For the whole month of Ramadan, every devout Muslim observes samum - fasting, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. The fast ends with a beautiful but strict holiday.
Instructions
Step 1
Depending on the Islamic lunar calendar, the duration of the samum fast can vary from 29 to 30 days. Fasting in 2014 began on June 27 with sunset, it also marked the beginning of the holy month, exactly 30 sunny days later the new month of Shawwal began, and on July 28, those who worship Islam celebrated one of the two greatest Muslim holidays - Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram) …
Step 2
During Ramadan, believers should not eat, drink, have fun, or have sex during daylight hours. Samum begins with morning prayer, which is read before sunrise and ends on the last day of fasting, when the sun sets and the muezzin from the minaret announces the beginning of the evening prayer.
Step 3
During Ramadan, a Muslim must perform niyat, that is, a prayer in which the faithful informs that he is going to make a samum in the name of Allah Almighty. Suhoor - The morning meal should be finished before sunrise. Iftar is an evening meal only after sunset. After the completion of the evening prayer, a universal prayer is held - taraweeh, which is made up of eight or twenty rak'ahs.
Step 4
In the last decade of the month of Ramadan, the Night of al-Qadr is held on the twenty-seventh night. Prayers are held in honor of the Prophet Muhammad, who discovered the first surah of the Koran, which took place in 610 BC in the cave of the Jabal-an-Nur mountain.
Step 5
The most sinful acts for which a devout Muslim is punished are non-fulfillment of niyat, eating in the daytime, engaging in sexual intercourse, and using drugs that are administered rectally or vaginally.
Step 6
There is a category of Muslims who are exempt from fasting - the mentally ill, women during their monthly cycle and nursing mothers. It is considered a great sin to break the fast without a valid reason. Under Sharia law, breaking one of the five pillars of Islam carries harsh penalties. For example, for an involuntary violation of the fast, a Muslim must make up for the day of the sin with a day of fasting and give a certain amount of believers in need, if the fast is broken for a good reason, then the believer must make up for this day on any other day, but in the period before the next Ramadan, for the entry During sexual intercourse during the day during the fast, the sinner must additionally fast for sixty days continuously and feed 60 beggars. But if it is impossible to observe fasting, which are stipulated by the Shariah, the faithful must perform namaz.
Step 7
During the period of fasting, every devout Muslim must pray and perform good deeds, which will be reckoned to him 700 times. In the first month after Ramadan comes the holiday of breaking the fast - Eid al-Adha. This holiday marks the end of fasting and is the most beloved holiday of all Muslims. All congratulate each other, generously give gifts to the poor and orphans and ask Allah to accept their post.
