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Ramadan (the ninth month: the month of the Qur'an, the fast and the Night of Power)

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Ramadan is the ninth and noblest month; its fast was imposed in Sha'ban of the second year of the hijra. In it the Qur'an was sent down and in it is the Night of Power, better than a thousand months. It is the month of patience and the Qur'an. 1 2

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Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Global / Diaspora

Sacred timeWorship and the pillars

Definition

Ramadan is the ninth month, named from al-ramad, burning heat, for it fell in high summer when the months were named. 1

The fast imposed

God imposed its fast in Sha'ban of the second hijri year in the verse: whoever of you witnesses the month let him fast it; the Prophet ﷺ fasted nine Ramadans. 1

The Qur'an and the Night of Power

In Ramadan the Qur'an was sent down, and in it is the Night of Power, better than a thousand months, sought in the last ten nights on the prevalent report. 1

The gates of good

When Ramadan enters, the gates of paradise are opened, the gates of the fire shut and the devils chained; in it are the tarawih prayer, the retreat of the last ten days, and an 'umra equal to a hajj. 1

People and things also explored

Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· Yawm al-Jumu'a (Friday, fiqh)· I'tikaf (retreat)· The ruling on one who abandons prayer· The people of the bench (ahl al-suffa)· The sacred months· The good deeds (al-hasanat)· Spending in the way of God (infaq)

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3)
  2. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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