Ramadan

By Khwaja Mohammad Zubair (Reflections) / 20 July 2012

Fasting in the Holy month of Ramadan is a devotional exercise, which purifies the soul and equips one for a sustained relationship with God where fear of Allah remains supreme. If performed with faith and sincerity, fasting, above all, helps us in becoming a good human being—no wonder all religions one way or other prescribe fasting.

By Noorhan Barakat | Gulf News | 21 Jul 2012

Millions of Muslims around the world will observe Ramadan. And as the UAE welcomes this special time of year, Gulf News takes a look at the history, meaning and significance of this important event.

Ramadan is considered the holiest month of the Islamic calendar as it commemorates Allah sending the Archangel Jibril (Gabriel) to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) to convey to him the first verses of the Quran.

By Travis Loller | AP | 21 Jul 2012

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is always a joyful time for believers, but a Tennessee congregation was feeling especially blessed this year as they worshipped Friday.

Opponents spent two years trying to halt construction of a new mosque for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, but a federal judge ruled this week the congregation has a right to worship there as soon as the building is ready.

Dear brothers and sisters!

Let me to congratulate all with the favorite month of the Muslims - the holy Ramadan!

Source : OnIslam | 20 Jul 2012

By Joanna Sugden | The Wall Street Journal | 20 Jul 2012

Muslims start the month-long daytime fast of Ramadan Friday. But not in India.

While most of the world’s Muslims look to Saudi Arabia or follow astronomical calculations to determine when the new moon of the ninth lunar month has arrived – marking the start of Ramadan – India follows the declaration of its own Central Moon Sighting Committee.

By Al Arabiya | 20 Jul 2012

With more than 3,000 Muslim athletes and officials attending the London Olympic Games, fasting Ramadan becomes a challenge along with athletic training.

Fasting involves the absence of food and water during the daytime, which can last up to 17 hours in Britain.

Some of the Muslim athletes in the Olympics include Somali-Canadian Mohammed Ahmed, a 10,000-meter runner, and the Algerian Khaled Belabbas who is competing in the steeplechase.

“I will fast like I always have. It will not be a novelty for me,” Khaled Belabbas told Globe And Mail.

By Jamal Fulani | Assalam | 20 Jul 2012

20th July all Muslims around the world are celebrating the first day of Ramadan. Fasting in this month is one of the five obligatory pillars of Islam. This is the month of mercy, the holy Quran was revealed during Ramadan.

Dagestani Muslims started fasting on Friday, similar with other Muslims around the world. Believers had performed night prayers -Taraweeh at the mosques of the republic. News portal Islamdag.ru carried live coverage of the congregation prayer from the Central Juma mosque in Makhachkala.

By Stéphanie Trouillard | France24 | 17 Jul 2012

Hundreds of Muslim competitors at this summer’s Olympic Games are preparing to take on the tough challenge of winning gold while respecting the festival of Ramadan, which forbids them from eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset.

Avoiding food and water for around 16 hours a day would not normally be in the training manual for any successful athlete. But hundreds of competitors at London 2012 are getting set to bid for gold while doing just that.

By Mohammed Al Sobhi | Jeddah | 14 Jul 2012

Every year when the month of Ramadan starts it seems as if the last one has just ended. One year has passed quickly and as time passes sometimes we lose the direction in our lives, getting caught up with day-to-day affairs, forgetting what we were created for and what is the purpose of our existence.

Therefore, we should greet the month of Ramadan and consider is as an opportunity to reflect on our lives and to reconsider our ways.