Muslim Youth Urged to Examine Themselves During This Ramadan

Ghana,Africa : It is the commonest belief in the Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Hindu societies that fasting and prayer are the only channels whereby one can speak to God or communicate with the Infinite.

For example, before Jesus started his earthly ministry, he went forth into the wilderness to be alone with God that he might look into his inner heart, and note its strength and worthiness. This took him 40 days and 40 nights. He succeeded.

In the material world, we have automobiles to speed our ways, steam engines to shorten distance and airplanes to make distance easy. The same applies to spiritual development. Fasting and affirmative prayer shorten its course. Without them no spiritual development is realized. We fast to free the soul from earthly chains and bondage. We fast to gain healing power, spiritual development, spiritual inspiration, for health, purification of one's self and obtain favour and blessing from God.

The ADM, therefore, calls on all Muslims, especially the youth to use this fasting period to examine themselves deeply, as regards to their behaviours and actions to bring their passions under control, work to give shine to their souls, remove the false sense of prestige and keep their faith in Almighty Allah a living force.(more...)