What is the timing of fast, when does it start and when does it end? What time should one stop eating, at imsak timing or at the start of...
Read More »Does Belching Out What One Has Eaten Invalidate the Fast?
I usually belch out what I've eaten during fasting after the call of salat, though I try to swallow back my spit so that the food will not pass through my throat and I do not really take much food, I will like to...
Read More »When Is It Permissible not to Fast while Travelling?
There was no doubt that Allah had legislated fast breaking in Ramadan for whoever traveled to a distance that made him/her shorten his/her prayer. The umma agreed upon this unanimously and the Quran and the Sunna confirmed it...
Read More »Fasting according to the Five Schools of Islamic Law
Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the `pillars' of the Islamic faith. No proof is required to establish its being obligatory (wajib) and one denying it goes out of the fold of Islam, because it is obvious like salat, and in...
Read More »What Is the Ruling regarding Taking Injections while Fasting?
What is the ruling on taking intravenous injections during Ramadhan when we are fasting? Is it permissible? Does it break the fast? What about other types of...
Read More »The Merits of Fasting and the Month of Ramadan
Although fasting is deeply connected to the month of Ramadan, it is an important act of worship by itself that can be performed outside Ramadan as...
Read More »Malaysia Launch ‘MY Ramadan Experience’ Program
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture through its agency Tourism Malaysia in collaboration with Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC), Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH), and Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO), proudly announces the launch of the highly anticipated ‘MY Ramadan Experience’ immersive 4D3N or...
Read More »Muslims around the World Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
Millions of people in more than a dozen Muslim countries are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan after the new moon of the lunar calendar month of Shawwal was sighted the....
Read More »Advance Announcement for Eid al-Fitr in North America
With respect to determining the day of Eid al-Fitr this year, based on the criteria for the visibility of the crescent, the Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America would like to....
Read More »10 Amazing Things to do in Laylat Al-Qadr
The biggest and the most spectacular spiritually uplifting nights of the year fall in the Holy month of Ramadan and they are known as the nights of Qadr. Although we may not be sure exactly which night is Laylatul Qadr, in which the entire Qur'an was revealed to the Holy...
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