Monthly Archives: July 2012

Ramadan and Fasting

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Zahid

Assalaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullaah wa Barakaatuh, Fasting in a nutshell – http://fatwa-online.com/worship/fasting/fas001/index.htm Ramadan and Fasting – http://www.qss.org/articles/ramadan/toc.html Women in Ramadaan – http://www.islamqa.com/en/cat/496  

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Moon-sighting versus Calculations

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Zahid

The issue of sighting the crescent versus using calculations to determine the beginning of the month of Ramadan is the subject of a lot of discussion among today’s Muslims. Some ask: why should we go out and sight the crescent? … Continue reading →

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Ramadan – The Month of the Qur’an

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Zahid

By Br. Abu Dharr Based on Ibn Rajab’s “Lata`if al-Ma`arif” and other sources The first part of this is based on an extract from Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali’s Lata’if al-Ma’arif (pp. 179-182), quoted by Fahd bin Sulaiman in Kayf Nastafeed min … Continue reading →

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