What is Ramadan? – Preparing for Ramadan 2021
4th April 2021 Last Updated on 5th April 2021 M Adam Ahmad, Al Hakam The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is set to begin in a few days’ […]
Video: Prime Minister Trudeau delivers a message on Eid al-Fitr
Suggested reading Eid Mubarak to all and what is the Muslim Times doing for You? Why Muslims celebrate Eid on different days? @JustinTrudeau for Nobel Peace Prize for refusing burkini ban […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Detroit organizes Centennial Interfaith Iftar – Virtual Reflections on the Power of Prayer
Report by Muhammad Ahmad. Detroit Michigan Detroit Jamaat held its Centennial Interfaith Iftar titled ‘Virtual Reflections on the power of prayer during the Pandemic’ on Saturday, May 9, 2020. This event was part of the nationwide centennial celebrations held across all chapters of the US Jamaat on the same day. […]
Call to prayer ruling in Canada during Ramadan causes controversy
Call to prayer ruling in Canada causes controversy Source: Arab News By Hafsa Lodi Some municipalities are allowing mosques to broadcast the sunset adhan during Ramadan, prompting some to complain […]
Ramadan unites Muslims worldwide amid coronavirus-enforced physical separation
Source: Arab News RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have been forced to take strict precautionary measures to rein in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak during Ramadan. Sheikh Abdul […]
Kaaba on the First Day of Ramadan
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times about Fundamentalism in all Abrahamic Faiths: ‘God Created the Virus. But Now He Has Lost Control.’ ‘God is with […]
Doctor’s Note: Fasting during Ramadan can boost your immunity
Source: Al Jazeera By Amir Khan Mosques are closed and lockdowns are in place, but this Ramadan may have some unexpected health benefits. This year, the Muslim fasting month of […]
Video: PM Justin Trudeau’s Ramadan Message
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Pakistan Calls Off Limits On Mosque Attendance In Time For Ramadan
Source: NPR By Diaa Hadid, who chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR’s bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a […]
Fasting and Prayers above the Arctic Circle, in Alaska, Russia, Norway and Sweden
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The sun sets for the last time over Barrow, Alaska. On the 18th of November, 2016 at […]
Coronavirus: President Halimah calls on Muslims to support one another and make adjustments during Ramadan
Source: StraitsTimes By Hariz Baharudin SINGAPORE – President Halimah Yacob has asked Muslims in Singapore to support each other throughout the fasting month of Ramadan, and conveyed her appreciation for […]
Denmark Has a National Songbook. Should It Mention Ramadan?
Source: The New York Times By Lisa Abend COPENHAGEN — Because of the summer vacation, the crowd that gathered early Wednesday morning in the lobby of Copenhagen’s central library was […]
I Was Raised Muslim By an Ex-Catholic and a Former Jew. Here’s What Ramadan Teaches Me That No Other Holiday Has
Source: Time By Ahamed Weinberg is a comedian, writer and director from Philadelphia, living in Los Angeles. As a pasty white child raised Muslim in America, I have distant memories […]
During Ramadan, virtual spaces help stave off the loneliness for some Muslims
Source: Religion News Service By Aysha Khan (RNS) – For most Muslims, Ramadan is a month filled with community and fellowship: waking up together to eat before dawn, sharing communal […]
New Haven mosque struggles to resume Ramadan rituals after arson attack
Source: Religion News Service By Rhonda Roumani NEW HAVEN, Conn. (RNS) — A week after an arson attack left the imposing Diyanet Mosque of New Haven uninhabitable, nearly three dozen […]
Ramadan 2019: Longest and shortest fasting times in the world
Source: Gulf News Our graphs show the countries that have the longest and shortest intervals from Fajr to Maghreb Published: May 02, 2019 16:30 Yousra Zaki, Web Features Editor Which […]
Muslim Lawmakers Host Ramadan Feast At Capitol
Source: NPR By Hannah Allam As Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was wrapping up her remarks to the crowd at a Ramadan gathering on Capitol Hill late Monday, she […]
Muslim Members Of Congress Host A Historic Iftar In The Capitol
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz On Monday evening, three Muslim members of Congress ― Reps. André Carson (D-Ind.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) ― hosted a historic […]
Video: Daily Iftaar in Dubai Sikh Gurudwara
Sikhism (/ˈsiːkɪzəm/, /ˈsɪkɪzəm/; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ), or Sikhi[3] Sikkhī, pronounced [ˈsɪkːʰiː], from Sikh, meaning a “disciple”, “seeker,” or “learner”) is a monotheistic religion that originated in the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It is one of […]
Trump cites Ramadan as time of ‘hope, tolerance and peace’
Source: Associated Press By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, […]