What is The Month of Ramadhan?
Ramadhan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is a month of heightened devotion. Ramadhan is above all an opportunity to reorient oneself to the Creator and the natural path of goodness and God-consciousness.
Welcoming The Month of Ramadhan
The Sermon Given By The Prophet (s) On The Last Friday Of Sha'ban On The Reception Of The Month of Ramadhan
His Supplication for the Coming of the Month of Ramadan
His Supplication for the Coming of the Month of Ramadan. Supplication #44 from Sahifa-Al-Sajjadiyya - Imam Zayn al-Abidin Ali ibn al-Husayn.
The Month of Ramadhan
Objective and subjective merits of the month of Ramadhan
The Benefits of Fasting
Aside from the spiritual values of fasting, there are Physical rewards... read more...
The significance of the month of Ramadhan
The Holy Month of Ramadhan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and begins with all its social, moral and spiritual blessing. According to Islamic belief, every action, whether good or bad, carries more weight in this month.
Fasting in Islam
What is the good of fasting? people ask. Do you suppose it pleases God to see you starve yourself, and make yourself unsociable and gruff and irritable through lack of food? By: Marmaduke Pickthall
Types of Fasts
Islam has made fasting obligatory for all men and women who have attained the age of Bulugh. But when is one required to fast.
Conditions of Fasting
Conditions of Fasting - Sanity, Muslim....
Things which invalidate the Fast
Things Which Invalidate The Fast - Eating and drinking, read more...
People Exempted From Fasting
People Exempted From Fasting. There are of 2 categories. . .
Things to Avoid When Fasting
Things that do not break your fast but is better to avoid during fasting.
Kaffara
Alms to be given as penance for deliberately committing acts which break the fast without a justifiable reason.
Rules Regarding Qaza Fasts
Rules Regarding Qaza Fasts
Rules to follow when travelling during the Holy Month of Ramadhan
Traveling means having reached outside the boundaries of the city, town or village, on your way. . .
Daily Prayers
Daily Prayers for the Holy Month of Ramadhan
Moon sighting
The Islamic month begins with the visible First Crescent and not with the invisible New Moon.
Fasting, According to Five Schools of Islamic Law
Fasting in the month of Ramadhan is one of the 'Pillars' of the Islamic faith. No proof is required to establish its being obligatory. . .
Bidding Farewell To The Month Of Ramadhan
Bidding Farewell To The Month Of Ramadhan. Supplication #45 from Sahifa-Al-Sajjadiyya - Imam Zayn al-Abidin Ali ibn al-Husayn.
Eid ul Fitr
Eid ul Fitr and rules relating to Zakat ul Fitr
Why Forgive others during the Month of Holy Ramadhan?
How can we move up the ladder of spiritual development when we hold bitterness and anger towards another person? Forgiving others, apart from positively affecting our health (less stress) and our minds (one less negative thing to focus on), is a necessary
Get Excited! Ramadhan is Near!
The many aspects of Ramadan - fasting, prayers, moral values, charity, Holy Quran, family, Eid - provide a valuable opportunity to train kids. Training requires effort, energy and a few techniques to take off.
Ramadan: Spring of the Holy Qur'an
In this holy month, we have been fortunate to be given a very good opportunity, one that has been given to us without asking or begging Allah. Many a times, one does not avail a bounty simply because he cannot recognize its significance and cannot appreci
Planning for the Big Picture
Planning for the big picture often means confronting our faults and failures. Ramadan offers us the best opportunity in this regard. The beginning of the new year is usually considered a good time to set goals and make resolutions. Ramadan is even better.
Ramadhan High-way Code
Ramadhan High-way Code
EID - A Night to Plead - A Day to Treat
Eid is the culmination of this spiritual empowerment and a festival marking the accomplishment of all Muslims. However, it does not signal the end of the mission. Whilst the day of Eid is a joyous occasion the night should be one of contemplation and wors
The Fruits of Fasting for the Servants of Allah
The philosophy of the fast is well-known: It gives the servants of Allah a training in discipline, self-control, unquestioned obedience to God. It cultivates self-denial in Man so that he may be able to understand the problems facing the community and soc
The Significance of Ramadhan
According to Islamic belief, every action, whether good or bad, carries more weight in this month. Thus, charity is a virtue at all times, but is more virtuous in this month; and injustice is an evil at all times, but is more evil in these days. Reciting
The Holy Month of Ramadhan
Ramadhan provides an opportunity for Muslims to rekindle relationships with their family, friends and other members of the community. It is a time when Muslims demonstrate their charitable nature, and stand in unison with those who are less fortunate. In
Ramadhan a thirty-day challenge
I have learnt one thing in life and that is the more I sacrifice, the nearer I get to God. I look at fasting as a test of patience and a workout for the nafs (inner self). Throughout the year I see people running up and down the streets with their gym bag
Tender is the Night; Living between Worlds
The Holy Month of Ramadhan provides us with the opportunity to utilise the dark hours of the day for worship. Sabnum Dharamsi discusses 'the juxtaposition of day and night, life and death and the blurring of boundaries between the two'
A SEASON FOR THE SOUL The Month of Ramadhan; A Time to Grow...
The holy month of Ramadhan is a time for resolution and revolution. Batool Haydar seeks to discover the best way to make this month a new beginning in every way
The Excellence of Rajab, Shaban, and the Holy Month of Ramadan
Among those aspects which are incredibly significant when it comes to "sacred space" are the blessed days of Rajab, Shaban, and the holy month of Ramadan. Asking for forgiveness and forgiving others - There are numerous recommended acts of worship to perform during these months. These actions help build our spirituality.
