O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you,
that ye may (learn) self-restraint
[Quran: Chapter 2:183]

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Friday, August 14, 2009

Observing Ramadan 2009 -- Back to the future in pictures

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. We came across an article on the boston globe which contains some interesting pictures from Ramadan 2008. Let us have a look "back to the future", in pictures, at the observing of Ramadan 2008 while waiting for ramadan 2009. There are some stunning pictures. Enjoy!

Please comments on the picture, and let us know your BEST FIVE. We plan to take the best five that readers will select and feature them on the blog during the few days before and after the official start of Ramadan 2009.

Ramadan 2009 celebrated fasting
Symbolizing the faith of Islam, the crescent moon is seen at sunset on top of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)



Ramadan 2009 celebrated fasting
An officer of Brunei's Islamic authority looks through a telescope as he performs "rukyah", the sighting of the new moon for Ramadan, over the skies of Bukit Agok outside Bandar Seri Begawan August 31, 2008. Muslims scan the sky at dusk at the end of their lunar calendar's eighth month in search of the new moon to proclaim the beginning of Ramadan. (REUTERS/Ahim Rani)


Ramadan 2009 celebrated fasting
Indonesian men attend Friday prayer at Istiqlal mosque, the biggest in Southeast Asia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)

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Dear Reader, Assalaamu’alaikum.

Ramadan Mubarak. We wish you a blessed and productive Ramadan! Make no mistake about it - keeping the fast and increasing our acts of worship during this blessed month is not an easy task. The physical demands of balancing work or school with fasting all day, feeling fatigued and less effective than you normally are, waking up for Suhoor, praying Teraweeh and Tahajjud prayers, dealing with sleep deficits.

But the last thing we would want is to let Ramadan pass us by without doing all that we aim and desire to. Do not allow yourself to feel guilty or regretful when Ramadan passes.

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