Tag Archives: FASTING

Suggested points for the Eid al-Fitr khutba from Sh Haitham al-Haddad

In 1960 Tunisia's secularist president Bourguiba asked the esteemed scholar Ibn ʿĀshūr to issue a fatwa to abandon fasting for its impact on the economy. Ibn ʿĀshūr went on public radio and responded…

The summer months always bring confusion to Muslims in high northerly latitudes. Sh Dr Haitham al-Haddad explains why Fajr is so early and the different reactions to it.

Top tips from a dental expert about oral hygiene and bad breath in Ramadan

Do you know anyone taking exams this Ramadan?

A guide for schools and parents for maximising exam performance this Ramadān, by senior school leader Abu Haneefah Sohail

A detailed critique of using "Aqrab al-Ayyām" to estimate Fajr during persistent twilight

The occurrence of Ramadan along with the beginning times of ʿIsha, Maghrib and Fajr prayers during summer leads to confusion for some Muslims living in Europe and North America...

Focus on these ten qualities to get to Paradise

Just as al-Sunan al-Rawātib are better than other kinds of voluntary prayers, so fasts observed (in the months) before and after Ramadān are better than fasts at other times...