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Fasting, the Origin of Piety

Next to several important ordinances of Islam stated in the former verses, these current verses refer to another ordinance, i.e. fasting, which is one of the most serious acts of worship. The Qur’an, with the same tone of emphasis that was applied for the previous verses, says

” O’ you who have Faith! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you

Then, immediately after this, it refers to the philosophy of this humanizing worship and, in a short but meaningful sentence, says

“… so that you may guard yourselves (against evil

According to what the Late Kolayny says in his famous book (Al-Kafi) , piety is rendered into one’s restriction from sin. Most sins originate from wrath and lust. Fasting brings the extravagance of this instinct under control, which, consequently, decreases corruption and increases piety.(1

Yes, fasting is a great effective factor in the process of training the spirit of piety in all dimensions of every field. This will be addressed in detail later

Since this worship is accompanied with deprivation from some material pleasures and one must suffer some troubles especially when it

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