EDISI KHAS 12TH RC of UM: Origins of Ramadan

Origins of Ramadan…

Ramadan also written as Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, or Ramadaan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset. Fasting is meant to teach, and to offer more prayer than usual. During Ramaḍān, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As compared to solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving forward about ten days each year as it is a moving festival depending on the moon. Ramadan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur'an were claimed to have been revealed^{[Qur'an 2:185]} to the Prophet Muhammad

Privileges of the month of the Ramadan…

The most prominent event of this month is fasting. Every day during the month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world get up before dawn to eat Sehri or Sahari (it means something we eat at Sahar), the pre-dawn meal, then they perform the fajr (or Sobh) prayer. They have to stop eating and drinking before the call for prayer starts until the fourth prayer of the day, Maghrib. Muslims open their fast at Magrib (at sunset) prayer time or Iftari. Muslims may continue to eat and drink after the sun has set until the next morning's fajr prayer call. Then the process starts all over. Ramadan is a time of reflecting and worshiping Allah. Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam and to avoid obscene and irreligious sights and sounds. Sexual activities during fasting hours are also forbidden.^{[Qur'an 2:187]} Purity of both thoughts and actions is important. The fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised awareness of closeness to God.

Specialty Bulan Ramadhan

>the doors of heaven opened and closed the doors of hell

>bound demons in the month of Ramadhan,

>there a night better than thousand months, whoever is honored, then it get the glory of God ".
>Bulan yang penuh Barakah > Full moon Barakah
> In this open the door in the Jannah and the Fire closed doors
> In these demons handcuffed
> In this month there is a night of blessings do in it is better than work for a thousand months, ie Malam Al-Qadar.
> In this day will also each have an angel who called and advised Muslims to do goods and avoid evil things

Keistimewaan beramal di bulan Ramadhan>Amal itu dapat menutup dosa-dosa kecil antara Ramadhan ini sehingga bertemu Ramadhan berikutnya

> Charities was able to close the small sins of Ramadhan this meeting until the next Ramadhan

> Making month of Ramadhan as a month requested the intercession of the practice of reading the Quran and fasting itself and shield the punishment of the Fire

> For those who fast specially prepared for him to enter the gates of Jannah called "Rayyaan"

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Practices during Ramadan…

1. Read Quran - Muslims are encouraged to read the entire Qur'an. Some Muslims perform the recitation of the entire Qur'an by means of special prayers, called Tarawih, which are held in the mosques every night of the month, during which a whole section of the Qur'an (juz, which is 1/30 of the Qur'an) is recited. Therefore the entire Qur'an would be completed at the end of the month.

2. Solat Sunat Terawih - Tarawih prayers are prayed in pairs of two and can be prayed in at least 20 raka'ahs according to the three major schools (Hanafis, Shafi'i, Hanbali) of Sunni Islam. This prayer is performed only during Ramadan of the Islamic Calendar after salah of Isha'a. Sunni Muslims believe it is customary to attempt a 'khatm' (complete recitation) of the Qur'an in Ramadan by reciting at least one juz per night in tarawih. If someone does not know how to read Qur'an or cannot read it very well, they may recite Surahs that they know. Tarawih prayers can therefore be considered optional, not mandatory.