Allah (SWT) opens the doors of His mercy and forgiveness in this blessed month and chains the major devils so that they do not molest the Muslims.
However, Muslims who still fail to worship or fulfil the minimum despite these tremendous favours, fail to overcome and train a major obstacle which is their own lower-self (nafs).
Ramadan is a month of struggle and sacrifice during which Muslims need to persevere against their nafs and earn the blessed fruits of this month.
If Muslims fail to overpower the nafs throughout the year, they need to try their utmost during Ramadan when the rewards are so great and Allah’s (SWT) mercy ever so abundant.
Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (db)