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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Ramadan: A pillar of Islam

Abraham - July 13, 2013

Ramadan celebrations

This month has marked a season of pious sacrifice for the Global Islamic community. Seen as one of the more superior pillars of Islam, the month of Ramadan is a time of repentance, sacrifice and brotherhood, bringing together Muslims from around the world, uniting them in prayer and spirit.

Muslims follow the Lunar Calendar, which determines the end of the fast. Every year the fast starts 11 days prior to the previous year’s date.  The last time that Ramadan was in July was in 1980.  The moon sighting at the end of this period will announce the most glorious celebration in Islam, Eid Mubarak, which see the Islamic community feasting to reward themselves with well-deserved delicacies and festivities filled with family, food and most importantly, praise to Allah.

Ramadan is also a time of great forgiveness, with this fast producing what some would call a new-age miracle, where Boko Haram leaders have called a ceasefire, and apologised for the deaths of countless civilians, a truce that many have been praying for.

With the fast in it's early days, most are still getting into the swing of things, abstaining from food and drink, in the period from morning prayers (Fajr: This prayer starts off the day with the remembrance of God; it is performed before sunrise)to Maghrib, just after the sun goes down, Muslims remember God again as the day begins to come to a close.

Muslims follow the Lunar Calendar, which determines the end of the fast. Every year the fast starts 11 days prior to the previous year’s date.  The last time that Ramadan was in July was in 1980.  The moon sighting at the end of this period will announce the most glorious celebration in Islam, Eid Mubarak, which see the Islamic community feasting to reward themselves with well-deserved delicacies and festivities filled with family, food and most importantly, praise to Allah.

Ramadan is also a time of great forgiveness, with this fast producing what some would call a new-age miracle, where Boko Haram leaders have called a ceasefire, and apologised for the deaths of countless civilians, a truce that many have been praying for.

With the fast in it's early days, most are still getting into the swing of things, abstaining from food and drink, in the period from morning prayers (Fajr: This prayer starts off the day with the remembrance of God; it is performed before sunrise)to Maghrib, just after the sun goes down, Muslims remember God again as the day begins to come to a close.

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