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Open Thread Ramadhaan Edition 8/31/08 & ISNA Shout-Out to MM Video
One of the cool things about Muslims is that we come from all over the world, and in every country we have our own special way of celebrating Ramadhaan. This is more obviously seen in the West especially, where our communities are made up of a huge variety of immigrants and Western-born Muslims, and our masaajid become a veritable microcosm of the globe. As such, though occasionally a source of tension, alHamdulillaah this gathering of many people united by al-Islam has also been a blessing to us all,It’s your turn to share your Ramadhaan traditions and experiences… let’s sweeten this ijtema’ with half a date and joyful reminiscing of beautiful memories!
Here’s a new video, courtesy MR:
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Amad
August 31, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Ramadan Mubarak everyone everywhere
i heard they are already fasting in South Africa and Libya… where else?
Amad
August 31, 2008 at 5:14 PM
http://www.dawn.com/2008/08/31/top7.htm
May Allah unite him with his family soon. Where are the other two kids???
AnonyMouse
August 31, 2008 at 5:22 PM
My grandparents are in South Africa and we spoke to them just this morning; tonight was their first Taraweeh so they’ll be fasting tomorrow, insha’Allah. In my city also, looks like we’ll be fasting tomorrow! :D
Abul Khan
August 31, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Asalamu Alaiakum wa Rahmatullah
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May Allah reward you, ameen
Ramadan Mubarak to all the Muslimeen,
Wa’alaykum Asalaam wa Rahmatullah
abdul-alim
August 31, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Ramadan Mubarak to all the Muslims in this world.
abdul-alim
August 31, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Ramadan Kareem Brother Amad.
Amad
August 31, 2008 at 8:12 PM
To you too Br. Abdul-Alim… I hope to see you inshallah soon.. our lunch/dinner appointment is still outstanding!
May Allah accept all our deeds in Ramadan.
Ali
August 31, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Assalamu alaykum and Ramadan mubarak to evrey one! It looks like they all ready started in the U.K. according to what I read on Sr iMuslim’s blog and from the writings of other people who live there.
AnonyMouse
August 31, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Haha, great diplomacy there, sheikh Yasir!
abdul-alim
August 31, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Al-Hamdulillaah
Nihal Khan
August 31, 2008 at 9:45 PM
A Ramadan Kareem to all MM readers from Nihal!
Amad
August 31, 2008 at 10:52 PM
As Gustav approaches the Gulf Coast, let’s remember the people of Lousiana in our prayers.
A quick tip– fill up your gas tanks… expect prices of gas/diesel to go up quite a bit… at least based on the previous hurricane. Many refiners have shut down in the LA area.
IbnAbbas
August 31, 2008 at 11:09 PM
lol. Shaykh Yasir killed it when he turned to the brother asking “whats your blog name?”. MR – If i were you I wouldn’t put this vid up on my blog :p
Ramadhaan Kareem everyone.
Hidaya
August 31, 2008 at 11:45 PM
i cannot believe that Icna and Zaytuna both said Ramadhan starts on Tuesday but the big community center in my area announced its tomorrow…….aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……..tomorrow makes it a doubtful day for me, since i want to follow a big organized Jamah as opposed to a small masjid which has no facilities to sight a moon……but my family and community is following the small masjjid so i have to go along with them but i am still doubtful about its authenticity…im thinking if it would be Makrooh for me to fast tomorrow….
Amad
September 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM
our Masjid is following others in the “NY area”, so we are fasting tomorrow. Interestingly, Houston is having Ramadan tomorrow, because they were following the opinion that 30 days of shawal are complete today.
I would suggest you follow your family and your community. I was going to follow whatever our Masjid decided…
talwar
September 1, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Fasting has already started (I’m fasting at the moment, walhamdulilah) in Australia! I think for a change, we are ALL united down under! The moon was sighted, walhamdulillah.
abu ameerah
September 1, 2008 at 12:50 AM
yeah … the video clip is nice, i suppose. after watching it … i noticed that there was a “linked” video at the bottom entitled “Warning on Yasir Qadhi”. Obviously a hit job done by neo-Salafi playa hatas. anyway, i don’t think this is good business MM. it doesn’t do much for the Sheikh’s image either.
on the upside though … i got a chuckle out of it. thanks.
Amad
September 1, 2008 at 1:02 AM
Ramadan Mubarak to you too Abu Ameerah.
Not sure what we can do about the links… I think it brings it up with every YQ video… though there may be some way to exclude them… I’ll ask MR.
Abul Khan
September 1, 2008 at 3:53 AM
Wa’alaykum Asalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu
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Nihal Khan
September 1, 2008 at 6:31 AM
Masajid in the Teaneck area are starting on Tuesday.
Amad
September 1, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Some of you should feel lucky that you have a Masjid that is consistent :)
Our masjid, mashallah, changed the ramadan announcement 2 hours before Iftaar, calling their earlier decision a mistake!
Sometimes one wonders what goes on in the minds of people…
MK
September 1, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Assalamu alaikum….Ramadan Kareem everyone!
I had a question…..there is a specific du’a that is supposed to be read between every four raka’ah of Taraweeh….but I wanted to know if this is authentically from the Sunnah or an invention?
Jazakallahu Khair
ibn Halal
September 1, 2008 at 9:09 PM
assalam alaikum AnonyMouse,
I don’t know who you are, cuz you are AnonyMouse :) but thanks for the plug for HalfDate :P
Jazakum Allahu khairan.
Amad
September 1, 2008 at 10:50 PM
MK, this has come up before in our Masjid, so what I know is that there is nothing authentically reported with respect to a specific dua/dhikr.
MK
September 2, 2008 at 12:25 AM
Jazakallahu Khair, Br. Amad!
SaqibSaab
September 2, 2008 at 1:04 PM
All in good fun! Ramadan Mubarak to all.
Amad
September 2, 2008 at 5:16 PM
McCain anyone?
McCain: No Muslim president, U.S. better with Christian one
Though I would say a large chunk of the American population would not be prepared to accept a Muslim in the Oval Office, if the Obama “Muslim smear” was any indication of that. Islamophobia has been successfully inculcated in this country, with no small share of it the work of Israel-supporting zionists, and other right-wingers.
On a different note, fly-on brother:
Muslim pilot allowed to resume flying
I know for a fact, as many in this county do, the DHS “Muslim-watch-list” is a big sham, especially when my 8 year old boy is on it!
Amad
September 4, 2008 at 9:19 AM
This is awful news:
Ground assault by US-led forces: Women, children among 20 killed in Waziristan
Anger rises over US-led border raid
And what can a nation, which is going to have Mr.10%, corrupt, shameless man Zardari as its next president, no doubt with full support from USA, expect? Pakistan had no real sovereignty, and this shameless US infiltration was just more proof. Way to go US military… way to go for winning hearts and minds of Muslims! May Allah give solace to the families of those killed, and bring those to justice who inflicted this injustice.