Ramadan

Ramadan is a Muslim religious observance which takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar year, a lunar calender year, in which Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.

Ramadan is usually between 29 and 20 days each year, depending on the new moon being sighted. It is considered a time to purify the soul, a time for inner reflection, devotion to God and self-control. It is a time of increasing good deeds and avoidance of anything that displeases Allah. It is also considered a time to thank Allah for all the blessings He has bestowed, and make dua for those that are not so fortunate.

Ramadan, an old Arabic word meaning ‘scorching heat’, was the month in which the first verses of the holy Qur'an were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad. Ramadan ends with the Islamic holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, on the first day of the subsequent month.

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• Photo of the Day: Shoe Seller in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi

  
  Kunzum — Authority: 126
  Shoe Seller in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi This photo was taken near Jama Masjid in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi. It was taken during Ramadan (Ramzan) when shops are open almost all night. Click on the image for a larger view.
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• Ramadan used as defence by cabbie groper

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 611
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• It Wasn’t Meant To Go This Way

  
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  The above seven words say so much about the state of Islam in the world today. More immediately, they describe a despondent viewpoint of Muslims in Switzerland, who, after having high hopes that the Swiss would embrace them as one of their own, had that hope dashed on the rocks in a vote of 57% [...]
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• My compatriots’ vote to ban minarets is fuelled by fear

  
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  The Swiss have voted not against towers, but Muslims. Across Europe, we must stand up to the flame-fanning populistsBy Tariq Ramadan    guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 November 2009It wasn’t meant to go this way. For months we had been told that the efforts to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland were ...
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• Stop the Minarets!

  
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• A morning at the mosque

  
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• Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss citizen, weighs i…

  
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  Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss citizen, weighs in on the minarets ban . After discussing the political background, he makes the following interesting contentions: Who is to be blamed? I have been repeating for years to Muslim people that they have to be positively visible, active and proactive within their respective ...
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• Photo of the Day: Unsweetened Jalebis from Old Delhi

  
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  Unsweetened Jalebis being sold during Ramadan in Old Delhi Jalebis are a popular dessert in north India – they are deep fried, sweetened, high calorie, finger licking and best had hot. However, you also get an unsweetened like seen here sold mostly during Ramadan (Ramzan) in Old Delhi. It is had by adding to a ...
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