Ramadan All Over the World
We found out more about the different Ramadan customs of many Islamic nations and how they vary; yet they are so much alike. Philippines Corona is from the Philippines, where more than 7 million Muslims...
We found out more about the different Ramadan customs of many Islamic nations and how they vary; yet they are so much alike. Philippines Corona is from the Philippines, where more than 7 million Muslims...
In Islam, believers are called upon to cease all consumption of food and drink between the hours of daylight for 30 consecutive days. This period is called Ramadan (Ramazan in Iran and Turkey,...
The fasting of commons which is the renunciation of eating and drinking, and observance of other fasting requirements as described in the Books of Jurisprudence. The fasting of...
Holy Prophet (S) When you are fasting, you should not speak ill of anybody, nor should you be rough and noisy. If anybody speaks ill of you or tries to pick a quarrel with you, reply him not, but...
Hamd Hamd literally means praise, the opposite of condemnation and dishonor. [1] Praise is a sort of action, not just an utterance of words. We praise an object, person, action or event that we approve...
The importance of praying on time is something many people overlook. People use different excuses to justify delaying their prayers, and to many people these excuses seem reasonable. One of the most...
The Muslim world goes topsy-turvy in Ramadhan. Eating, sleeping and socialising routines are turned back to front – the first meal is eaten as the sun sets. The initial morsel of food into our...
The word ‘Taqwa’ is derived from the root ‘waqaya’ which means ‘to safeguard’ or ‘to abstain’. In the Islamic terminology it is defined as the action of...
After a prolonged period of fasting, energy stores in your body will start to be utilised after your gut has completely absorb all nutrients from the food you last took. Normally, the glucose...
The exceptions to performing this act is clear and can be obtained from religious teachers or leaders. However, the case of the pregnant women always falls into a grey area, leading one to ask: to fast...
Fasting is only required if you feel healthy, so if you are concerned it could affect the health of your baby, you should be excused. Pregnant women whose weight and lifestyle are generally healthy...
In the early stages of pregnancy, it is common to feel queasy or nauseous. Many pregnant women also experience vomiting, sometimes called morning sickness (though it can happen at any time of day or...