The Night of Destiny (Laylat al-Qadr) is an important and blessed night which is, according to the Holy Quran located in the month of Ramadan...
Read More »Kashmiri Customs for the Holy Month of Ramadan
During this month of sentimental and religious value, Muslim people pay great attention to praying, having nice meals with loved ones to increase the feeling of unity, solidarity and philanthropy in...
Read More »The Right of Fasting by Imam al-Sajjad (A.S)
Since sins are usually committed via the tongue, the eyes, the ears, the stomach or the unleashing of sexual desires, Imam Sajjad considers the philosophy behind fasting to be....
Read More »Which Night Is Lailat al-Qadr?
Is it the 17th or the 19th? Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali-al-Baqir (as) is quoted in Bihar al-Anwar and Da’aim al-Islam as having said, "The 17th night of the month of Ramadan is when the two parties met, and the 19th is when the lists of the...
Read More »Self-Restraint, the Purpose of the Holy Month of Ramadan
Numerous Prophetic traditions interpreted the ‘Patience’ in the Ayah as ‘fasting,’ which means fasting is the very first element of the spiritual journey to God. All the prophets in...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Fatwa on Fasting in Ramadan during Coronavirus
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei's office for answering questions on religious verdicts has published the ruling concerning fasting in the month of Ramadan during the...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa on Ramadan Fasting with the Spread of the Coronvirus
The office of the Shiʻa Muslim religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has answered to the question regarding fasting the holy month of Ramadan with the spread of the...
Read More »Fatwa of Al-Azhar on Fasting During Ramadan in Coronavirus Era
As the coronavirus sweeps across the world, many questions have been raised on whether Muslims would be able to fast the holy month of Ramadan or...
Read More »Dar al-Ifta’s Fatwa on Breaking Fast during Extreme Heat
Some people questioned the possibility of breaking Sawm (fasting) in the month of Ramadan because of high temperature and is it permissible, which prompted the Egyptian media to resort to the...
Read More »Video: Concept of Ramadan Is So Powerful: Hollywood Actor Vin Diesel
In this video posted by French Montana on Instagram, Hollywood actor Vin Diesel is heard saying that the concept of Ramadan is “so powerful” and that “it will probably be good for anybody in life”. He describes the discipline the month brings could be a means of recharging and...
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