic awards and is also a recongized as a Fellow of Social Science Research Council, USA.
He frequently contributes to research articles/papers to leading national and international journals
besides writing book chapters and newspaper articles. So far, I have authored four books, and
the fifth one is in the process of publication.
He has authored a number or books so far, that includes Indian English Poetry: A Visit To Indian Thoughts, A Collection of Poems, Daily Dose: The Quotes for Everyday Life, and the fourth edition of this book. He has been contributing to the academic world by writing books, book chapters, research papers, journal articles etc.
