Welcoming the blessed month

A journey of the soul: Observing Ramadan consists of a process which aims at spiritual upliftment.

MUSLIMS will be observing the month of Ramadan in three days’ time. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Hijri calendar.

During this month, it is obligatory for all Muslims to fast from fajr (sunrise) to sunset. In an authentic hadith, Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: The Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Verily, there is a gate in Paradise called sa­­tisfaction (al-Rayyan) through which only those who fasted will enter on the Day of Resurrection. No one else will enter it along with them. It will be said: Where are those who fasted that they may enter? When the last of them enter, it will be closed and no one else will go through it.”