Why the name 'Ramadan'?
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said:
"Surely, the month of Ramadan has been named so because
it scorches away the sins."
Kanz al-Ummal, H: 23688
Ramadan: The Name of God
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Say not, "This is Ramadan" and "Ramadan has
departed" and "Ramadan has arrived" for surely, Ramadan is one of the
names of Allah, The Mighty, the Glorious, who neither arrives nor departs.
Surely, arrives and departs that, which is ephemeral, Instead say:
"The month of Ramadan". Al-Kafi, 4, pg. 70
Ramadan: The Month of Revelation of the Holy Quran
Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: If one asks, "Why is it that the fasts were made
obligatory exclusively in the month of Ramadan and not in the other months?"
it would be said, "(this is) because the month of Ramadan is the month in
which Allah, the Exalted, had revealed the Holy Quran."
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 18, pg. 190
Reward for Recitation of the Holy Quran during Ramadan
The Mighty, The Glorious, in the month of Ramadan, is like one who has recited
the entire Holy Quran in the other months."
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 344
