Ramadan kareem

[Virgil]

That time of year again? Ramadan Kareem Nightie and everyone else!

Isn't it early? I thought it was the fall? Wish you guys that celebrate a joyful holiday.

[Niamh]

Isn't it early? I thought it was the fall? Wish you guys that celebrate a joyful holiday.

Well it is Autumn Virg. But from what i know, its not set by our calender but by the Arabic one which is shorter (it think?) well it works differently at any rate.

[Nightshade]

Approx 11 days shorter s it moves up by that much each year. This isnt the Holiday as it were Virgil this is more like Lent. The holiday holiday bit comes next at the end of the Month.

[mazHur]

Ramadan begins with the appearance of new moon, as all Islamic months do all over the world.

[Saladin]

Salaam alaikum

Ramadan Kariim!

[mercy_mankind]

Ramadan Mubarak, may Allah accept our fasting.

[mazHur]

FYI Here are some prayers offered by Muslims in Pakistan


Ramadan Dua: DAY 1

ALLAH, on this day make my fasts the fasts of those who fast (sincerely), and my standing up in prayer of those who stand up in prayer (obediently), awaken me in it from the sleep of the heedless, and forgive me my sins , O God of the worlds, and forgive me, O one who forgives the sinners.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 2

ALLAH, on this day, take me closer towards Your pleasure, keep me away from Your anger and punishment, grant me the opportunity to recite Your verses (of the Qur'an), by Your mercy, O the most Merciful.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 3

ALLAH, on this day, grant me wisdom and awareness, keep me away from foolishness and pretension, grant me a share in every blessing You send down, by You generosity, O the most Generous.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 4

ALLAH, on this day, strengthen me in carrying out Your commands, let me taste the sweetness of Your remembrance, grant me, through Your graciousness, that I give thanks to You. Protect me, with Your protection and cover, O the most discerning of those who see.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 5

ALLAH, on this day, place me among those who seek forgiveness. Place me among Your righteous and obedient servants, and place me among Your close friends, by Your kindness, O the most Merciful.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 6



ALLAH, on this day, do not let me abase myself by incurring Your disobedience, and do not strike me with the whip of Your punishment, keep me away from the causes of Your anger, by and Your power, O the ultimate wish of those who desire.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 7



ALLAH, on this day, help me with its fasts and prayers, and keep me away from mistakes and sins of the day, grant me that I remember You continuously through the day, by Your assistance, O the Guide of those who stray.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 8



ALLAH, on this day, let me have mercy on the orphans, and feed [the hungry], and spread peace, and keep company with the noble-minded, O the shelter of the hopeful.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 9



ALLAH, on this day, grant me a share from Your mercy which is wide, guide me towards Your shining proofs, lead me to Your all encompassing pleasure, by Your love, O the hope of the desirous.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 10

ALLAH, on this day, make me, among those who rely on You, from those who You consider successful, and place me among those who are near to you, by Your favor, O goal of the seekers.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 11



ALLAH, on this day, make me love goodness, and dislike corruption and disobedience, bar me from anger and the fire [of Hell], by Your help, O the helper of those who seek help



Ramadan Dua: DAY 12

ALLAH, on this day, beautify me with covering and chastity, cover me with the clothes of contentment and chastity, let me adhere to justice and fairness, and keep me safe from all that I fear, by Your protection, O the protector of the frightened.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 13



ALLAH, on this day, purify me from un-cleanliness and dirt, make me patient over events that are decreed, grant me the ability to be pious, and keep company with the good, by Your help, O the beloved of the destitute.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 14

ALLAH, on this day, do not condemn me for slips, make me decrease mistakes and errors, do not make me a target for afflictions and troubles, by Your honor, O the honor of the Muslims.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 15



Ramadan Dua: DAY 16



ALLAH, on this day, grant me compatibility with the good, keep me away from patching up with the evil, lead me in it, by Your mercy, to the permanent abode, by Your God ship, O the God of the worlds.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 17

ALLAH, on this day, guide me towards righteous actions, fulfill my needs and hopes, O One who does not need explanations nor questions, O One who knows what is in the chests of the (people of the) world. Bless Muhammad and his family, the Pure.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 18



ALLAH, on this day, make me love goodness, and dislike corruption and disobedience, bar me from anger and the fire [of Hell], by Your help, O the helper of those who seek help.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 19

ALLAH, on this day, multiply for me its blessings, and ease my path towards its bounties, do not deprive me of the acceptance of its good deeds, O the Guide towards the clear truth.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 20

ALLAH, on this day, open for me the doors of the heavens, and lock the doors of Hell from me, help me to recite the Qur'an, O the One who sends down tranquility into the hearts of believers.





Ramadan Dua: DAY 21

ALLAH, on this day, show me the way to win Your pleasure, do not let Shaytan have a means over me, make Paradise an abode and a resting place for me, O the One who fulfills the requests of the needy.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 22

ALLAH, on this day, open for me the doors of Your Grace, send down on me its blessings, help me towards the causes of Your mercy, and give me a place in the comforts of Paradise, O the one who answers the call of the distressed.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 23



ALLAH, on this day, wash away my sins, purify me from all flaws, examine my heart with (for) the piety of the hearts, O One who overlooks the shortcomings of the sinners.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 24

ALLAH, on this day, I ask You for what pleases You, and I seek refuge in You from what displeases You, I ask You to grant me the opportunity to obey You and not disobey You, O One who is generous with those who ask



Ramadan Dua: DAY 25



ALLAH, on this day, make me among those who love Your friends, and hate Your enemies, following the way of Your last Prophet, O the Guardian of the hearts of the Prophets.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 26



ALLAH, on this day, make my efforts worthy of appreciation, and my sins forgiven, my deeds accepted, my flaws concealed, O the best of those who hear.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 27

ALLAH, on this day, bestow on me the blessings of Laylatul Qadr, change my affairs from (being) difficult to (being) easy, accept my apologies, and decrease for me [my] sins and burdens, O the Compassionate with His righteous servants.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 28



ALLAH, on this day, grant me a share in its nawafil (recommended prayers), honor me by attending to my problems, make closer the means to approach You, from all the means, O One who is not preoccupied by the requests of the beseechers.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 29

O ALLAH, on this day, cover me with Your mercy, grant me in it success and protection, purify my heart from the darkness of false accusations, O the Merciful to His believing servants.



Ramadan Dua: DAY 30

O ALLAH, on this day, make my fasts worthy of appreciation and acceptance, according to what pleases You, and pleases the Messenger, the branches being strengthened by the roots, for the sake of our leader, Muhammad, and his purified family. Praise be to ALLAH, the Lord of the worlds.

[mazHur]

INFORMATION ABOUT RAMADAN


http://www.ehow.com/how_2056911_obse...ign=22_08_2009

[Nightshade]

Hey what happened to day 15?! Oh wait that is gergia'n,
I've never heard fa different dua for each day that is kind of nice though.

[mazHur]

appears something went wrong with the puter....

anyway, you can do your own praying for 15~

[Virgil]

Approx 11 days shorter s it moves up by that much each year. This isnt the Holiday as it were Virgil this is more like Lent. The holiday holiday bit comes next at the end of the Month.

Thanks Nightie. That is a good analogy for me to keep in mind.

[mazHur]

I would like to share this post and hope folk would find some interesting facts about
Ramadan in Pakistan. It also includes some videos

http://pakistaniat.com/2009/08/22/ra...adan-pakistan/


You can learn about the Islamic calendar by going to the foll link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar

Excerpts from the url ::


Islamic calendar


The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar or Hijri calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري‎; at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ taqwīm-e hejri-ye qamari; Turkish: Hicri Takvim) is a lunar calendar based on 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days, used to date events in many Muslim countries (concurrently with the Gregorian calendar), and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days and festivals. Its first year was the year during which the Hijra, i.e. the emigration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, occurred. Each numbered year is designated either H for Hijra or AH for the Latin anno Hegirae (in the year of the Hijra).[1] A limited number of years before Hijra (BH) are used to date events related to Islam, such as the birth of Muhammad in 53 BH.[2] The current Islamic year is 1430 AH, from approximately December 28, 2008 (evening) to December 17, 2009 (evening).

Contents


* 1 Months
* 2 Days of the week
* 3 History
o 3.1 Pre-Islamic calendar
o 3.2 Prohibiting Nasi
* 4 Numbering the years
* 5 Astronomical considerations
* 6 Theological considerations
* 7 Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar
* 8 Tabular Islamic calendar
* 9 Kuwaiti algorithm
* 10 Notable dates
* 11 Current correlations
* 12 Uses
* 13 See also
* 14 References
* 15 External links
* 16 Date converters

Months

The Islamic months are named as follows:[3]

1. Muharram محرّم (or Muḥarram al Ḥaram)
2. Safar صفر (or Ṣafar al Muzaffar)
3. Rabi' al-awwal (Rabī' I) ربيع الأول
4. Rabi' al-thani (or Rabī' al Thānī, or Rabī' al-Akhir) (Rabī' II) ربيع الآخر أو ربيع الثاني
5. Jumada al-awwal (Jumādā I) جمادى الاول
6. Jumada al-thani (or Jumādā al-akhir) (Jumādā II) جمادى الآخر أو جمادى الثاني
7. Rajab رجب (or Rajab al Murajab)
8. Sha'aban شعبان (or Sha'abān al Moazam)
9. Ramadan رمضان (or Ramzān, long form: Ramaḍān al Mubarak)
10. Shawwal شوّال (or Shawwal al Mukarram)
11. Dhu al-Qi'dah ذو القعدة
12. Dhu al-Hijjah ذو الحجة

Of all the months in the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is the most venerated. Muslims are required to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during the daylight hours of this month.

Days of the week

In the Arabic language, as in the Hebrew language, the "first day" of the week corresponds with Sunday of the planetary week. The Islamic and Jewish weekdays begin at sunset, whereas the medieval Christian and planetary weekdays begin at the following midnight.[4] Muslims gather for worship at a mosque at noon on "gathering day" (yaum al-jumu'a) which corresponds with Friday. Thus "gathering day" is often regarded as the weekly day of rest, so the following day, Saturday, is often regarded as the first day of the work week.
Arabic English Urdu Persian
1 yawm al-aḥad يوم الأحد first day Sunday Itwaar اتوار Yak-Shanbeh یکشنبه
2 yawm al-ithnayn يوم الإثنين second day Monday Pîr پير Do-Shanbeh دوشنبه
3 yawm ath-thulaathaaʼ يوم الثلاثاء third day Tuesday Mangl منگل Seh-Shanbeh سه شنبه
4 yawm al-arbiʻaaʼ يوم الأربعاء fourth day Wednesday Budh بدھ Chahar-Shanbeh چهارشنبه
5 yawm al-khamīs يوم الخميس fifth day Thursday Jumahraat جمعرات Panj-Shanbeh پنجشنبه
6 yawm al-jumʻa يوم الجمعة gathering day Friday Jumah جمعہ Jom'e or Adineh جمعه or آدينه
7 yawm as-sabt يوم السبت sabbath day Saturday Saneechar/Hafta ہفتہ Shanbeh شنبه

("yawm يوم" means day)

[Nightshade]

I am kind of bored so random semi intresting factoid
Sunday- al ahad , means the singular
Monday- Al ithnain- means The two
Tuesday- Al thulthat - Means the third
Wednsday- Al arbia- means the fourth
Thursday- Al khamis - the fifth

Friday and Saterday I dont know about .

[Tournesol]

Asalamu alaikum everyone.

Ramadan Mubarak! Happy Ramadan!

What are you guys eating for Iftar and dinner? Last night my husband and I had chicken pies and dates to break the fast with, and then we had macaroni pie, baked chicken and steamed vegetables for dinner.
and my favourite for dessert: Gelato's Chocolate Ice Cream, with Hershey's chocolate shell on top of it! Mmmmm....good stuff!

[novlist*star*]

Happy Rammadan for all Muslims,,

I know it is late, but no problem