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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• A campaign for inclusion

  
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• Dr Daniel Pipes in Australia

  
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• Multiculturalists diminish rough beast ravaging Islam

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 590
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• Les multiculturalistes ne veulent pas voir la « bête sauvage » qui ravage l’islam, par Rory Leishman

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 590
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• Muslims View World Peace Very Differently

  
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• Islamists impose sharia by stealth

  
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  Daniel Pipes TO borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden represent Islamism 1.0, the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the French intellectual, Tariq Ramadan, represent Islamism 2.0. The former are more deadly but the latter will likely do greater long-term ...
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• Khutba: Post Ramadan Reminder at IIOC

  
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  Khutba: Post Ramadan Reminder by Hussam Ayloush at Islamic Institute of Orange County, Anaheim Khutbah: "Post Ramadhan Reminder" by Br. Hussam Ayloush from Islamic Institute of Orange Cty on Vimeo . Visit IIOC website
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• Wearable Wednesdays ~ A Love Affair With Cupcakes

  
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• Christian Scholar: Was Jesus a Muslim?

  
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• ramadan 2009

  
  good tree montessori homeschool — Authority: 119
  ramadan 2009 found us in atlanta. we did several activities from my own post in 2008 . we did a ramadan dawa project: we baked crescent cookies for our neighbors to tell them about ramadan. i somehow forgot to get a picture of the final products. we outlined the sugar cookies in white icing, and ate just one a ...
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• PowerPoint Of The Day

  
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• Roman-era cemeteries found in West Bank

  
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• Have You Been To Dubai During Ramadan?

  
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• Should Christians Fast During Ramadan With Muslims?

  
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  Christianity Today features a two-page article, quoting several believers weighing in on the question: Should Christians Fast During Ramadan with Muslims? From someone who agrees: “I would say it’s absolutely appropriate, particularly if one does it for spiritual reasons, combining it with prayer and ...
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• Christians and Fasting during Ramadan

  
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  From Christianity Today : Some Christians today are fasting during Ramadan as an act of solidarity with Muslims.  What do you think about this? "Christians may fast alongside Muslim friends, either as a gesture of friendship or in order to open dialogue, but not as part of Ramadan itself. Christian fasting ...
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• When We Should Not Debate Theology

  
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• Morocco is no Picnic

  
  Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami — Authority: 536
  Where a picnic is against the lawMuslim Moroccans pray near Hassan II Tower in Rabat during the holy month of Ramadan, Oct. 5, 2007. Moroccans who planned a public picnic this year in protest of laws...
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