Etiquette of Ramadan

Now that Ramadan has begun, different people have their own customs and their own way of spending the holy month.

Now that Ramadan has begun, different people have ...

Few festivals in the Muslim world are anticipated with greater delight than Eid el-Fitr. It is this festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the annual assertion of ‘the spirit over the flesh’.

Few festivals in the Muslim world are anticipated ...

Indonesia is a group of small and different islands, hence the culture within Indonesia varies with the diversity of those islands, for example, Jawa Island has different culture than Sumatra, so is the tradition is different in Sualaweiszi and Kalim...

Indonesia is a group of small and different island...

The auspicious month of Ramadan is greatly welcomed here in Algeria where past customs have been practiced for generations. This month symbolizes enjoyment and happiness and a great opportunity for repentance and worship. God says in the Koran: “O ye...

The auspicious month of Ramadan is greatly welcome...

Worship With A Spirit Of Solidarity The glorious month of Ramadan is special in Tunisia, where life takes a different course, marked with special customs and traditions. The families decorate the front of their houses and those caring for mosques giv...

Worship With A Spirit Of Solidarity The glorious m...

A dialogue with the head of the Islamic center in Japan Muslims of Japan share their brothers all over the Muslim world the happiness of receiving Ramadan. A dialogue conducted with the head of the Islamic center in Japan who spent about 25 years in ...

A dialogue with the head of the Islamic center in ...

Islam has spread all over the world, so that it became the second religion in Sweden and other countries in the Northern Pole. Sister Na?ilah, the founder and head of Muslim Women Assembly in Sweden, tells us about Ramadan ceremonies in Sweden and th...

Islam has spread all over the world, so that it be...

Muslims in Thailand form one-third of the Thai people. Because of the huge manifestations of celebrating the month of Ramadan, aThai citizen feels as if the number of Muslims doubles everyday ... . Muslims in Thailand form one-third of the Thai peopl...

Muslims in Thailand form one-third of the Thai peo...

There is about 150,000 Muslims of different nationalities in Austria; among them are Arab, Turkish and others. Exactly the case in Muslim countries, Muslims celebrate Ramadan by observing Islamic rites, like performing Taraweeh Prayer at about fifty ...

There is about 150,000 Muslims of different nation...

by: Khalid Roy I took the declaration of faith, when becoming a Muslim, sat on the sandy floor of a desert mosque in the middle of Sudan. The imam, who was leading me through what I had to say, wrote my new Muslim name in the sand and said, “You will...

by: Khalid Roy I took the declaration of faith, wh...

Jerusalem: The Fragrance of History and the Guns of the Occupier It is not an ordinary town; rather, a symbol of Islam and one of the most blessed patches on the earth. There we see many great and Holy sites that invoke the remote blessed days the to...

Jerusalem: The Fragrance of History and the Guns o...

Together with believers in Muslim countries throughout the world, Muslims living in Germany have entered the month of Ramadan. Ramadan in Germany takes place in a totally different atmosphere than in countries with a Muslim majority. Public and socia...

Together with believers in Muslim countries throug...

by: Owais Adam Every time Ramadan comes around I remember the year that Allah blessed us with a visit to His most blessed city. We entered Madinah Munawwara (City of Light) in the afternoon and settled down in our hotel. Once we were ready we went to...

by: Owais Adam Every time Ramadan comes around I r...

by: Usama Bastawy For Muslims around the world, the holy month of Ramadan is a time when people fast between dawn and sunset, perform more prayers, read more Qur’an, give more sadaqah (voluntary charity), and worship more than at any other time durin...

by: Usama Bastawy For Muslims around the world, th...

Indian people prepare themselves for Ramadan on the last day of Sha?aban, when the fatwa committee there go for sighting the crescent of Ramadn after Sunset Prayer. On announcing the following day to be the first day of Ramadan, people begin to phone...

Indian people prepare themselves for Ramadan on th...

Hadeel Al-Tak is the head of Islamic Relief’s Gender and Family department in Iraq. In this, the first of our Ramadan diaries from around the globe, she explains what the holy month is like in one of the world’s most dangerous cities. “With the dawn ...

Hadeel Al-Tak is the head of Islamic Relief’s Gend...

Qur’anic Recitations, Taraweeh, Sweets and More With the approach of Ramadan, Local Imams in China begin informing people about the teachings of the Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah especially those teachings related to fasting and its morals. During ...

Qur’anic Recitations, Taraweeh, Sweets and More Wi...

by: Driton Morina Ramadan and Eid traditions vary across the different regions of Kosova. Although part of communist former Yugoslavia for half a century, Kosovans have remained connected to their religious practices, especially fasting. Until recent...

by: Driton Morina Ramadan and Eid traditions vary ...

In the desert amid the rising mercury, a warm breeze the sacred days of Ramadan is drawing near, promising the days of self control, realization and sacrifice to cleanse ones body and soul. The holy month of Ramadan this year (2008) will start on Mon...

In the desert amid the rising mercury, a warm bree...

"We often struggle to find food when my sons can't get work" Fareda Al-Rahman is a mother-of-nine who lives in Omdurman, Sudan. “During this holy month, we spend our days fasting, praying and asking Allah to improve our situation. We have to spend a ...

"We often struggle to find food when my sons can't...

Ramadan is a holy month observed by Muslims which involves a number of lifestyle changes. The aim is to bring oneself closer to God through behaviour. Qatar is just 1 of the 50 countries where Islam is the religion of the majority. Here, the Muslim f...

Ramadan is a holy month observed by Muslims which ...