رمضان جدد نفسك …… يوسف أستس

At the onset of Ramadan Muslims all over the world start fasting from dawn to dusk daily for 30 days as ordained in Quran.   “O you who believe fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you so that you can learn Taqwa” (Quran 2:183)   The Arabic word Taqwa […]

Ramadan is in its third week now, and the required dawn-to-dusk fasting often feels like a daily mini–marathon. By late afternoon, hunger and thirst have sucked me dry, leaving me sleepy, slow-minded, and sometimes short-tempered. I know that the purpose of fasting is spiritual—God will reward us in the next life—but in this lifetime, fasting […]

The prophet Muhammadصلى الله عليه وسلم [peace be upon him] was fasting the most of Sha’aban as Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated:”Allah’s messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم used to observe Saum[fast] till one would say that he would never stop observing Saum[fast] ,and he would abandon observing Saum[fast]till one would say that he would never […]