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| Ramadan 2011 |
Ramadan, for the strict observance of the first day that hinders the work and the festive character of its nights is an exceptional period of the year for the faithful Muslims in all Muslim majority countries: based on its sacred tradition already fixed in the Quran, that this month Mohammed would have received a revelation from the Archangel Gabriel. Originally, it was the month of Ramadan, as its name (the 'hot') shows, a summer month, but then Muhammad himself adopted a purely lunar calendar of twelve months, therefore, change position from year to year.
Fasting (sawm) during that month is the third of the Five Pillars of Islam and those who would deny the obligatory Kafir, that is guilty of impiety and maximum nullifying the condition of Muslim. In some Muslim-majority countries of the fast non-compliance is a criminal offense.
During the month of Ramadan in fact practicing Muslims must abstain - from sunrise to sunset - from drinking, eating, smoking and sexual pursuits. Who is unable to fast (because they are ill or on a trip) can also be raised by the precept, but as soon as possible, must recover the fasting month later.
Since the aim of the devotee is to purify them from all that exists in the material world corrupted and corruptible.
Since each ingestion is considered attractive corruption of body and soul, and smoking is also banned, according to some, perfume because it interferes actions in both foreign substances and by both actions would take offense to detract from the enjoyment of a penitential aspects targeted by the institution. The inadvertent ingestion of food, liquid or gaseous forms, however, does not break fasting.
It is worth to underline that the use of perfume during the fasting allowed being a part of Muslim scholars explicitly prohibiting only the inhalation of incense. The reason for this relative tolerance is perhaps the fact that the Prophet Mohammed was very fond of perfumes and made abundant use for the trouble he had about bad smells, to prohibit those who had eaten garlic or onion to participate in collective prayer of noon on Friday in the mosque.
Ramadan, festival is also required to avoid surrender to anger.
For some of the Shiite scholars, such as al-Najm al-Din al-Muhaqqiq Hill, however, if the smoke and the smell does not constitute breach of the duty, in case of intercourse, the first breach of the duty of abstention in Fasting during the
Whipping and would, in case of relapse, even the death penalty. This view is in almost all cases not applied in practice.
Pregnant women and nursing mothers, children and the chronically ill are exempted from fasting and should be in place, according to their capabilities, such as doing charity to feed people in need regardless of their religion, ethnic group or their beliefs. Women during their cycle or persons traveling must not fast but it may refer.
When the sun sets, the fast is broken. Tradition dictates that you should eat a date because that was the Prophet. Alternatively, you can drink a glass of water.
Since the Islamic calendar OR ( Hijri Calendar ) consists of 354 or 355 days (10 or 11 days less in the calendar year), the month of Ramadan every year falls at a different time of the calendar year, and then gradually falls into a different season.
Many theologians have analyzed the spiritual significance of fasting. It attributes such as fasting the dowry to the man to teach self-discipline, membership of a community, patience and love for God several occurrences of the month or commemorated by Muslims celebrate. On day 6 it was born the grandson of Muhammad, al-Husayn ibn 'Ali. The 10 days would have died of the Prophet's first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid. The 17 days would have won the battle of Badr. The 19 days would have been conquere by the Muslim city of Mecca. The 21 would be dead 'Ali ibn Abi Talib and his descendants, the Shi'ite imam' Ali al-Rida.
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