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What should, or should not, we do when fasting in order to witness the Night of Valuation?

The believer whose fasting is associated with refrainment from causing harm to any creature and avoidance to earn sins or commit a breach of God’s Orders; the believer who fasts and spares no effort in doing what is good and right, then they lead their spirit to their Provider and turn it to its Creator, seeking earnestly an persistently to recognize Allah, the believer who fasts, and satisfy themselves with a light meal at the time of their breakfast in order not to overburden their stomach: once the believer abides by these directions aforementioned then with activity and agility they stand to perform the Nightly Prayers, invoking their Provider, complaining no pain and seeking no worldly purpose other than a meeting with His Majesty, assuredly, in one night of Ramadan’s nights, Allah will honor and grant such believers what He grants His obedient and well-doing worshipers.

Definitely, there will be a night when such pure spirit, crowned with perfect attributes, becomes overwhelmed with Godly Lights and sinks in oceans of heavenly knowledge. At this, it will have a criterion and derive a light that will ultimately produce a heart vision for it by which it can witness realities and avoid falling in evil and sins. It will be able to observe the good included in each of the Godly Orders and the evil caused by any breach and negligence to any of them.

The Qur’anic verse denotes, “you who believe, be under Allah’s Light and believe in His Envoy, for then He will grant you two portions of His Mercy and make a  light for you to proceed by it”

The Holy Qur’an,

Fortress 57, al-Hadid (Iron), verse 28