Fasting and Overall Health
In some cases, fasting could do more harm than good to some ill people, but could be beneficial to others, and even improve health. Who is exempted from fasting, who can decide this? How should fasting contribute to our overall health?
Read More »Ramadan: Ready for the Blessings?
When was the last time you really felt the nearness of God? Even with a mountain of sins, mistakes, Ramadan is here! Get ready, the very time to make a complete change has come. How?
Read More »Your First Ramadan: Get It Right
Looking ahead to your first Ramadan as a Muslim? How do you expect it to be? What plans do you have for the Holy Month? How achievable are they?
Read More »Approaching Ramadan
As we eagerly anticipate the beginning of the Blessed Month of Ramadan, the staff of Zaytuna Institute wishes all of our volunteers, friends, and supporters an accepted and purifying fast.
Read More »Ramadan Countdown for New Muslims
Are you overwhelmed? Are you nervous about the countdown to Ramadan? Is this your first time fasting during the Holy Month? How can I get ready?
Read More »Ramadan: Objectives & Lessons to Learn (Part 2)
Through Ramadan what does God want to teach us? What message does it have for us? What should we learn from fasting?
Read More »Ramadan: Objectives & Lessons to Learn (Part 1)
Have you ever contemplated on the way Ramadan fasting is prescribed in the Qur'an? What could this tell about fasting, getting ready for it? What lessons...
Read More »Characteristics of the Month of Rajab
The month of Rajab is one of the Arab and Islamic Hijri lunar months. The word rajab is derived from the word tarjib, which, in Arabic, indicates glorification. The reason behind this name may be the high esteem Arabs used to confer upon this month.
Read More »Fasting on the Day of `Ashura’
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Fasting the day of `Ashura' (is of great merits), I hope that Allah will accept it as an expiation for (the sins committed in) the previous year." (Muslim)
Read More »Why I Spent a Day Fasting This Ramadan and What I Learnt
Over 3000 Muslim athletes competed in the Olympics earlier this summer and at the same time it was Ramadan. Like thousands of my constituents in Leicester, many of those athletes will have observed the fast. With this in mind this year I wanted to make an effort to appreciate Ramadan on a much deeper and indeed personal level.
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