Sheik Yusuf al-Qardawi has issued a Fatwa in 1419 or 14 20 AH, that as per Sharia, a Solar Eclipse marks the end of a lunar/Hijri month. ISNA/FCNA, ECFR, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and most countries will start Ramadan 1443, rightly on the correct Day, ie. Saturday (2nd April), in conjunction with Sha’baan, occurs at early…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful From on high have We bestowed it (i.e. the Qur’an) on the Night of Power. Would that you knew what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. On that night the angels and the Spirit by their Lord’s…
“Poor is he who leaves Ramadan the way he was before.” As the beautiful month of Ramadan draws to a close, most of us will be left feeling sad and a little empty. Days spent fasting will have ended, nights spent in worship will vanish, the nightly (taraweeh) prayers will be over, and family get-togethers…
The holy month of Ramzan is here again, and we are truly blessed. Ramzan elevates our thoughts and actions to a higher spiritual level. The highlight of Ramzan is fasting. The Islamic type of fasting is unique because the person who fasts will not eat or drink anything from dawn to dusk. Men and women…
Muslims are encouraged to be more charitable in Ramadan to follow the Prophet’s lead, which his Companions described as “the most generous of all people.” (Bukhari) Fasting the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built. The other four are the declaration of one’s belief in…
