Ramadan Guide 1447H

📖What is Ramadan?

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and one of the Five Pillars of Islam — a sacred time of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community.

Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, abstaining from food, drink, and intimate relations. This practice is called Sawm.

🕌Spiritual Significance

• Self-discipline: Control over desires and impulses
• Empathy: Understanding the hunger of the less fortunate
• Purification: Cleansing the soul from sins and bad habits
• Increased worship: More prayer, Quran recitation, and dhikr
• Community bonding: Strengthening ties with family and Muslims

🌅Suhur & Iftar

Suhur — pre-dawn meal before the fast. Eat nutritiously to sustain energy through the day.

Iftar — evening meal at Maghrib. Traditionally begins with dates and water following the Sunnah.

🤲Special Prayers & Worship

• Tarawih: Special nightly prayers after Isha
• Qiyam al-Layl: Night prayers for spiritual reflection
• Quran Reading: Many complete the full Quran during Ramadan
• Dhikr: Increased remembrance of Allah
• Dua: Special supplications and seeking forgiveness

💝Zakat & Charity

• Zakat al-Fitr: Obligatory charity before Eid prayers
• Sadaqah: Voluntary charity throughout the month
• Feeding the poor: Providing iftar meals to those in need
• Community support: Contributing to Islamic centers & programs

The reward for good deeds is multiplied during this blessed month.

🌙Laylat al-Qadr

The Night of Power — the most sacred night of the year when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Occurs in the last ten nights, particularly odd-numbered nights. Muslims seek it through intensive prayer and worship.