The Meaning of the Name of the Month of Ramadan
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Question:
And we benefit from what you said. The word of Allah the Exalted: "The month of Ramadan." Does the name Ramadan have a meaning, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
The month of Ramadan is like the others, such as the month of Shawwal and the month of Sha'ban. A month is the name for the period between the two new moons. Yes, and it is qualified by what distinguishes it from the others. So the word "month" is common to all the months, and the qualification distinguishes them. It is said: the month of Ramadan, the month of Shawwal, the month of Dhul-Qa'dah, the month of Dhul-Hijjah, the month of Muharram, and so on. This is for the purpose of distinguishing it from the others; it is a qualifying addition. Yes.
And we benefit from what you said. The word of Allah the Exalted: "The month of Ramadan." Does the name Ramadan have a meaning, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
The month of Ramadan is like the others, such as the month of Shawwal and the month of Sha'ban. A month is the name for the period between the two new moons. Yes, and it is qualified by what distinguishes it from the others. So the word "month" is common to all the months, and the qualification distinguishes them. It is said: the month of Ramadan, the month of Shawwal, the month of Dhul-Qa'dah, the month of Dhul-Hijjah, the month of Muharram, and so on. This is for the purpose of distinguishing it from the others; it is a qualifying addition. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|شهر رمضان الذي أنزل فيه القرآن |صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:44)
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