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Voluntary Fasts

The virtues of observing voluntary fasts during the following days: six days of Shawwal, first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and the month of Muharram.

Fasting Muharram 10
Fasting the Day of `Ashura’

Fasting on Muharram 10, known as the Day of `Ashura’, expiates for the sins of the past year. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah in 622 CE, he found that the Jews there fasted on Muharram 10 and asked them the reason for their fasting on this day. They

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The Month of Muharram

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic, Hijrah calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which Allah says, “The number of months in the sight of Allah are twelve (in a year). So ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; Of them four are sacred: That

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Muslims after Ramadan: Steadfast on the Right Path or Lost in the Way?

Tips on how Muslims can utilize the lesson learnt from Ramadan in increasing the good deeds and devotion throughout the year.