RAMADAN HAS BEGUN TONIGHT: Here's What Awaits Believers Besides a Month of Fasting, Prayer, and a Night Worth More Than a Thousand Months
Verses 2:284-285 of the Quran reveal how every thought, deed, and feeling shapes our daily lives and reminds us of responsibility before God's presence.
TL;DR
- Ramazan, the holiest month in Islam, has commenced for Muslims in Serbia.
- Fasting and worship are emphasized as paths to greater piety and community.
- The month involves abstaining from food, drink, and physical pleasures from dawn to sunset.
- Ramazan also requires controlling thoughts and actions, avoiding bad deeds, and performing good ones.
- Key observances include pre-dawn meals (sehurs), evening meals (iftars), and nightly Taraweeh prayers.
- Lejletu-l-kadr, the Night of Decree, is considered more valuable than a thousand months.
- The month ends with Eid al-Fitr, a three-day celebration involving family, joy, and charity.
- The essence of Ramazan remains spiritual renewal, patience, and togetherness, regardless of cultural or geographical differences.