بِسْــــــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِارَّحْمَنِ ارَّحِيم
RAHMAN VE RAHİM OLAN ALLAH'IN ADIYLA
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE
In nome dI Allah, Il Compassionevole, Il MIserIcordIoso
En el nombre de Alá, el CompasIvo, el MIserIcordIoso
In naam van Allah, de BarmhartIge, de Genadevoll
AU NOM D'ALLAH, LE TOUT MISERICORDIEUX, LE TRES MISERICORDIEUX
الله اكبر
(Allahu Akber)
(Allah is the Greates(t
Ramadan: the fasting month for Muslims
What is Ramadan?
Ramadan is the fasting month for Muslims, where over one billion Muslims throughout the world fast from dawn to sunset, and pray additional prayers at night. It is a time for inner reflection, devotion to Allah, and self-control.
It is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
Allah says in the Qur'an:
"The month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur'an was revealed as guidance for people, in it are clear signs of guidance and Criterion, therefore whoever of you who witnesses this month, it is obligatory on him to fast it. But whoever is ill or traveling let him fast the same number of other days, God desires ease for you and not hardship, and He desires that you complete the ordained period and glorify God for His guidance to you, that you may be grateful".Qur'an (2:185)
After the end of Ramadan comes one of the two Muslim festivals, the Feast. On this day, Muslims thank Allah for His guidance and grace in helping them controlling their desires and fulfill their spiritual needs throughout the whole month.
Fasting Ramadan is third "pillar" of the Five main Pillars of Islam, fasting has many special benefits. The most important of them all is that it is a means of learning self-control. Due to the lack of preoccupation with the satisfaction of physical needs during the daylight hours of fasting, a measure of ascendancy is given to one's spiritual nature, which becomes a means of coming closer to Allah.
Ramadan is also a time of intensive worship, reading the Qur'an, giving charity, purifying one's behavior, and doing good deeds. For Muslims, Ramadan is not a holiday; it is rather an opportunity to gain by giving up, to prosper by going without and to grow stronger by enduring weakness.
Also fasting is a way to experience hunger and develop sympathy for the needy people, and learn thankfulness and appreciation for all of Allah's bounties. Fasting is also beneficial to the health and provides a break in the cycle of rigid habits or overindulgence.
Allah prescribes in the Qur'an that all able bodied Muslims must fast. This will develop in them a consciousness that will guide them to the right behavior and prevent them from wrongdoings.
To obtain this result, a Muslim must stick to both physical and spiritual aspects of fasting. The physical aspects include abstaining from food, drink and sexual intercourse.
The spiritual aspects of fasting are as important as the physical ones. The fasting person must abstain from lying, cheating, argumentation, fighting, foul language and every sort of evil.
In this month, one must establish close relationship with Allah, a keen sense to observe His commandments throughout the year. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said that if someone does not give up falsehood in speech and actions, God has no need for such a one to give up his food and drink. (Meaning that fasting doesn't mean just depriving yourself from food and drink and sexual relation with you wife, but it also means cleaning your soul from any source of evil.
Moreover, the Qur'an was first revealed in Ramadan. The last ten days of Ramadan are a time of specia
why do muslims pray
Why do Muslims pray?
Taken from: "Why Do We Pray?" by Dr. Suhaib Hasan
After a long and hectic day at work, some might think that it is difficult for a tired person to concentrate on his prayers to Allah, the Almighty. Snuggled up in a warm and cozy bed, how difficult it is to get up at the call of the Mu`azzin (calling to prayers): "Come to prayer! Come to success!"
Describing this moment, the famous doctor and philosopher, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), narrated that on one cold and icy night, he and his slave were resting at an inn in a remote part of Khuraasaan. During the night, he felt thirsty, so he called to his slave to bring him some water. The slave had no desire to leave his warm bed, so he pretended not to hear Ibn Sina’s call. But finally, after repeated calls, he reluctantly got up and went to fetch the water. A little while later, the melodious sound of the azaan (call to prayer) filled the air.
Ibn Sina began to think about the person calling the people to prayer. "My slave, ‘Abdullaah, he mused, has always respected me and admired me. He seizes any opportunity to lavish praise and affection on me, but tonight he preferred his own comfort to my needs. On the other hand, look at this Persian slave of Allaah: He left his warm bed to go out into the chilly night, he made ablution in the icy water of the stream, and then he ascended the high minaret of the mosque to glorify Allah whom he truly serves; calling for the prayer;
"I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
Ibn Sina records: "I learned the essence of true love, that love which results in complete obedience." The love of Allah demands total and unconditional obedience.
Allaah, the Almighty says:
(Say [oh, Muhammad!]: "If you love Allah, follow me: Allah will forgive your sins, for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful)(Qur’an 3:31)
After Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was commissioned for Prophet Hood, the first thing he was commanded to do by Allah was to pray.
The angel Jibreel came to him and a spring of water gushed out of the rocks in front of them. Jibreel then showed Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) how to make ablution. He then showed him how to pray to Allah (swt). Then Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) went home and showed his wife Khadeejah what he had learnt from the angel Jibreel.
At first the prophet (pbuh) prayed two rak’ah twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
From that time, the Prophet (pbuh) never went through a day without praying. Just before his migration to Madinah, he was taken on a night journey to Jerusalem and then to the heavens (Mi`raaj).
During this journey, Allah, Almighty, ordered him to pray five times a day. This prayer was a gift given to every Believer to enable him to experience a spiritual ascension five times a day.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:
