Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ramada, which means “severe heat”, as in the harsh heat of the sun scorching the earth.

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (صلّی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said; 

“Surely, the month of Ramadan has been named so because it scorches away the sins.”

Through the properties of heat do metals become purified, relieved of impurities that weaken the metal and actually change its identity. 

Ramadan is a time of purification, a reawakening of our original identity.

It is a way to filter out all that makes us captive to the things of this Duniya (Temporarily world).