Ramadan Infographic
Habeeba Husain By the grace of God, the world has entered another blessed month of Ramadan. This special time is one of celebration, community, and closeness with the Creator. See the collection of photos below from past Ramadans to get a glimpse of how American Muslims celebrate this [...]
Habeeba Husain Another blessed month of Ramadan is upon the world, by the grace of God. While the days are famous for the fasts in which Muslims abstain from food, drink (yes, even water), and intimate relations, the nights are dedicated to worship. While the current pandemic has [...]
Q: What is Ramadan? A: Ramadan is the name of the ninth Islamic lunar month. It is the month God ordered the Muslims to fast since it was the month He revealed the Quran (the Muslims' holy scripture) to Muhammad (the final Prophet of God). Muslims abstain from eating, drinking [...]
Habeeba Husain We are more than a week into the month of Ramadan, so it is quite likely you heard about it from your Muslim friends, coworkers, or social media personalities online and in person. People seem to fill pity toward Muslims when they are fasting from dawn [...]
Taha Ghayyur & Taha Ghaznavi “Fasting in Ramadan develops in a person the real spirit of social belonging, of unity and brotherhood, and of equality before God. This spirit is the natural product of the fact that when people fast they feel that they are joining the whole Muslim society [...]
Habeeba Husain The month of Ramadan is again upon the Muslim community all around the world by the grace of God. This month is a special time of the year Muslims look forward to, and there are many questions I think will naturally arise among those who do [...]
Uzma Ahmad The End of Ramadan We’ve arrived at the last few days of Ramadan. A quiet melancholy is inexplicably attached to this moment. Sadly, Ramadan will be over soon. Some people might wonder, “Aren’t Muslims ecstatic that Ramadan is ending? They can go back to eating and [...]
Habeeba Husain The coronavirus pandemic has certainly taken the world by storm. From disrupting the regular day-to-day of everyone to canceling the bigger events Spring 2020 promised for some, COVID-19 changed life as we know it. Over 1.5 million cases have been confirmed in the United States, resulting [...]