Ramadan is not only a time of spiritual reset but also of ideological reset. It provides an antidote to the poisonous effects of modernity that are destroying our Aqeeda, Iman and ideology and are corrupting our world view.
It's important to note that ideology and spirituality are both dependent on one another. A change in one impacts the other too.
Modernist world view:
-Revolves around fulfilling the desire for food and sex, making man a slave of his stomach and genitals.
-Encourages a culture of instant gratification.
-Reduces the human being to just his physical body and it's needs while ignoring or suppressing his Soul and it's needs (Materialism over Spirituality).
-Teaches anthropo-centrism and sidelines God.
Ramadan's effects on world view:
-Frees the Muslim from slavery of his desire for food and sex.
- Strengthens the Soul and makes it the master over his body and it's pleasures.
-Teaches patience and delaying gratification for higher purpose.
-Fights materialistic and naturalistic tendency by enhancing belief in the Unseen and strengthening Spirituality.
-Takes a person from anthropo-centrism to Theo-centrism and from being Duniya-oriented to Akhirah-oriented.
We need to protect this ideological purity gained in Ramadan by safeguarding our world view from modern ideologies and dominant societal trends and by continuing to strengthen our Spirituality.
