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    JavaLatte
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    A Sunni woman told me today that she fasted yesterday because it was a mandatory "preparation fast". Have I missed something in the scripture?

    As far as I know, it's not mandatory for Sunni, but more like special sunnah practice ---> "Fasting in Sha'ban".

    http//www.newislamicdirections.com/nid/notes/fasting_during_shaban

    http//askaquestionto.us/question-answer/shaban/the-significance-of-fasting-shaban

    http//www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1719&category=130

    http//www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0409-2468

    http//www.missionislam.com/knowledge/shaban.htm

    http//www.dailyhadith.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=69.0

    http//www.albalagh.net/general/shaban.shtml

    http//www.sunnah.org/ibadaat/shaban/ghunya_shaban_frame.htm

    http//salaf-us-saalih.com/2010/07/15/deeds-are-presented-to-allah-during-shaban-today-is-3rd-shabaan/

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      Existential1
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      As far as I know, it's not mandatory for Sunni, but more like special sunnah practice ---> "Fasting in Sha'ban".

      http//www.newislamicdirections.com/nid/notes/fasting_during_shaban

      http//askaquestionto.us/question-answer/shaban/the-significance-of-fasting-shaban

      http//www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1719&category=130

      http//www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0409-2468

      http//www.missionislam.com/knowledge/shaban.htm

      http//www.dailyhadith.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=69.0

      http//www.albalagh.net/general/shaban.shtml

      http//www.sunnah.org/ibadaat/shaban/ghunya_shaban_frame.htm

      http//salaf-us-saalih.com/2010/07/15/deeds-are-presented-to-allah-during-shaban-today-is-3rd-shabaan/

      Ok, thanks for all those links. So her stating that is was "mandatory" has more to do with her families/mosque values in complying with hadith.

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        Zulf
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        She might think it was mandatory, because as per my experience, "common man" never reads the quran, but only hears and learns by word of mouth what to do and what not to do. People do recite the quran... or rather they imitate the sounds of the Arabic. Typically there is no comprehension what so ever of the text itself.

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          Existential1
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          People do recite the quran... or rather they imitate the sounds of the Arabic. Typically there is no comprehension what so ever of the text itself.

          That's why I learn in English before Arabic. But I really need to take a break from reading and just focus on learning Arabic '(

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            FindingRightPathToAllah
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            Peace,

            Such a long thread.

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              Wakas
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              I read most of it and gave a brief summary here
              http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9188.msg334061#msg334061

              All information is correct to the best of my knowledge only and thus should not be taken as a fact. One should always seek knowledge and verify for themselves when possible: 17:36, 20:114, 35:28, 49:6, 58:11.

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                FreedomStands
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                Some people might not know what the word "mandatory" means.

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                  simonejamilla
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                  Peace and Greeting to all.
                  Forgive my ignorance in advance. Is ramadan part of the 4 sacred shahr? If so how do we understand this from al Qur'an?

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                    bagyane
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                    Peace and Greeting to all.
                    Forgive my ignorance in advance. Is ramadan part of the 4 sacred shahr? If so how do we understand this from al Qur'an?

                    Salam,

                    Ramadan is not part of the 4 sacred months (shahr) for hajj because

                    Ramadan is the month (shahr) of fasting (seyam ) 2185. Therefore how can we observed 3 + 7 days fasting (seyam) 2196 during hajj, if Ramadan is part of the months for hajj?

                    Rafasu (sexual pleasure between leagal partners) is allowed during the night of Ramadan 2187. And it is not allowed to individuals performing the act of hajj 2196.

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                      simonejamilla
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                      What is the Summer timings for ramadan 2015?

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                        bagyane
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                        What is the Summer timings for ramadan 2015?

                        The timings for Ramadan is based on the count of shahar but not seasons of a year

                        936

                        Various efforts were made to define Ramadan literally as the time of summer but my observation is that verse 2185 clearly defines what Ramadan is. Contextually it defines Ramadan as the shahar when Quran descended, so you can keep adding 12 shahar to recount again and again as per 936 I believed there is nothing wrong with the traditional counting as the two counting systems lunar and solar were already in use

                        Remember companions of the cave please study this verse

                        189

                        At the end one group count 300 years for the youth stay in the cave while another group counted 309 years 1825

                        For lunar (shahar) counting method

                        105

                        For solar counting method

                        1712

                        So if you don?t know the count ask those who keep record, you may refer to 23113 for guidance please

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                          brook
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                          Muslims who take islamic lunar year serious
                          loook up the sky to see the so-called ramadan crescent.

                          However, date of the ramadan crescent
                          in the sky is not the same as in the islamic lunar year.

                          Date of ramadan crescent
                          2015 17 June (http//www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2015&country=74)
                          ..630 17 June (http//www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=630&country=74)

                          Convert 17 June 630 to islamic lunar year.
                          Result is 29 Safar 9 AH.
                          Not 1 Ramadan 9 AH.

                          Which date is the valid one?

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                            bagyane
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                            Salam

                            Anything in the Quran is for our guidance and all that is required from us is to
                            1 Keep listening

                            2 Then Study carefully

                            3 Then Submit to or apply the concept

                            4 Then Wait or be patient for the result

                            5 And finally Enjoy the fruits of your work

                            The lunar and solar are two calendar systems approved in the Quran for reckoning of years and fractional portions of a year meaning detail information. Therefore both lunar and solar calendars are islamic!

                            For lunar (shahar) calendar system 105

                            The pronoun hu that suffix the word qaddara is referring only to the moon, the word manazila is referring to the stages or phases of the moon form beginning to the end. 3639 contains additional information about the moon and its phases. The words aada and qadeem are the additional information, aada in the context means complete/return/end and qadeem means initial/old/early stage. Therefore aada ending is kal urjuun returning like qadeem beginning

                            http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Lunar_libration_with_phase_Oct_2007_450px.gif/200px-Lunar_libration_with_phase_Oct_2007_450px.gif

                            Moon phase?s link

                            http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_phase

                            2015 Moon Phases

                            The new moon at location X will be born at 0224 on 16 of July 2015 and ends at 1553 on 14 of August 2015 therefore the duration is 29days 13hours 29minutes

                            http//www.timeanddate.com/calendar/moonphases.html

                            How to observe Ramadan

                            If new moon is born before fajar that day should be observed and whenever a fasting is started then its completion is night 2187

                            The 100% un-illuminated portion by an observer during the phases of the moon is always the beginning then followed by the illuminated in stages until it returns back as clearly explained in 3639

                            Information worth pointing in verses 105 and 1712 is the word hisab which is referring to the fractional information of any given year. If sanat is referring to the whole year then hisab is referring to additional months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds etc.

                            Remember yawm al-hisab day of reckoning/mathematical computation of our deeds. The day when all records shall be displayed in numbers please note kitabun marqum in 839 & 8320

                            Therefore the period of Ramadan is to be determining by computation, if computation is not accessible then by physical stages as both are acceptable in the Quran.

                            731-4 the command to measure night proportionately.

                            7320 they were able to measure closely adna instead of exactly please note an lan tuhusuhu as a confirmation of their in-capability because they do not have the means/instruments/devices as we have today for accurate calculation of the hours of days and nights thus fataba alaykum meaning an option for measurement is granted

                            The following verses also supports that Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capability

                            2286

                            742

                            2362

                            For solar calendar system 1712

                            In the Quran day and night are independent 1712 but as a whole i.e. the 24 hours day starts after the sunset when the night begins and ends on the next sunset, please note the word waja?alna meaning And We set/made. Did you notice the sequence, the night 1st then the day the same as it happens in moon?s phases, the 0% of illumination then followed by the illuminated phases until it returns.

                            Calendar related links for further studies

                            http//www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac06

                            http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epact

                            http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_calendar

                            Calendar conversion

                            This is another useful link for calendar conversion
                            https//www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/

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                              mmkhan
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                              In the Quran day and night are independent 1712 but as a whole i.e. the 24 hours day starts after the sunset when the night begins and ends on the next sunset, please note the word waja?alna meaning And We set/made. Did you notice the sequence, the night 1st then the day the same as it happens in moon?s phases, the 0% of illumination then followed by the illuminated phases until it returns.

                              Salaam,

                              Red Please consider 3640. A 24 hours day cannot start at sunset but at sunrise.

                              3640

                              It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

                              May Allah increase our knowledge and guide us on His path pr
                              mmKhan

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                                bagyane
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                                Salaam,

                                Red Please consider 3640. A 24 hours day cannot start at sunset but at sunrise.

                                3640

                                It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

                                May Allah increase our knowledge and guide us on His path pr
                                mmKhan

                                Salam

                                The phrase is tell us that the earth will never spin back because it is on computation and it must reach the computed period

                                Please study the word ajalin musamma in 3513

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                                  mmkhan
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                                  Salam

                                  The phrase is tell us that the earth will never spin back because it is on computation and it must reach the computed period

                                  Please study the word ajalin musamma in 3513

                                  Salaam,

                                  There is no mention of earth in that phrase nor in the aayat bro. That phrase talks about alLayl and alNahaar. And it clearly says that the night does not overtake the day. That means, the night cannot come before the day. Simple as that.

                                  The 24 hours day starts from alNahaar and not from alLayl. This is how I understand from this phrase.
                                  And even 3513 does not talk about earth. And yes there is a fixed ajal for their rotation/swimming for all mentioned in that aayat.

                                  May Allah increase our knowledge and guide us on His path pr
                                  mmKhan

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                                    bagyane
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                                    Salaam,

                                    There is no mention of earth in that phrase nor in the aayat bro. That phrase talks about alLayl and alNahaar. And it clearly says that the night does not overtake the day. That means, the night cannot come before the day. Simple as that.

                                    The 24 hours day starts from alNahaar and not from alLayl. This is how I understand from this phrase.
                                    And even 3513 does not talk about earth. And yes there is a fixed ajal for their rotation/swimming for all mentioned in that aayat.

                                    May Allah increase our knowledge and guide us on His path pr
                                    mmKhan

                                    Salam

                                    http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Globespin.gif/220px-Globespin.gif

                                    That is how day and night is appearing on the earth by its rotation

                                    Is that what you are denying?

                                    The detailed information in the Quran is not only a literary work by its designer, rather it is an intellectual design for those who minded to reflect.

                                    Therefore intellectual information of the Quran are laid/kept in the mind/brain of the intellectual/professionals. 2949

                                    That is why those who possessed knowledge before knowing the Quran quickly submit to the lord of the creations after they acknowledge it. 17107

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                                      mmkhan
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                                      Salam

                                      http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Globespin.gif/220px-Globespin.gif

                                      That is how day and night is appearing on the earth by its rotation

                                      Is that what you are denying?

                                      The detailed information in the Quran is not only a literary work by its designer, rather it is an intellectual design for those who minded to reflect.

                                      Therefore intellectual information of the Quran are laid/kept in the mind/brain of the intellectual/professionals. 2949

                                      That is why those who possessed knowledge before knowing the Quran quickly submit to the lord of the creations after they acknowledge it. 17107

                                      Salaam brother,

                                      Did I deny anything? Please do not overlook my messages.
                                      And I did not claim that I am an intellectual nor a professional, but I am just a Muslim to my Lord, Allah alone.

                                      I understand that usage of words in alQuraan/alKitaab is very very precise and particularly used. We cannot replace them with other words. When Allah talks about alNahaar and alLayl you cannot change it with earth rotation or whatever. It is only about alNahaar and alLayl. If you don't like to agree with this, then there is no point in discussing it further.

                                      May Allah increase our knowledge and guide us on His path pr
                                      mmKhan

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                                        FreedomStands
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                                        A Sunni woman told me today that she fasted yesterday because it was a mandatory "preparation fast". Have I missed something in the scripture?

                                        I started fasting at the beginning of the month just to get a head start.

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                                          mmkhan
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                                          Salaam,

                                          I was thinking, if Shahr means Full Moon and Ramadhaan means Hottest, then
                                          Shahru Ramadhaan = Hottest Full Moon

                                          What does this means? Please take a look at http//www.universetoday.com/19969/red-moon/

                                          And also please note that the phrase 2185 is all about singular full moon. Even is singular. So, does it mean when someone witnesses the single red/hottest full moon is the one day Ramadhaan?

                                          http//www.space.com/15689-lunar-eclipses.html

                                          If so, then what means 2184? Does this mean that hottest moon appears 3-9 times in a year? I got stuck here -\

                                          May Allah increase our knowledge and guide us on His path pr
                                          mmKhan

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