Tag Archives: Holy Month of Ramadan

Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2016 for his research on how cells recycle and renew their content, a process called autophagy. Fasting activates autophagy, which helps slow down the aging process and has a...

There is a greater significance to fasts than mere abstinence from eating and drinking. The real objective of fasts is to inculcate in man the spirit of abstinence from sins, and cultivation of...

Research by exercise scientists has found that a balanced, protein-pacing, low-calorie diet that includes intermittent fasting not only achieves long-term weight loss, but also helps release toxins in the...

This booklet is an abstract of the rules of fasting. It is extracted from a collection of studies, books and edicts written is accordance with the constructs followed by the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani...

The office of His Eminence Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani (long may he live) in the holy city of Najaf invites Momineen in Iraq and neighbouring countries to ascertain the crescent of the...

According to the Islamic law, Fitra which is known as Zakat of Fitra becomes incumbent when the new moon of Shawwal is sighted...

There are some things which makes a fast void and fast become invalid which includes Eating and drinking Sexual intercourse Masturbation (Istimna) which means self abuse, resulting in ejaculation Ascribing false things to...

Meaning of fast, how to do Niyya?, what things you should avoid? and who not allowed to do fast?, you can see answers of these question in the following infographic...

Every year the story repeats itself at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and also with its conclusion. Has the moon been sighted or not? In this area or that area? According to this marj’a...