Ramadan

Ramadan and the Lunar Calendar – By Aisha El-Awady Dr. Aisha El-Awady is an Instructor of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. We all know that Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic or Hijra calendar, but how and when did this calendar come to be used by the …

Ramadan Calls For The Preservation Of Time – Shaykh `Aa’id Abdullah al-Qarnee   Allah describes the discourse between Himself and the reckless and negligent on the Day of Judgement: “Allah will say: “What number of years did ye stay on earth?” They will say: “We stayed a day or part …

As-salaam wa-alaykum brothers and sisters. Every year, when Ramadan approaches, I think that it may be my last Ramadan who knows, only Allah knows the Unseen. I used to remember some brothers and sisters who were among us in the last Ramadan, but they died before the coming Ramadan. We …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : The Virtues of Ramadan – Yasir Qadhi The Video of the Khutbah The Transcript:   Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakatuhu, Verily all praise is due to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, we praise Him as He deserves to be praised and we seek refuge in Allah …

Praise be to Allah. The reason why fasting is prescribed: One of the names of Allah is al-Hakeem (the Most Wise). The word Hakeem is derived from the same root as hukm (ruling) and hikmah (wisdom). Allah alone is the One Who issues rulings, and His rulings are the most …

It Is You Who Delay Muslims’ Victory By Abdel-Karim Al-Katib While I was depressed watching the news about Muslims and thinking of the afflictions that befell them, I heard a voice inside me saying “It is you who delay Muslims’ victory. You are the principal cause of all the afflictions …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Ramadan : The month of Quran – by Imam Al-Haramain Sa’ud ash-Shuraim from the Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah The Transcript:   All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, his household and companions. Fellow Muslims! …

1.5 billion Muslims of the world celebrate their holiest month of Ramadan every year. It is an obligation on every adult and healthy Muslim to fast during the month of Ramadan. Fasting is a total abstention from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from dawn to dusk for 29 or 30 …

Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first light until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are pregnant or nursing are permitted to break the fast and make up an equal number …

A couple of days are left till the blessed month of Ramadan begins. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the month during which the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Muslims spend Ramadan fasting, offering voluntary prayers apart from the mandatory 5 times …