Daily Archives: August 14, 2010

Why do Muslims Fast in Ramadan?

August 14, 2010   Islam, Ramadan
What is Fasting (Sawm)? Sawm is an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. In the terminology of Islamic law, Sawm means "to abstain from eating, drinking or seeing what is against Islam, the saying of rude language". The observance of sawm during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, but is not confined to that month. Etymology Sawm is derived from Syriac: ???? ?awm?. Literally, it means "to abstain", cognates to Hebrew tsom. Other languages For example, the Muslims of Afghanistan, India, Iran, Bangladesh, and Pakistan use the word rozah which comes from the Indo-Iranian language of Dari. Read more ...
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Ramadan : Controlling the Tongue

August 14, 2010   Islam, Politics & News, Ramadan
Controlling the tongue is a characteristic that is required to be adopted, especially relevant in Ramadan, as one of the objectives of the fast is to control the tongue. Ibrahim al-Nakha’i, on of the teachers of Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on them both, mentioned: “The people ruined before you were done in by three characteristics: too much talking, too much eating, and too much sleeping.” Al-humdolillah, the Fast of Ramadan, when properly engaged in, cuts down on all three of these ruinations. "Silence is to refrain from speaking falsely; not truthfully." Silence differs from not speaking in three ways: Not speaking is to leave off speech Read more ...
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Makkah Time : The new alternative for GMT

August 14, 2010   Islam, Politics & News
Source : ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The giant clock of Makkah is all set to tick home a new time standard, as some scholars believe that it will be an ideal alternative to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).Many scholars are of the opinion that Makkah Time can provide the world an alternative to the GMT. These people have scientific arguments to back their contention, as Makkah is situated in the center of the world. At a conference in Doha in 2008, Muslim clerics and scholars presented “scientific” arguments that Makkah time is the true global meridian. They said that Makkah is the center of the world. “Putting Makkah time in the face of Greenwich Read more ...
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