Salah with Sadie

  As-Salam-u-Alaikum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuh ("Peace be unto you and so may the mercy of Allah and his Blessings")! Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is one of the most holy months of the year. The month of Ramadan is when Allah had the angel Gabriel, or Jibril, recite the Holy Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad, Praise be Upon Him! It is a special time filled with deep spiritual connection, self-discipline, and community bonding. Sawm: The most recognizable aspect of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars: Sawm, or fasting. While Sawm means no eating or drinking from sun up till sun down, it extends beyond refraining from food and drink. Fasting serves as a powerful tool for self-discipline, promoting empathy for those less fortunate, and cultivating a heightened awareness of one's actions and intentions. In Islam, anyone who is capable fasts: the poor, the rich, the Mufti, the layman. Of course, if you are a child or physically unable, you sho...