Ramadan Karim | 2014

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Neighbors pay for Algerian’s Umrah

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AL-MADINAH: NADIM AL-HAMID

Published — Monday 7 July 2014

Last update 7 July 2014 1:33 am

The holy month of Ramadan is not only a month of fasting and feasting but also one of miracles.
“If it wasn’t for my neighbors and friends, I wouldn’t have been able to perform Umrah in Ramadan,” 27-year-old Algerian pilgrim Abu Obaida Seede Ahmed told Arab News.
Seede Ahmed expressed his happiness at visiting the purest spot in the world, the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
It was the first time for Seede Ahmed to perform Umrah in Ramadan, a childhood dream which had come true with the help of his neighbors in Algeria.
A weekly meeting by the neighborhood’s committee that discusses the residents’ problems and needs resulted in providing Seedi Ahmed the chance to perform Umrah and visit the Prophet’s mosque. “One of the neighbors who knew about my dream to perform Umrah and visit Madinah suggested that the neighborhood pay for it,” Seede Ahmed told Arab News.
Twenty-thousand Algerian dinars (around SR7,000) were collected from the neighborhood in less than an hour to make Seede Ahmed’s dream become a reality. The gift that was presented to Ahmed in a sealed envelope brought him to tears.
“I thanked them and prayed for them at the mosque,” he said with a smile on his face.

 

[Al Bhatti]

July 8, 2014

Ramadan 101: Things you need to know
Key figures to know more about fasting month

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is a special time of the year for Muslims around the world. It usually runs for 29 or 30 days, during which Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise until sunset, every day. But there’s more to Ramadan than just abstinence from the worldly pleasures. Here are some key numbers to help you broaden your knowledge about the month-long observance in the UAE.

5 cannons

If you hear a loud thundering sound at sunset during Ramadan, don’t fret. The observance of the holy month isn’t complete without the firing of the cannons to mark the end of the fast. Located in five different areas - Deira, Bur Dubai, near Safa park, Jumeirah Beach Residence and Burj Khalifa - the cannons blast off once every day, just a few minutes before the sunset prayers, called Maghrib. Dubai has six cannons, but only five are being used for Ramadan so that there’s one on standby.

5.3 million Muslims

Based on estimates, the vast majority of residents in the UAE are Muslims, about 96 per cent of the population. Considering that the country’s total population, including non-Muslims, was estimated to be around 5.5 million as of July 2013, Muslims in the UAE account for approximately 5.3 million.

2 hours

Those who are new in the UAE will be surprised to find out that working during Ramadan is shorter than usual. Private sector employees in the UAE, either Muslim or not, are required to work two hours less or 36 hours a week instead of the normal 48 hours per week during the entire fasting month. Workers are encouraged to report employers who violate the work rule.

Dh1 million fine

To avoid unnecessary inflation during Ramadan, the Ministry of Economy in the UAE has fixed the prices of a number of day-to-day food items in all retail outlets across the country. Those who fail to follow the pricing will be made to pay a maximum fine of Dh1 million. In some cases, a fine could range anywhere between Dh100,000 and Dh200,000, depending on the gravity of the offense.

15 hours

Abstaining from food and water during the day is challenging for those who observe the holy month. And depending on where they are, Muslims can wait longer than others before they can break the fast. In places like the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, where Ramadan coincides with summer- which means longer daylight hours - Muslims fast for a little over 15 hours. It’s said to be one of the longest. In other areas like Chile, fasting lasts shorter, about ten hours.

1,418 mosques

Spiritual and enlightenment during Ramadan can be achieved not just through avoidance of food and/or drink. Muslims accompany abstinence with prayer, which is done several times in a day. And what better place to offer prayers during the blessed month than in the mosque? In Dubai, there are 1,418 mosques as of 2012. Abu Dhabi has more (2,289), while Sharjah has 600.

44 million date palm trees

The Iftar table is often not complete without a serving of dates. People break their fast by eating the nutritious and sweet palm fruit. Since the 1970s, the date production in the UAE is considered one of the “highest grossing” in the world. Estimates have it that there are more than 40 million date palm trees planted across the country.

Ramadan 101: Things you need to know | GulfNews.com

 

[liontk]

Thank you my friends for the well wishes for ramadan, I hope you are all having a worthy month of self reflection and spending time with family for the precious things like food, water and other essential utilities that we take for granted in our daily lives. I should be going to bear

@American Pakistani, @Akheilos , Ramadan kareem to you guys as well

 

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People prepare and wait for Iftar at Bashundhara City shopping mall in Dhaka on Friday.

Two children sit together minutes before the time of Iftar at Bashundhara City shopping mall in Dhaka on Friday.

Father helps his daughter (from previous photo) drink juice during Iftar at Bashundhara City
shopping mall in Dhaka on Friday.

 

[Devil Soul]

Kuwait UPTO DATE
Resturant in Salmiya, if u dont have money to buy food come and take free because its all from Allah.

 

[Hakan]

 

[Devil Soul]

300 - Iftaar Party

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[Al Bhatti]

July 21, 2014

Emirates Red Crescent distributes iftar at Al Aqsa Mosque

500 meals are handed out daily

The Emirates Red Crescent office in Ramallah is distributing 500 iftar meals every day among fasting people in the yards of Al Aqsa Mosque in cooperation with the Awqaf Department in the Directorate of occupied Jerusalem.

The Authority’s office has also overseen the distribution of 400 iftar meals daily among the underprivileged families in the Old City, including the distribution of dates and water.

Sami Makkawi, Head of the Emirates Red Crescent office in Ramallah, said that the authority has always organised iftar projects during Ramadan. The beneficiaries extended their thanks and appreciation to the UAE’s charitable and humanitarian organisations.

Emirates Red Crescent distributes iftar at Al Aqsa Mosque | GulfNews.com

 

[Devil Soul]

Last days of Ramazan
25th July 2014 | By Agencies | Dawn.com
The ninth month in the Islamic calendar, Ramazan is the month of reflection and spirituality. In this month Muslims believe that the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

In the last phase of Ramazan Muslims around the world stay up nights to pray in the search of Laylatul Qadr (the night of power).The last Friday of Ramazan is another occasion especially revered by Muslims.

A youth looks on before prayers as Israeli police stand by a perimeter on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan close to the Damascus Gate of the Old City in Jerusalem — REUTERS

Indian muslims offer Jummat-ul-Vida, the last congregational Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in New Delhi — AFP

Muslims pray after the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi —REUTERS

A youth walks by carrying loaves of bread as worshippers prepare to pray on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan close to the Damascus Gate of the Old City in Jerusalem —REUTERS

Kenyan Muslims stand for prayers at the Noor Masjid on the last Friday of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya — AP

Kenyan Muslims bow down in prayer at the Noor Masjid on the last Friday of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya — AP

Pakistani Muslims pray on Jumat-ul-wida, the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan. — AP Photo

Pakistani Muslims pray at a local mosque on Jumat-ul-wida, the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan — AP

Muslim offering Jumma-tul-Widdha (last Friday) prayer of the Holy Month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid. — INP

Pakistani Muslims offering Jumma-tul-Widdha (last Friday) prayer of the Holy Month of Ramadan at Masjid Muhabat Khan in Peshawar, Pakistan — INP

 

[Devil Soul]

Indian Muslims offer prayers on stairs leading to the Jama Masjid after the mosque compound got fully occupied, on the last Friday afternoon of the holy month of Ramadan in New Delhi, India. — AP Photo

Turkish faithful pray in Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as Blue mosque, on "Laylat Al Qadr" during the holy month of Ramadan, in Istanbul — REUTERS

Turkish faithful pray in Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as Blue mosque, on "Laylat Al Qadr" during the holy month of Ramadan, in Istanbul — REUTERS

Moroccan Muslims arrive at Hassan II mosque in Casablanca to perform the "Lailat al-Qadr" (Night of Destiny) prayer which falls on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. — AFP PHOTO

Moroccan women pray at Hassan II mosque in the Moroccan city of Casablanca during the "Lailat al-Qadr" (Night of Destiny) which falls on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.— AFP

Devotees praying at the 700 year old Jamia Masjid in the capital city of India-held Kashmir — Faisal Khan

Kashmiri women praying inside the Jamia Masjid as Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (not in picture) delivers the Friday sermon — Faisal Khan

Due to the heavy rush in the Jamia Masjid compound many had to pray outside on the streets India-held Kashmir — Haziq Qadri

Bangladeshi Muslims pray at Baitul Mukaram Mosque on Jumat-ul-wida, the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Dhaka, Bangladesh — AP

Muslims conduct taraweeh prayers as they gather specially for Lailat al-Qadr, at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo —REUTERS

 

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