Taqwa (consciousness of Allah The Almighty) is a cause of the salvation of believers from Hell, as mentioned by the Lord The Almighty who Says (what means): {And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord inevitability decreed. Then We will save those who feared Allah.} [Quran 19:71-72] Furthermore, the protective alliance of Allah The Almighty is the share of the pious and righteous only, as confirmed by His Saying (what means):

• {but Allah is The Protector of the righteous.} [Quran 45:19]
• {Unquestionably, [for] the Allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve those who believed and were fearing Allah.} [Quran 10:62-63]

For this reason, the Messenger of Allah used to observe fasting so much that whenever anyone would like to see him fasting (at any time of the month), he would see that. As one of his Companions said, "He used to observe fast (for many days consecutively) that we said he would not leave fasting." He also used to fast every Monday and Thursday, and three days monthly. He used to say: "The best fast is that of Daawood (David); he used to fast a day, and leave fasting the next day (i.e. to fast on alternate days)." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] Whenever the Prophet came to his wife and found no food, he would make the intention to fast. He also used to fast in the beginning of the month, and fast the whole month of Sha‘baan except for one or two days. He also used to observe six fasts of Shawwaal. In sum, he seemed to be fasting perpetually. He did so simply to realize the different meanings and aspects of Taqwa.

The month of Ramadan is the most specific in this respect. That is, if Taqwa has all those traces referred to by Allah The Almighty, and applied by the Messenger of Allah in fasting, they have been combined, by Allah The Almighty, in the month of Ramadan, in addition to other means, perchance this would enhance the state of the pious.