fasting

Schlepping bored children from one activity to after another while you’re exhausted from the heat is neither necessary nor spiritually healthy. Here are some ways to balance fasting and parenting in the heat this Ramadan.

While it’s depressing to think that Ramadan will be over in less than two weeks, the blessed month’s last 10 days offer us a final push to do as much good as we can. Here are 10 things we can do and Dua for last 10 days of Ramadan.

Yes, there are Muslims who don’t fast, as well as those who don’t know how to pray. Here are some Ramadan Duties to us that,  we can share the news of Ramadan with others this year and encourage them to fast.

The irony of fasting all day, claiming to empathize with the hungry, then overeating during Iftar. The dollars spent on lavish fast-breaking spreads and the calories consumed,. It’s an  indulgence that affects our relationship with Allah, our bodies, and our neighbors.

The beginning of the new year is usually considered a good time to set goals and make resolutions. Ramadan is even better. Since it’s for only one month versus one year, it’s easier to stick it out and really try to make the effort. Here are 10 suggested goals to set in Ramadan 2010.

Why to Muslims fast? Muslims fast in the month of Ramadan to develop God consciousness, self-control and willpower. They want to become closer to God through this act of worship (fasting).

Fasting in Islam is an act of obedience to Allah's commands through the highest degree of commitment, sincerity and faithfulness to seek Allah's mercy, to atone for sins, errors, and mistakes and to avoid condemnation to Hell.