Ramzan is not simply about restraining ourselves from consuming food from dawn till dusk. We must also fast with our other senses”in other words: see no evil, hear no evil and talk no evil. By Bazil Hulmani It is of great benefit to us to take some time out of our busy schedules to reflect…
Fasting inculcates in us patience, unselfishness, and gratitude. When we fast, we feel the pain of deprivation and hunger, and learn how to endure it patiently. By Naimu Puthur Fasting in Ramadan develops in a person the real spirit of social belonging, of unity and brotherhood, and of equality before God. This spirit is the…
The Hajj is our sacred journey, and it allows us to gather in spiritual community, in common cause, so we may plead for our wellbeing and spiritual survival. By Shaykh Hamza Yusuf There is no animal on earth, nor yet a bird on the wing, but forms communities like you. We have not neglected anything…
It is recommended to fast six days in Shawwal, where a great reward is given for that. Imam Muslim narrated in his authentic book of Hadith that Abu Ayyûb, may Allah be pleased with him, said, the Messenger of Allah has said, “He who observed the fast of Ramadan and then followed it with six…
The institution of Zakat has paramount importance in maintaining social justice and economic equilibrium. Zakat or spending wealth on the poor is more than just a virtuous religious deed. By Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi It is important to understand the reason why Zakat has been made one of the fundamentals of Islam (Arkaan-e-Islam). Why is this…
In this blessed month of Ramadan, we come to the grand finale “ the last ten days of Ramadan that are even regarded as the “cream” of Ramadan. In it is a night that Qur’an tells us is better than 1000 months (yes, months”¦not days!) By Haafiz Asadullah Khan The Messenger of Allah (peace and…
A Sikh engineer Kuldeep Singh Saini has developed a Ramadan app that has crossed half-a-million downloads! The 2017 app by Kuldeep Singh Saini is available from this site: https://appadvice.com/app/ramadan-2017/994411855
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful Believers, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you, so that you remain God-fearing. Fast a certain number of days. But whoever of you is ill, or on a journey, shall fast instead the same number of days later on. Those…
A Sermon on the Last Friday of Sha’ban on the Reception of the month of Ramadan. “O People ! Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Allah. A month of blessing, mercy and forgiveness. A month which with Allah is the best of months. Its days, the best of days, its nights, the…
Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) said: “He who fasts solely for the sake of Allah, has all his previous sins forgiven. The odour of the mouth of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah than the fragrance of musk. The Prophet said, the sleep of a fasting person is Ibadat and his silence is Tasbeeh (recitation of…
