About Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and Muslims are required to fast during this month. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. In accordance with the practice of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Charity is also encouraged in this month and many choose this time of the year to fulfill the requirement of Zakaat.

Can you eat during Ramadan?

The fast is to abstain from food, drink and marital relations from dawn until sunset, but Muslims are also encouraged to increase in their worship in general and also the recital of the Holy Qur’an.

When does Ramadan start?

This year Ramadan 2023 (1444) begins on Thursday March 23 and ends on Saturday April 22 (subject to new moon sighting – please check with your local Masjid/ Islamic organisation). The month falls at a different time each year because the Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, which means there isn’t a fixed date and is approximately ten days earlier each year.

Virtues of Ramadan

• Effects of Worship in Ramadhan
• Object of Ramadan
• Heavenly Food
• Spiritual Detox in Ramadan 
• A Memorable Month
• Spend in Ramadan
• Virtues of Ramadhan
• Ramadhaan: A Training Ground
• The Prophet’s Sermon on Ramadhan
• Ramadan – Nourishment of the Soul
• Win the heart of the husband

Preparing for the blessed month

• Practical Preparation
• Don’t Let the Sand of Ramadhan Slip Away
• Increase tilawat Quran
• Welcoming Ramadhan
• Nasiha for Ramadan
• Ten Tips for Ramadhan
• 25 Advices for Ramadan
• Five Groups of People during Ramadan
• Love Ramadan for Others
• The Meaning of Ramadan
• Ramadan Advices
• Ramadan: A Spiritual Retreat
• Prepare for the Month of Fasting
• 10 Tips to prepare for Ramadhan 
• Six Dos and Don’ts of Ramadhan
• Prepare for Ramadan
• The Purpose of Ramadan
• Preparing for Ramadan
• Advices on Ramadan
• Making the Best in Ramadan
• Value Ramadan
• Ramadhan 24 Hour programme
• Ramadan Checklist
• Ibadah chart for kids in Ramadan
• Ramadan Fever

Fasting

• Fasting is a Shield
• Sunnah of Fasting
• Fasting in Ramadan – Ahadith from Riyad as-Salihin
• The Benefits of Fasting
• Ramadhan Super Foods
• Fasting is ibadah
• The Thief of Ramadan
• The Month of Silence
• Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds
• Fasting and Tafsir of Ma’ariful Qur’an
• Why Religious Fasting Could Be Good for Your Brain
• Eighteen Reasons For Fasting
• Long Hot Summer Fasts

• Fasting of Rasulullah صلي الله عليه و سلم from Shamaa-il Tirmidhi

Sehri and Iftari

• Comprehensive Dua
• Virtues of Sehri
• Dua for Iftar
• Ibaadat of Iftaar
• Virtues of Iftari
• Dua for Suhur
• Dua After Iftar

Taraweeh

• The Virtue of Taraweeh
• The 1400 Year History of Taraweeh Salaah
• Number of Rak’ah in Taraweeh
• Taraweeh 8 or 20?
• Taraweeh Summary

• The Taraweeh Salah

Last Third of Ramadan

• Laylatul Qadr
• Four Things To Do On Laylatul Qadr
• After Ramadan
• After Ramadan
• Eid Mubarak
• Last Night of Ramadhaan
• The Last Ashrah
• The Wonderful Status of I’tikaaf

E Books/ Resources

• Saum, I’tikaf & Taraweeh in Talimul Haq
• Complete Guide to Ramadhan Fisabilillah Publications
• Profit from Ramadhan by Shaykh Muhammed Saleem Dhorat
• Kitabus Saum by Majlisul Ulama South Africa

Lectures & Audio

• Ramadhan: Month of the Qur’an by Al Kawthar Academy
• Fasting: Food for the Soul by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
• Kitab as-Sawm Duroos by Mufti Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf
• Fasting Dars by Mufti A R ibn Yusuf from Bidayat Al-Hidayat
• Ramadaan Talks by Maulana Yunus Patel
• Preparation for Ramadhan by Maulana Rafiq Sufi
• The purpose of Ramadan by Shaykh Zahir Mahmood

What breaks the Fast?

• Swallowing one’s own saliva
• Swallowing vomit by Maulana Qamruz Zaman
• Using toothpaste while fasting by Mufti Abdul Wahab Waheed
• Application of Vicks on Nose by Mufti Faraz ibn Adam
• Does an Asthma inhaler break the Fast? by Mufti Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf
• Injecting Insulin by Mufti Faraz ibn Adam
• Does a colonoscopy break the fast? by Shaykh Yusuf Shabbir
• Sexual Intercourse during Ramadhan by Mufti Abdullah Patel