Category Archives: Ramadhan & Fasting

The Wisdom of the Hijri Calendar

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As many parts of the world celebrate the new year, Anis reminds us of some of the wisdoms and benefits of the Hijri calendar.

Now I understand that Allah has been fair to Muslims all around the world by commanding the Hijri calender, because a Muslim in any part of the world, gets to experience Ramadan in winters or summers, long days or short days. Imagine, if it was a static calender, one part of the earth would have Ramadan in summers while others in winters, some will enjoy fasting on short days while others on long days..

From the Mouths of Babes

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The London-based City Circle blog brings you the voice of the British Muslim youth:

For over eight years, the City Circle has been running a supplementary school that offers academic support to students between the ages of 8 and 18. The school is run by volunteers and serves around 110 students. CC Saturday School enjoys a great reputation and fantastic feedback.

Inspired by the movie Freedom Writers, we decided to give our students the chance to share their views on the CC blogs. The students were given the freedom to write about whatever they want and that the good pieces would be published unedited. To encourage the students, we promised prizes to the best six stories. Over this week, the CC blogs belongs to the young ones, the innocent, those with no political agendas. Some bits will make you laugh, other make you shed a tear, some are entertaining, others thoughtful. Above all, we cannot ignore them. They are the future.

To find out more about the school please visit the school’s page.

War,
Would you like to be beaten to the core?
Violence for freedom,
Freedom from violence,
At the end, all you will hear is silence…

Stand up for yourself and make Islam a happy community for us.

Some people think that homeschooling kids don’t socialize enough but they are wrong.

I always knew something is missing in my life. Everyday, every night, I wake up sad and sleep miserable. I considered if I turn to Allah it’s too late. Until one night I was searching to fill my heart, I opened the Koran, the word of Allah. Bang! The voice of Allah hit me. “O son of Adam! I do not care even if your sins should pile up to the sky and should you beg pardon of Me, I would forgive you“

Eid is a special thing for Muslims when they pray in the Mosqe and I went to the Mosqe with my mum and dad and when I came home we had a big Party and we had Sweets and Chocolate.

When I grow up I wonder if people will be more afraid to cry than they are to die.
Will I be able to ever see a rainbow above a green hill and a blue sky?
Or will we be killing trees alive, or how will the planet survive?
Will the internet have a web site called www.Lifetimeairsupply?

Ramadan: A Time To Let Go

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Ameera of Between Dusk and Dawn… reflects on her personal attempts at Tazkiya (purification of the soul), during the blessed month of Ramadan:

If I can be happy and comfortable without flipping through movie channels and serials (that have little practical good in them) in this month, then why not the rest of the year? Why give in to the false notion of “I need this kind of (switch-your-brain-off-and-laugh-yourselves-to-death) entertainment to be culturally educated and informed!” or “I need this to stay happy!”

Organic Muslimah also asks a similar question: Why only in Ramadan?

The Cutest Thing You’ll Read Today – Guaranteed!

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This entry is so sweet, mashallah, it almost broke my fast!

My routine was broken and I’ll admit I felt jostled out of my calm. Would he ruin it? Would I have to attend to him and thus be unable to fully attend to my own needs? Selfishness was creeping up in me, as he climbed up on my lap.

Muslimahs, Get Out Of The Kitchen!

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A sisterly reminder for the Muslimahs to make the most of their Ramadan – preferably outside of the kitchen.

It is undeniable that a lot of women are, because of this misplaced notion of women’s role in religion, inevitably left with very few, if any, opportunities to maximize their rewards during Ramadan. But equally, some of us have no one but our self to blame. A lot of us do have the resources, the time and the chance to engage in these activities but yet we consider it wiser to de-prioritise them, and instead waste this unique month, by intentional choice, in either free reign shopping, just for the sake of it socializing or grandiose cooking, and in the process, defeating the whole concept behind fasting in the first place (that of controlling one’s worldly desires).

I’d like to add that some families place this burden on their women, as they feel Ramadan isn’t complete without the mega-iftaris. Breaking the fast with friends and family is highly rewarding and recommended, but don’t overwhelm the sister by expecting her to cook five different dishes for thirty people, single-handedly. So please, if you’re not responsible for cooking the meals, use some common sense, and also lend a hand in the kitchen to get the most reward, inshallah.

Ramadan From Around The World

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Ramadan around the World in Pictures & Words! We wanna hear from you! Follow our Bloggers during Ramadan in Hong Kong, Pakistan, Australia, Israel, The UAE, Sweden, India and USA among many places.

The Drums of Ramadan

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Umm Zaid writes of the Ramadan drummer at the Ramadanish blog, a group blog dedicated to sharing Ramadhan tips and experiences.

Today was the first time I heard the Ramadan drummer; we never had them in the other places I’ve lived. He carries a big drum, which he beats with a stick, and yells some sort of chant. The idea is to wake people up to eat about an hour before the adhan for tahajjud (which is about 15 minutes before the adhan of fajr — which is about to start any second now). At the end of Ramadan, he comes around to collect his due from the people.