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Desk of the Imam Magazine                     May 2018




               The Last 10 Days of Ramadan                      Mubarak', or whatever resembles it, since it is
                                                                not Ramadan itself that gives with the objective
               The last ten days of Ramadan are considered highly   that it can be Kareem (liberal/generous), really,
               blessed, especially the 27th night which is also called   it is Allah who put the ease in it, and made it an
               the ‘Night of Power’, or the ‘Night of Destiny’. It is   exceptional month, and a chance to perform one
               believed that on this night the prophet Muhammad   of the pillars of Islam".
               received the first revelation of the Qur’an. For many
               Muslims, this period is marked by a heightened   Others contend that Kareem is satisfactory, on
               spiritual intensity and they may spend these nights   the grounds that the wording mirrors the gifts
                                                                that ALLAH provides for his adherents amid
               praying and reciting the Qur’an.                 the month.
               After 30 days of fasting, the end of the month of
               Ramadan is observed with a day of celebration,   Jordan's Iftaa' Department, which is in charge of
               called Eid-ul-Fitr. On this day, Muslims gather in one   religious announcements, a year ago controlled:
                                                                "Portraying Ramadan to be noteworthy does not
               place to offer a prayer of thanks. It is traditional to   in truth ascribe the quality to the month.
               wear new clothes, visit friends and relatives,
               exchange gifts, eat delicious dishes prepared for this   "Or maybe, the word originates from the way
               occasion, and wait patiently for the next year.   that ALLAH gives his admirers gifts amid
                                                                the month.

                What is more appropriate as a Ramadan           "It's hence adequate to call the thing by the
               greeting? Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan             name of its reason or cause. The ruling could be
                                                                viewed for instance of synecdoche, in which a
               Kareem?                                          piece of something is taken to remain for its
                                                                entire, or vice versa.
               The question is the most trending one as there’s
               lot of confusion as which phrase is more         For more facts, truths & history regarding the
               appropriate as a Ramadan Greeting? Ramadan       Ramadan
               Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem???                     Greetings:- www.ramadan.quotesms.com/
                                                                ramadan-greetings.html
               Many a gossips are spread all over for all this
               and there’s no proof of which is one is correct or
               best. Because as many peoples, so are the talks
               and it becomes very difficult to claim which one   To Advertise with us Call
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               Some say that the expression, which signifies
               "may Ramadan be generous to you", conflicts
               with the lessons of Islam since Ramadan itself
               can't be generous.

               As Saudi Arabian scholar Sheikh Al-Uthaymeen
               cleared up, "it should be said 'Ramadan

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