holy month of Ramadhan

KARACHI: The Met Office Saturday forecast that extreme hot and dry weather will prevail across the country during the month of Ramazan this year. DG Met Ghulam Rasool said that temperature is likely to remain higher than normal during the months of May and June. In Sindh, several-year record of hot ...

KE hints at prolonged load-shedding during WI series, Ramazan ... KARACHI: Unlike previous years when K-Electric 'promised' uninterrupted power supply at least during iftar and sehr in Ramazan, this time the power supply company has hinted at increasing load-shedding hours in different areas of the ...

Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. However, the Met office has predicted extreme weather conditions during the holy month of Ramzan. According to details, the Met office has said that the country would see record breaking heat during the months ...

Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita expressed confidence that the government would be able to control food prices ahead of Ramadhan, which starts on May 15. “We guarantee that all stocks are secure and we hope there will be no significant price increase,” he said after attending a meeting on food prices ...

Thousands of pupils across the country who are enrolled in public and private schools that follow the Ministry of Education curriculum will sit their all exams during Ramadan. A schedule released by the ministry on Tuesday showed that the first subject test – for Islamic studies - will be issued to students ...

Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla, popularly known as Stonebwoy, is set to make his bow in the movie industry after agreeing to feature in an upcoming movie. The 'bawasaba' hit maker is widely known for his singing prowess but it appears he has other hidden talents that the world is yet to find out ...

In Islamic teaching, children are not required to fast for Ramadan until they reach the age of puberty. However, in many families, younger children enjoy participating and are encouraged to practice their fasting. It's important to make kids aware of what fasting involves and to then practice fasting for just a ...

Canton Geneva authorities have called in two experts to conduct an external investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct alleged to have been perpetrated by Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan against pupils he taught in local schools. The role of the canton's education department in the affair will ...

Mustafar said that the workers could return home before May 15 when the fasting month starts if their families were willing to bear the travel costs. — Bernama picKUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The Immigration Department will repatriate some 4,000 undocumented Indonesian workers soon to ensure they ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when it is believed the first revelation of the Quran to the prophet Muhammad took place. To commemorate this event, Muslims across the world observe a month of fasting during daylight hours. Muslims must abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex ...

Canton Geneva authorities have called in two experts to conduct an external investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct alleged to have been perpetrated by Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan against pupils he taught in local schools. The role of the canton's education department in the affair will ...

Rabat – Through precise calculations, Moroccan astronomer Dr. Hicham El Issaoui has predicted that Morocco will observe the holy month of Ramadan beginning May 17, 2018. El Issaoui, who graduated from Dar El-Hadith El-Hassania for Higher Islamic Studies in Rabat, has predicted that Ramadan will ...

During Ramadan, drinking and eating in public is considered very offensive and can even attract a fine or a reprimand from the police. If an individual wants to eat or drink in daylight hours during Ramadan it has to be done indoors and out of sight or in designated screened-off areas within public places.

During Ramadan, drinking and eating in public is considered very offensive and can even attract a fine or a reprimand from the police. If an individual wants to eat or drink in daylight hours during Ramadan it has to be done indoors and out of sight or in designated screened-off areas within public places.

Dubai: Beit Al Khair Society's largest Ramadan campaign kicks off on Monday with a line-up of charity projects costing an estimate of Dh90 million over a period of three-months. Under the theme 'Rewarding philanthropist further,' the campaign, which coincides with the 'Year of Zayed,' will reach out to a ...

Muslims everywhere will be looking forward to celebrating Eid al-Fitr this year – but first they must get through the tough period of Ramadan. Covering the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is a period of fasting which commemorates the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad, their prophet.

A new video by the Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan - dating back to mid-November - in which he maintains his innocence has surfaced. The video, published by the French news website The Muslim Post, was apparently filmed a few weeks before Tariq Ramadan, 55, was set to appear before a French court ...

The tournament in Russia starts on the final day of Ramadan, the holy month that requires Muslims to fast from sunrise to sunset. Egypt is scheduled to play its opening match a day later, on June 15, against Uruguay. That means much of Egypt's preparations for the World Cup — the country's first in 28 ...

Egypt head coach Hector Cuper has confirmed the employment of specialists to help his team during Ramadan that starts in May. Ramadan, the holy month that requires Muslims to fast from sunrise to sunset, will start on May 15 and end on the first day of the World Cup - June 14. After the first training camp ...

Once hailed as a religious reformer by Western media outlets, Oxford University professor Tariq Ramadan's career has been brought to a halt by his arrest in France over sexual assault accusations. The most recent allegation, the fourth so far, was made by a woman in Washington, DC on March 11.

The most likely dates for Ramadan this year have been revealed by astronomers - with fasting set to exceed 13 hours per day. The Sharjah Center for Astronomy ... is expected to begin on Thursday May 17. If you're looking for more information on Ramadan, Time Out Dubai has produced a handy guide.

Typically, people will enjoy dates, dried apricots and Ramadan juices, before heading to evening prayer. After that, large meals are the norm, usually with family and friends. Suhoor is a meal taken just before sunrise, before the day of fasting starts. Many hotels host smaller buffets, traditional activities and ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A 45-year-old woman filed a new rape case in France on Wednesday against Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, the third against ... The woman accused Ramadan of violent sexual assault on multiple occasions between early 2013 and June 2014, according to the filing seen by Reuters.

Typically, people will enjoy dates, dried apricots and Ramadan juices, before heading to evening prayer. After that, large meals are the norm, usually with family and friends. Suhoor is a meal taken just before sunrise, before the day of fasting starts. Many hotels host smaller buffets, traditional activities and ...

Typically, people will enjoy dates, dried apricots and Ramadan juices, before heading to evening prayer. After that, large meals are the norm, usually with family and friends. Suhoor is a meal taken just before sunrise, before the day of fasting starts. Many hotels host smaller buffets, traditional activities and ...

Following the detention of pro-government TV anchor Khairy Ramadan this week for “insulting the police institution and a police officer” as well as ... The General Prosecution summoned Ramadan on Sunday after a complaint was filed against him by the Ministry of Interior following the airing of an episode ...

Datuk Tan Lian Hoe said GE14 will be free from defamation and lies if it falls during the fasting month of Ramadan. — Picture via FacebookIPOH, March 5 — The 14th General Election (GE14) will be free from defamation and lies if it falls during the fasting month of Ramadan, according to Wanita Gerakan ...

Tan dismissed the notion that holding GE14 during Ramadan would give Barisan Nasional (BN) the advantage. “Most importantly, the people just want a candidate that will be able to help them and not one who is only good at giving promises but does not walk the talk.” On Tourism and Culture Minister ...

Ramadan fasting can be safe for patients with heart failure, according to research presented today at the 29th Annual Conference of the Saudi Heart Association (SHA29), held 1 to 3 March in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Experts from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will present a special programme.

A French judge has denied a request to release Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who has been detained on preliminary rape charges, local media and news agencies reported. The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday denied a request to release Ramadan after a medical expert said his health status did not ...

Rape-accused Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan could now face charges in the United States after American attorney Rabia Chaudry revealed this week that she had referred an alleged victim to a federal prosecutor. Ramadan is currently being held in a French prison since February 2 on charges that he ...

Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year in Islamic culture. Muslims observe the month of Ramadan, to mark that Allah, or God, gave the first chapters of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad in 610, according to the Times of India. During Ramadan, Muslims fast, abstain from pleasures and pray to ...

To commemorate this event, Muslims across the world observe a month of fasting during daylight hours. Muslims must abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex every day, and are only allowed to eat during an early-morning meal, suhur, and a night-time meal, iftar. Fasting during Ramadan is the fourth of ...

If Mr. Ramadan goes to trial and if he is convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison on the charge of rape, and up to 20 years on the separate charge of rape of a vulnerable person. That charge was included because Mr. Ramadan's second accuser is partly disabled, requiring her to walk with a crutch ...

Ramadan will likely begin on Thursday May 17, according to the Sharjah Centre for Astronomy and Space Sciences. This means the first day of Eid Al Fitr – which marks the end of the Holy Month – is expected to fall on Friday June 15. The fasting period is expected to last 13 hours and 25 minutes at the ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when it is believed the first revelation of the Quran to the prophet Muhammad took place. To commemorate this event, Muslims across the world observe a month of fasting during daylight hours. Muslims must abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex ...

Dubai: The first day of Ramadan is traditionally marked by the sighting of the crescent moon with the naked eye, and is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Although it is generally customary to wait for the official announcement of Ramadan by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia, astronomers ...

Typically, people will enjoy dates, dried apricots and Ramadan juices, before heading to evening prayer. After that, large meals are the norm, usually with family and friends. Suhoor is a meal taken just before sunrise, before the day of fasting starts. Many hotels host smaller buffets, traditional activities and ...

It is two days later than the centre's earlier predictions, after they initially announced Ramadan would be likely to start on May 15. They said the length of the fast is likely to be 13 hours and 25 minutes at the beginning of Ramadan, increasing to 13 hours and 42 minutes by the end of the holy month. This will ...