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The Concept of Ramadhan in Religions Other Than Islam

Ramadhan is one of the twelve months of the Muslims calendar. It is the ninth lunar month and holds special significance as Muslims all around the world fast during this month. Ramadhan is the month of blessings, sacrifice and sympathy for all Muslim community. Has this month anything to do…

Ramadhan: An Excellent Opportunity to Straighten Out Life

The month of Ramadhan forms the ninth month of the lunar calendar. It is considered to be the holiest of all the lunar months by Muslims. The special importance of Ramadhan occurs due to the fact that it is the Muslim month of fasting. The Holy Quran declares fasting to…

Lail-at-ul-Qadr and Its Importance

The holy month of Ramadan is so blessed with Allah’s mercy and forgiveness that every moment of this month carries huge significance. However, even in this entirely blessed month, there are a few nights which take the lead. One such night is the Lail-at-ul-Qadr. The Lail-at-ul-Qadr is arguable the most…

Ramadan TV show stirs argument across Arab world

DUBAI: A television drama about the life of a seventh century Muslim ruler, Omar Ibn al-Khattab, is polarising opinion across the Arab world by challenging a widespread belief that actors should not depict Islam’s central figures. Conservative clerics denounce the series, which is running during the region’s busiest drama season,…

In Ramadan, rule-breakers pushed underground

RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: Alongside hundreds of millions of Muslims observing the sunrise-to-sundown fast of Ramadan, a minority in the community goes underground each year during the holy month, sneaking sandwiches and cigarettes when no one is looking. They include Muslims ambivalent about their faith or outright atheists, nicotine addicts…

Egyptian Muslim women gather to pray

Egyptian Muslim women gather to pray under a statue of the late Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum as they celebrate Eid al-Adha on the main street of the Nile Delta city of Mansoura.

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