First of all RAMADAN KAREEM to all of you
Allhamdullah I am a Muslim and Inshalla will fast full Ramadan.
Regarding the question why we are fasting during Ramadan so dear all we (Muslims) fasting specially this 1 whole month (Called RAMADAN MONTH) as this Month is specially for ALLAH and ALLAH will give us reward for this month.
Fasting is the fourth pillar of Islam. The word "Sawm " (meaning to stop or abstain) is used in Arabic for fasting. A fast then means that one refrains from eating, drinking and other physical things (all those things that are otherwise allowed) from dawn to sunset. This month comes every year to spread the blessings and mercy of Allah. We are thankful to Allah for providing physical forms of divine worship such as prayer, fasting, and pilgrimage to improve our moral and spiritual condition
Throughout the year we are doing what ever we feel like some times we are escaping NAMAZ, we are avoiding the peoples who are very poor and some time they are not having enough money to eat so by fasting we are thinking about those peoples and trying to help them.
During RAMADAN we are trying to Offer NAMAZ 5 times a day as ROZA is not complete without NAMAZ.
ROZA is letting us to think to help others (your poor relatives, neighbors and other peoples staying around to you) ROZA is helping you to stop your self for doing HARAM Things like some muslims are drinking, Smoking and doing other HARAM Things so ROAZA (RAMADAN FULL MONTH) is helping them to stop doing all these things as if you will not drink, Smoke during Ramadan you will try to avoid it after RAMADAN MONTH also. (I am really sorry if I am hurting any one with my wordings)
But trust me I am not able to write exactly what I want to write
Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "Allah, the Lord of Honor and glory says: All other deeds of man are for himself, but his fasting is purely for Me and I shall reward him for it. The fast is a shield. When any of you is fasting he should abstain from loose talk and noisy exchanges. Should anyone revile him or seek to pick a quarrel with him, he should respond with: I am observing a fast. By Him in Whose hands is the life of Muhammad, the breath of one who is fasting is purer in the sight of Allah than the fragrance of musk. One who fasts experiences two joys: he is joyful when he breaks his fast, and he is joyful by virtue of his fast when he meets his Lord" (Bukhari and Muslim).
MAY ALLAH (SWT) forgive all our mistakes with his RAHAMA and keep us always in his Blessings (AMEEN)
Allah Hafiz