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The Islamic Bulletin
Issue 7
Issue 7
V
ol
. XXII, N
o
. 27
in
this
issue
L
etters
to
the
E
ditor
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I
slamic
W
orld
N
ews
.......................... 3
R
amadan
- F
asting
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I
slamic
D
ietary
L
aws
........................... 6
M
iracles of
the
Q
ur
’
an
...................... 7
Q
ur
’
an
and
S
cience
. .......................... 8
K
id
’
s
C
orner
..................................... 9
W
omen
in
I
slam
................................. 11
C
ook
’
s
C
orner
.................................. 13
P
rophet
H
ud
(
pbuh
)........................... 13
T
eachings of
the
P
rophet
................... 15
S
ources
/P
ublishers
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T
he
I
slamic
B
ulletin
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amadan
M
ubarak
!!! H
appy
R
amadan
!!!
Assalamu alaikum!
Dear Readers,
The month of Ramadan has once again begun. This month is a very special
time in a Muslim’s heart and soul. It is a time that The Almighty has bestowed
many blessings in our lives. It is also a time for forgiveness, repentance, and an
opportunity to earn countless rewards.
It is very important to increase one’s worship during Ramadan by reading Qu-
ran, praying ‘extra’ prayers--such as Tahajjud and Taraweeh, and being kind and
doing good deeds. These good habits during Ramadan should also, God-willing,
continue after the month of fasting has ended.
Fasting develops self-control and helps us to overcome selfishness, greed, laziness
and other faults. It is an annual training program to refresh us for carrying out
our duties towards the Almighty, the Creator and Sustainer.
Fasting gives us the feeling of hunger and thirst. We experience for ourselves what
it is like to have an empty stomach. This develops our feeling for the poor and
hungry people. Fasting teaches us to control the love of comfort. Also, it helps
us to keep our sexual desires within control. Hunger, comfort, and sex are three
factors which must be kept under control to behave as the Almighty’s servants.
The purpose of fasting is to make a Muslim able to control his passions, so that
he becomes a person of good deeds and intentions. Anger, a common human
weakness, can also be brought under control by fasting. A Muslim is expected
to keep away from all bad actions during his fast. He should not lie, break a
promise or do any deceitful act.
During the month of Ramadan one should visit and offer prayers more frequently
in the local Masjids. This is a time when Muslims must come together and show
their strength in numbers in supporting their Masjids and Islamic centers. Ra-
madan is also a time for visiting our friends and families and sharing our meals
with the less fortunate.
R
amadan
M
ubarak
!!! H
appy
R
amadan
!!!
- from all of us at the Islamic Bulletin and the Islamic Center of San Francisco.
At this time we would also like to wish every one of our Readers an Eid
Mubarak.