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Mawlana Rumi on fasting – Bradford Muslim

Bradford Muslim: Rumi on fasting There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes, no more, no less. If the soundboxes stuffed full of anything, no music. If the brain and belly are burning clean with fasting, every moment a new song comes out of the fire. The fog clears, and new energy makes […]

Ramadan: Raising Spiritual and Financial Stocks?

By Fahad Faruqui Stock returns are nine times greater during Ramadan than the rest of the year, a recent study says. While I knew about the rise in spiritual stock and inner revolution that can result from abstinence and purification of the soul, the upside to a financial portfolio was news to me. It’s an […]

Recite or Listen to the Entire Qur’an in Ramadan – Tanzil.info

Tanzil : Quran Navigator It is praiseworthy to recite the entire Qur’an in the month of Ramadan. This high virtue is also attained by listening to the Qur’an. (Or by doing a mix of recitation and listening.) A very useful site to to recite or listen to the Qur’an–and also to follow along in translation […]

Creating Ramadan Traditions

By Hina Khan-Mukhtar When I reflect on my childhood memories of celebrating the blessed month of Ramadan while growing up in Southern California in the 1980s, different images flash through my mind… Ammi playing the Holy Quran on the house intercom system at sahoor time. Scrambled eggs and shami kababs frying before the sun came […]

Readying the Ruh for Ramadan by Hina Khan- Mukhtar

The Ramadan moon is only a few nights away from being sighted, insha’Allah, and I am in the midst of last-minute preparations. The bulk of my worldly to-do list has been completed and I am finally beginning to feel at ease. The children were fascinated this past month to see all of the tasks that […]