South Tangerang, FAH News online - Entering the first week of Ramadan, Muslims are invited to reflect again on the true meaning of the fasting pilgrimage they carry out. Dr. Mauidlotun Nisa, M. Hum, on Monday (23/02/26) in the Mutiara Ramadhan Program (volume 2) organized by the Faculty of Adab and Humanities (FAH) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta emphasized that the end of the fasting journey is the achievement of piety, a quality self that must continue to be trained and strived for.

According Dr. Mauidlotun Nisa, fasting linguistically means absolute restraint (al imsak almutlaq), but spiritually, fasting is "shield" or junnah. This shield protects humans from bad actions and things that can harm the soul. This worship is very personal between the servant and the Creator, so that Allah Himself will reward the reward directly without limits.

"Fasting is a different form of worship, because only Allah can measure the reward," he said in the video.

Get to know the levels of fasting

Quoting the thoughts of Imam Ghazali, Dr. Mauidlotun Nisa explains that there are three levels in interpreting fasting. The lowest level are those who only carry out physical rituals of enduring hunger and thirst without guarding their tongue from gossiping or other bad behavior.

In the second level, a person begins to be able to restrain his desires and protect his words from vile words. Meanwhile, the highest level that is God's expectation is fasting where the heart, mind and all the physical being awake only for Allah (taqarrub ilallah), away from all worldly things other than Allah.

Fasting in the Digital Age and Social Concern

Furthermore, he highlighted the relevance of fasting for young people amidst the widespread use of social media. Fasting in the modern era means practicing patience in digital communication, such as holding back when commenting, creating statuses, and filtering news so as not to get caught up in fake news.

"Fasting is patience. "Be patient in commenting, be patient in status, so we can filter which news is true and not," he explained.

Closing the explanation, Dr. Mauidlotun Nisa invites Muslims to increase social empathy. True fasting should encourage someone to care more about the suffering of others, especially those who are victims of natural disasters and humanitarian crises. By combining individual and social piety, it is hoped that Ramadan this time can bring each individual to the true level of piety.

Author: Princess Yasmin Azzahra