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A DAY AND A NIGHT IN RAMADAN

Ramadan is a very special month for the Muslims, as in it Muslims around the world perform various types of worship, the most important of them being fasting.  This fasting…

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THE COMMON ORIGIN OF HUMANITY

“O mankind!  Be conscious of your Lord, who has created you from one soul (Adam), and out of it created its mate (Eve), and out of the two spread many…

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PRESERVATION OF THE QURAN

The Glorious Quran, the Muslims’ religious Scripture, was revealed in Arabic to the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, through the angel Gabriel.  The…

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THE FOURTH PILLAR OF ISLAM: THE FAST OF RAMADAN

Fasting is not unique to the Muslims.  It has been practiced for centuries in connection with religious ceremonies by Christians, Jews, Confucianists, Hindus, Taoists, and Jains.  God mentions this fact…

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WHY MUSLIMS LOVE THE MONTH OF RAMADAN?

Islam uses a lunar calendar—that is, each month begins with the sighting of the new moon, therefore because the lunar calendar is about 11 days shorter than the solar calendar,…

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WHAT IS ISLAM? THE CORE OF ISLAM

Among the blessings and favors that God has bestowed upon humanity is that He endowed them with an innate ability to recognize and acknowledge His existence.  He placed this awareness…