Post by wirewiper on Apr 23, 2020 10:43:57 GMT
Tonight marks the start of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar.
This year's Ramadan will be a strange time for Muslims, as the crowded worship in mosques and the sociable iftar meals will not be possible for many, including here in the United Kingdom.
The Muslim Council of Britain is encouraging people to hold virtual iftars on social media, and an organisation called the Ramadan Tent Project is organising guest speakers. “Just because you’re in quarantine, it doesn’t mean you have to spend Ramadan alone,” said a spokeswoman for the project.
There is a hadith (prophetic saying) which may help some people reconcile themselves with not partaking in their usual Ramadan rituals: "If you hear of a plague in a land, then do not go into it. If it happens in a land where you are, then do not go out of it."
I wish all Muslims, here on the Forum, working on our buses, and living in London, the United Kingdom and across the world: Ramadan Kareem.
This year's Ramadan will be a strange time for Muslims, as the crowded worship in mosques and the sociable iftar meals will not be possible for many, including here in the United Kingdom.
The Muslim Council of Britain is encouraging people to hold virtual iftars on social media, and an organisation called the Ramadan Tent Project is organising guest speakers. “Just because you’re in quarantine, it doesn’t mean you have to spend Ramadan alone,” said a spokeswoman for the project.
There is a hadith (prophetic saying) which may help some people reconcile themselves with not partaking in their usual Ramadan rituals: "If you hear of a plague in a land, then do not go into it. If it happens in a land where you are, then do not go out of it."
I wish all Muslims, here on the Forum, working on our buses, and living in London, the United Kingdom and across the world: Ramadan Kareem.