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If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely
100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same,
it would look something like this:

57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be nonwhite
30 would be white
70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian
89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth (all six
would be from the United States)
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death
1 would be near birth
1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education
1 would own a computer

When considering our world from such a compressed perspective, you
can see the need for global acceptance, understanding and education.
Some further things to ponder:

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are
more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness
of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of
starvation ... you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death...you are more blessed than three billion
people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof
overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75% of this
world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a
dish someplace...you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy.

If your parents are still alive and still married...you are very
rare, even in the United States and Canada.

If you can hold up your head with a smile on your face and be truly
thankful...you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug him or her, or even touch them
on the shoulder...you are blessed because you can offer a healing
touch.

If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in
that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are more
blessed than the more than two billion people in the world who
cannot read at all.

Count your blessings - and try to find a way to repay them.

Reply 14061

A Y A Z

lil_one

I shall ayaz as soon as i can bro :smile:

jazakhallah for that, and ramadan mubarak! x

Ramadan Mubarak to you too.. I hope the Dua's help everyone!

Reply 14062

*Ridwan*

Salaam

Please someone confirm Ramadan starts tomorrow in UK?

Jazakallahu Khaira in advance

Yes it is!

Happy Ramadan Muslims !!!

:party:

Reply 14065

SketchyCanvas~

Assalamu Alaikum wr wb,

Ramadan Mubarak!!! :biggrin:

Reply 14066

filastini

A Y Z

Farhan, PLEASE collect all these posts and put them in your FIRST post of the ISOC!

Done

Reply 14067

filastini

10inchpianist

Happy Ramadan Muslims !!!

:party:

Thanks! Happy Ramadhan to you too dude :p:

Reply 14068

filastini

Allah ybarek feek :biggrin:

Reply 14069

Aky786UK

Ramadan Mubarak to you guys..

Can someone clarify something for me?

About the Taraweeh Namaz, is it compulsory? When younger, my parents always used to say "If you dont read taraweeh namaz, then your fast isnt valid!"

Im sure its compulsory to fast first of all, if you dont/do read Taraweeh then it doesnt affect your fast does it?

Reply 14070

*Ridwan*

Tarawi is HIGHLY DESIRABLE/RECOMMENDED BUT NOT COMPULSORY

Reply 14071

filastini

Aky786UK

The answer to your question is in the intention of Tarawee prayer. :wink:

Taraweeh Salaah is indeed Sunnat-e-Mu'akkidah for both males and females.

Reply 14072

*Ridwan*

The Benefits of Fasting:

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"O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil." (The Holy Quran, 2:183)
Ramazan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is of great spiritual value to Muslims all over the world. The revelation of the Holy Quran commenced in this month, and the reason given in the Holy Quran for fasting is that the fasting person may guard himself against evil. This shield against evil helps us in the following ways:

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The Spiritual and Moral Benefits:
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1. It brings a fasting man/woman closer to his/her Creator (Allah).

2. One develops a sense of love for the Holy Quran, as this month brings along with it an opportunity towards a special dedication, and also a love towards its recitation, understanding an remembrance.

3. Lailat-ul-Qadr (i.e., the Night of Majesty) falls in this month, and provides an opportunity for acceptance of prayer.

4. I'tikaf, i.e., staying in the mosque for the last ten days of this month (Ramazan), is observed, and in doing so one gets a better concentration and more time towards praying, reciting the Holy Quran and undergoing other religious activities.

5. Punctuality in the five obligatory prayers helps one develop a habit of offering one's prayers regularly and punctually.

6. The Tahajjud prayer is more widely observed. The faithful leave their warm beds in search of the Bliss of Allah.

7. The Tarawih prayer is an event that allows faithful to hear the Holy Quran from beginning to end.

8. The fasting Muslim learns to obey every command of Allah, the "Supreme Commander", both publicly and privately.

9. One refrains from evil deeds while one is fasting.

10. One is prepared for radical changes in one's life, as the advent of this month brings similar changes to one's daily schedule.

11. One develops a sense of unity and brotherhood with fellow Muslims all over the world by sharing the same spiritual experience (i.e., of fasting).

12. One obeys the saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, by following his advice to refrain from harming one's fellow Muslims, physically and/or verbally.

13. Equality and uniformity is observed, as both black and white, wealthy and poor, master and servant, act according to the will of Allah.

14. The wealthy realise the essence of the word hunger, and thus become more dutiful towards the rights of the poor, the orphans, the widows and the needy. Thus one is more mindful towards the giving of charity and bringing about other pious deeds that can alleviate the miseries of the poor.

15. It develops the habit of eating moderately and avoiding wastage of food.

16. Allah forgives the previous sins of the fasting men and women when they seek His forgiveness.

17. Owing to a fasting person's pious acts, fellow-people love him and thus the foundation of a solid and healthy brotherhood is laid down.

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The Physical Benefits:
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1. It is easier to undergo physical labour.

2. Animal instincts and lower passions are conquered.

3. Body organs benefit from the lesser workload, and some of the injurious substances are eliminated from the body.

4. Laziness is warded off, and one becomes active.

5. One is prepared to face any future hardships and adverse conditions.

6. Physical and mental endurance is increased.

7. One achieves spiritual, bodily and mental gratification on completing one's fasts.

8. After a month-long devotion towards fasting, and accomplishment of acts of piety, one feels real delight when one celebrates the well-deserved Id-ul-Fitr.

Reply 14073

*Ridwan*

Du'a - When beginning the fast

"O Allah, I fast this day in Ramadhan for your sake and ask for your forgiveness of my sins."

Allah huma inni asumu ghadan laka min shar-e- ramadhan faghfirli beema qaddamtu wa ma akhar tu.

Du'a - When breaking the fast

"The thirst has gone, the veins are moistened and the reward is certain, if Allah wills."

Dhahabadh dhama'u wab tallatil urooqu, wa thabatal ajru insha'Allah.