“O you who believe. Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors. They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he among you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guides not a people unjust. Those in whose hearts is a disease, you will see how eagerly they run about among them saying, ‘We do fear less a change of fortune bring us disaster’…and those who believe will say, ‘Are these the men who swore their strongest oaths by Allah that they were with you? All that they do will be in vain, and they will fall into (nothing but) ruin.” [TMQ 5:54-56] Pakistan...

“We have indeed revealed it, (Al-Quran) in the night of power.” (TMQ 97:1) No doubt that Ramadhan is very special to Muslims. As we enter the marked month of forgiveness and mercy, it is important to tie our past with our present, and learn from the Prophet (saw) and his followers what Ramadhan meant to them. We want to shine some light on critical events that happened in Ramadhan that changed the course of the Muslim Ummah and humanity at large. The First Revelation The most significant event that occurred during Ramadhan is the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad (saw). A book which struck...

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِوَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ

"Ramadhan is the month in which the Qur’an was revealed, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance and as a criterion (al-Furqan)" [TMQ Al Baqarah: 185]

Unfortunately the reality today is that people begin Ramadhan on different days and have Eid on different days even in one country and one city. We must understand the reasons why people differ on this matter, the...