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Sugars, The Sweetness of Ramadan

Munir first noticed it during a dhuhr prayer at work. His hands trembled slightly as he raised them for takbir, a faint dizziness washing over him like heat rising from asphalt. He brushed it off, too much coffee, not enough breakfast.

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Getting Our Minds Right for Ramadan: Mental Prep

Wendy Díaz

SUMMARY: Steps to prepare for getting the most we can out of Ramadan.

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Rajab to Ramadan

Miriam Mohamed

SUMMARY: How we can prepare for a profitable Ramadan by setting the stage from Rajab and Shaaban as part of a journey of spiritual improvement.

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Understanding Ashura in Islam

Uthman Guadalupe

SUMMARY: Ashura is a day of great significance in Islam, on which many Muslims fast to commemorate Allah's rescue of Prophet Musa. In addition it is a day of historical significance for the martyrdom of the champion for justice and truth, Husain ibn Ali.

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Fasting Family

Amanda Hasan

SUMMARY: Fasting to commemorate the day of Ashura is a meaningful and recommended ritual for Muslims in view of that day's great significance and sanctity.

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The Jewish Holiday Passover & The Quran

Mahasin D. Shamsid-Deen

SUMMARY: Discover the Islamic story of Prophet Musa's deliverance from the Pharaoh, a day commemorated by Jews on Passover and an event marked in the Islamic tradition by Prophet Muhammad, may Allah send peace and blessings upon him.