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In the Shadow of the Past: Ramadan in Balkans
The Balkans have been and still are a space in which different religious and cultural traditions are intermingled. In fact, there is a saying that one encounters in literature sometimes; the Balkans are an enigma, and this sounds about right.

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Ramadan/1431

 

" There are two characteristics that a believer does not have: Meanness and bad morals."  Tirmidhi, Al-Birr (Virtue) 41


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Ramadan Different in Bosnia

Adem Coban

The Ramadan has a special importance in the Balkans. Especially here in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia Herzegovina, Ramadan has become an exceptional tradition. Congregations who come to listen to the chanting of the Quran before the morning twilight fill the Begova Mosque.

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Ramadan Dictionary

Betül Yılmazörnek

Fasting which is one of the five pillars of Islam is the name given to the act of abstaining yourself eating food, having a sexual intercourse and other deeds resulting in the breaking of fasting starting the break of dawn to the sun set.

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Prophet Muhammad's (Pbuh) Ramadan Preparations

Ali Celik, PhD

Understanding the preparations made by Prophet for the month of Ramadan is possible through the information narrated by the Companions of the Prophet as well as the Sunnah on this matter. When one examines the narrations on this topic, two issues emerge as being most important..

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