Question

“Ramadan A Character Building Month”. Write an essay
on the given topic showing that how does Ramadan
improve our character

Answer 1

Ramadan is the month of heightened Allah-consciousness, of attaining taqwa (piety), of training ourselves to be the best we can be; a month to initiate improvement of reputation, character and for the cultivation of good habits.

People who try their best to live by the highest values are surely people of integrity and indeed people of moral conscience. What is morality though?

Morality describes the principles that govern our behavior and relates to our behavior at three levels...

how we as individuals ensure that we are honest, just and compassionate.

how we interact with and contribute to society, as asset or liability.

how conscious we are of our accountability to our Creator.

Taqwa in an amoral world

In a world, increasingly amoral, perception is considered reality. How one appears to the world has overtaken the substance of who we really are. Impressions, whether real or fake, are given more credence than it deserves.

Though name, image and reputation are what we perceive of people; character is the essence of the "real self". Taqwa is in reality character development coupled with God-consciousness.

Character and reputation

Character is not only the face in the mirror, but the real person behind the face. Character evolves from conscience; is sustained by conscience and is developed; piece by piece, with every thought, with every choice, and maintained with consistency and determination. The pursuance of piety begins by making our reputation a reflection of our character. In many people, reputation precedes character and there is a distinction to be made...

Reputation is what you lead others to believe you are, character is what you really are -

Reputation may be reflected in the combination of your name and your image, character is the essence of your being.

Reputation is the wrapping, character the content -

Reputation is the outer reflection, character the inner reality -

Reputation is made in a moment, character is built in a life time -

Reputation may be reflected in what people write about you on your tombstone, character is what angels report about you to Allah -