THE MONTH OF RAMADAN

BY ABDUL FATIR
 Ramadan is the 9th month of the
Islamic calendar.
Muslims Worldwide observe this
INTRODUCTI month as month of fasting.
ON The annual observance of Ramadan is
regarded as one of the Five Pillar of
Islam.
 Some Points

• Ramadan is one of the most important festivals on Islam

and is celebrated at the end of the month long fasting
during the month of the same name. It is celebrated with
new clothes, typical foods, visits to friends and families and
a large party given by the community where everybody
mingles happily together. This is the day of forgetting past
grievances and sins and make a new beginning.
• Fasting from dawn to sunset is mandatory on every adult
unless if he/she has any disease or chronic illnesses.
 1) Offer Tarawih prayers after Isha prayer
followed by Witr-Prayer

Some extra 2) Believers attain ‘Taqwa’ Subhan Allah .

things
Muslims 3) Isolate themselves in the last 10 days of
Ramadan.

do in 4) Pray Night prayers on last 10 days of Ramadan

Ramadan as Lailatul-Qadr.

5) Give charity and ask for forgiveness

 • Fasting in Ramadan for a month is like a
General Health-Checkup of the year as it
cleanses the body
• Ramadan fasting is considered safe for
healthy individuals , But some say it
couldn’t prove as a good sign for those

Health with chronic illnesses.

• health benefits of Ramadan including
increasing insulin sensitivity and reducing

Benefits
insulin resistance. It has also been shown
that there is a significant improvement in
10 years coronary heart disease risk score
and other cardiovascular risk factors such
as lipids profile, systolic blood pressure,
weight, BMI and waist circumference in
subjects with a previous history of
cardiovascular disease. The fasting period
is usually associated with modest weight
loss, but weight can return afterwards.
 Nightly
Manners a Fasting Charity
prayers

Muslim must
perform Recitation of
the Quran
Obedience Concentration
during this
month Good moral
values
ONE IMPORTANT
POINT
• IN THE QURAN LONG AGO IT WAS MENTIONED
THAT FASTING IS GOOD AND HAS HEALTH
BENEFITS AND THAT EVERY ADULT MUSLIM
SHOULD FAST IN THE MONTH OF RAMADAN
AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND MERCY FROM
ALLAH [SWT}.
BUT
SCIENCE AND MEDICAL HAVE NOW FOUND OUT
THAT FASTING HAS HEALTH BENEFITS WHEN
QURAN MENTIONED IT 1400 YEARS AGO
MAY YOUR DAY BE
EASY AND MAY YOUR
PRAYERS BE
ACCEPTED BY ALLAH
[SWT]