by Sadaf Farooqi After the culmination of the month of worship – Ramadan – the first day of the next month, Shawaal, is the day of `Eid Al-Fitr. “`Eid Al-Fitr” means “the festivity of breaking the fasting (routine)”. In Arabic, the word “`Eid” literally means “that which returns” and “Fitr” means “breaking/splitting”. In other [...]
THE RELIGION OF ISLAM By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word “Islam” itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gotama [...]
8/01/2008 – 9/30/2008 Morocco The annual Imilchil Festival takes place in the town of Imilchil in a picturesque spot in Morocco’s beautiful Middle Atlas Mountains. Held at the end of the harvest season, the festival is a great cultural celebration and is traditionally a time when young unmarried men and women search for a [...]
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