“Propagacion Islamica para la Educacion
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   Ramadan Kareem! Visit our Ramadan Resource Page/ Pagina de Informacion where you will find information as well as a host of other goodies to help you succeed at the highest level during Ramadan. May Allah (swt) accept our fast, good deeds and grant us the forgivenss.

1431^st Ramadan: The Month of Blessings and Peace

2.8 billion Muslims of the world will celebrate the blessed month of Ramadan starting Wednesday, August 11, 2010. During this month, healthy Muslim adults will observe fasting during the daylight hours.

Muslim Fasting is a total abstention from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk for 29 or 30 days of the month of Ramadan. In addition, avoiding immoral behavior and anger and showing compassion is part of the requirements of the fasting. The purpose of fasting is manifold. Allah (the God Almighty) mentioned it in the Holy Book of the Muslims, Quran, that the fasting is prescribed for the believers as it was prescribed for the people before them, so that they may acquire self control and God-consciousness (Quran 2:183). Therefore, the purpose of fasting is to develop self-control, God-consciousness, improvement of health by reducing or eliminating impurities from the body, and to become aware of the plight of the poor, hungry, and the sick. Complete pdf article here  Written by: Imam Ali Siddiqui (siddiqui@aol.com)