RAMADAN RESOURCES

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10-3 RAMADAN will begin on Tuesday evening - the first day will be WEDNESDAY 10-5 in North America.  RAMADAN MUBARAK! Update from ISNA: Members of the Fiqh Council, National Islamic Shura Council and Muslim astronomical consultants, in a conference call on Monday evening, agreed that there were no confirmed reports of moon sightings in North America on Monday, October 3. Therefore, Sha’ban will complete 30 days and Ramadan will begin on Wednesday, October 5, insha’Allah.

Sun Eclipse May Affect Ramadan’s Start
Ramadan Moonsighting Statement, ISNA
2005 Ramadan Calendar
Ramadan Starts on October 5th in Europe

ARTICLES

A Date With Sunset, Tariq Atia

Approaching Ramadan, Imam Zaid Shakir

Asma al Husna, 99 Beautiful Names of God

Breaking the Ramadan Fast With Soup

Charity in Ramadan

Checklist for Ramadan

Duas for Each Day of Ramadan

Duas for Ramadan

Drawing Closer to God in Ramadan, Altaf Hussain

EID (CELEBRATION)
Significance of Eid, Imam Ali Siddiqui
Eid and Zakat ul Fitr
Eid ul Fitr, Uzma Mazhar

Explaining Ramadan to People Belonging to Other Faiths, CAIR

Fasting During Ramadan and Yom Kippur, Lorraine O’Connell

Glossary of Ramadan Terms and http://www.zawaj.com/events/ramadhan/glossary.html

HEALTH & MEDICAL ISSUES
Health Tips for Ramadan
International Journal of Ramadan Fasting Research (Medical Issues)
Diet During Ramadan, M. Z. A. Nomani, Ph.D.
Fasting, Key to Good Health, Dr. Abdul-Hamid Diyan and Dr. Ahmad Qara Quz
Fasting and Diabetes Millitus, Fereidoun Azizi, MD, and Behnam Siahkolah, MD
Medical Benefits of Taraweeh Prayers, Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed

Holy Prophet’s Sermon on Welcoming the Month of Ramadan

How To’s of Fasting

IFTAR (BREAKING THE FAST)
Duas for Breaking the Fast

I’ITIKAF (SPIRITUAL RETREAT)
I’Itikaf: Spiritual Retreat in Ramadan
Seclusion for the Rememrance of Allah

Inner Dimensions of Fasting

Jihad al Nafs (Struggle Against the Self)

LAYLATUL QADR (NIGHT OF POWER)
Duas for Night of Power
Lailat ul Qadr
When One Night Equals a Thousand, Mohammed Elshareef
How to Seek laylat ul Qadr, Shaykh Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen al-Albani
Night of Power, Ahmad Sakr

Memories of the Fast From the Futuhat, Eric Abu Munir Winkel

Message of Ramadan, Khalid Baig

Moonsighting at Ramadan

Physicians Best Memories Are of Ramadan, Dr. Hesham Hassaballa

Philosophy of Fasting, Sadia Saleem

Questions and Answers About Ramadan

Qur’an and Hadith on Ramadan

Ramadan, Hajj Mustafa Ali al-Haydari

Ramadan: A Quest for Unity, Sheikh Abdur Rahman Khan

Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr

Ramadan Challenges in History, Abdul Hakim Quick

Ramadan: Month of the Qur’an, Abu Dharr

Ramadan Spirit

Ramadan, the Month of Mercy

Ramadan: The Way to Attainment, Omer bin Abdullah

RAMADAN POETRY
Celebrate, the Month of Fasting Has Come, Rumi
Ramadan, Altaf Bhimji
Ramadan, 1425, Kevin Roberts
Ramadan Poems, Noor Syed
Ramadan Reflection, Hajj Mustafa Ali al-Haydari
Ramadan Sonnets, Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore
Waiting for Ramadan, Pamela Taylor
In Celebration of Ramadan, Ala Hazrats Poem About The Onset of Ramadan

Ramadans Coming (Oh No!), Dr. Hesham Hassaballa

Reaping the Benefits of Ramadan, Ali Al-Timimi

Reflections on Ramadan, Ibrahim B. Syed

The Spiritual and health Benefits of Ramadan Fasting, Shahid Athar, M.D.

Spiritual and Moral Dimension of Fasting, Sirajuddin Aziz

Spiritual Essence of Ramadan, Louay Safi

TARAWEEH (SPECIA NIGHTLY PRAYERS)
Taraweeh
Listen to Taraweeh Prayers from Makkah

TEACHERS RESOURCES
Ramadan Fact Sheet for Teachers
Ramadan Resources for Teachers K-12

Turn Off That Stove, An 8-Step Ramadan Plan for Sisters

Why Do Muslims Fast?, Seyyed Hossein Nasr

ZAKAT
Zakat Calculator

SUPPLIES

Ramadan Books for Children
Ramadan E Cards from Sound Vision


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