Muslim communities may start Ramadan on different days, due to declarations by multiple Islamic authorities around the globe on whether the crescent has been sighted or different methodologies used to determine the start of the month. Why and how do Muslims fast?
left much of Gaza in ruins and created ahumanitarian catastrophe, with many Palestinians there, especially in thedevastated northern region,scrambling for foodto survive. Some Muslims have been brainstorming how to remain mindful of the Palestinians’ plight during Ramadan, including t...
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The fasting month of Ramadan is a time for reflection, prayer and socializing for American Muslims, however, this year’s ceremonies are not similar to those in past years. There are some 3.45 million Muslims living in the United States. Each year, as the blessed...
Many Muslims, particularly those who live in the U.S. and Europe, are accepting and welcoming of others around them who are not observing Ramadan. They also are not expecting shorter work hours, as is the case in the public sector across much of the Arab world during Ramadan. H...
Do you work with or travel to Muslim majority countries? Then you need to know all about Ramadan! For 30 days’ life gets flipped upside down for most Muslims – this impacts business. Although travelling during Ramadan isn’t necessarily the best time to be doing business, sometimes needs ...
In 2024, Ramadan began on sundown on Sunday, March 10. It's expected to end on sundown on Tuesday, April 9. How do Muslims observe Ramadan? Uzma Munir (L rear), Regan Ashraf (R rear) Romeesa Kiran Fatima (L) and Adil Idris pray before breaking their Ramadan fast at their home...
During Ramadan, Muslims belive that every part of the body must be restrained. The tongue must be restrained from backbiting and gossip. The eyes must restrain themselves from looking at unlawful things. The hand must not touch or take anything that does not belong to it. The ears must refra...
During Ramadan, as Muslims around the world savored the traditions of their diverse communities, advocacy, prayers and charity for Palestinians in Gaza were high on the minds of many. What’s Eid al-Fitr? It’s an Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the month when devout Muslims fas...
Sunni Muslims go to a mosque for a prolonged prayer, which involves reciting the Quran. Shiite Muslims do not observe this practice and instead pray at home. Prayer during the final 10 days of Ramadan is so important that some Muslims seclude themselves in mosques, a practice known as I‘ti...
What I have found is that people are just hungry for God, and be they Christian or Muslim we invite them to pray with us. — Mother Teresa 2 [During the second Sudanese Civil War] what was actually killing us wasn't the Muslims, wasn't the Arabs. It was somebody sitting somewhere...