Ramadan 2020: Don't skip sahur, split iftar into 2 parts and more fasting tips

To make things harder, this year the novel coronavirus has been thrown into the mix. Following a balanced diet, though imperative in all conditions regardless of whether you are fasting or not, is of great importance not only to be more energetic while fasting but also to maintain your immunity.

Mosques to reopen across Iran in conventionality with social distancing measures

The health ministry made it clear that social distancing must be observed by worshippers attending mosques.

Hate crimes double against Muslims in Norway

The 22-year-old white supremist Philip Manshaus has admitted to firing shots inside the Al-Noor Islamic Centre at Skui in Bærum on August 10 last year. He also has acknowledged how he shot and killed his Chinese-born step-sister at the family’s home at Eiksmarka in Bærum just prior to his attack on the mosque.

India: 3,000 Muslims forced to quarantine after 40 days

The Tablighi Jamaat members, who have tested negative and their 14-day quarantine period is long over, have not been released despite requests.

Germany: Muslims ready to go back to mosques

The mosques around the country will gradually reopen according to some guidelines set out by Germany's Muslim Coordination Council (KRM).

Ramadan 2020 coincides with crucial moments in coronavirus fight

The ninth month of the Islamic world's lunar calendar marks the occasion when Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad, while fasting is one of the five fundamental pillars in Islam.

Key nutritional tips Muslims should follow in Ramadan

Since the time of Prophet Muhammed, dating back to the 7th Century, Muslims have fasted in the holy month of Ramadan from sunrise to sunset to clean not only their spiritual lives but also their body organs, which need a break from heavy workload year-round.

Australian city allows Muslim call to prayer in mosques

The municipalities of Hume and Dandenong, both home to large Turkish communities, have allowed the call to prayer, or adhan, to be broadcast for the evening and Friday prayers.

Ramadan under lockdown is encouraging Muslims to talk about the way they worship

There’s been an increased focus on Ramadan in 2020 as mosques have been shut down thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that the month-long daytime fast experience has moved from being something institutionalised to an individual thing. For non-Muslims it’s a chance to see Islam less as a monolith and more as a diverse collection of people who are Muslims.

Ruling Indian party lawmaker: Do not buy from Muslims

"Keep one thing in mind. I am telling everyone openly. There is no need to buy vegetables from 'Miyas' [Muslims]," Suresh Tiwari from Deoria town said on the video.

Definition of Ramadan

It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (S) that the name is given to the fasting month because fasting burns the sins. (Bihar al-Anwar, vol.58. p.341).

UK Muslims advice on spending Ramadan at home during coronavirus lockdown

It is an important time for Muslim communities in Bracknell Forest and across the world, and it will be a very different experience this year for Muslims due to the COVID-19 social distancing measures, which are in place across the country.

Muslims mark start of Ramadan under subdued atmosphere amid lockdown

The holy month typically sees a day-long fast followed by lavish meals and get-togethers in the evening with friends and family, but this year many people have been confined to their homes and mosques have closed.

Coronavirs: Muslims at Sizzler Express give away free food

Those who run the fast food restaurant in Sizziler Express, which is based on Broad Street, gave away chicken and rice on April 16, where they revealed they wanted to help everyone in the community.

Ramadan during coronavirus: An opportunity to appreciate loved ones, be grateful and self-reflect

. For 30 days, Muslims gather at iftar, the fast-breaking meal at sunset, for the ever-enchanting sense of affinity and friendship. This practice is so widespread and well-endorsed by Islam that solitary iftar meals are considered a sad affair.

OIC condemns violence against Indian Muslims amid COVID-19

The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization in a tweet said Indian media is negatively profiling the Muslims in media and subjecting them to discrimination and violence with impunity.

Coronavirus: ‘Dangerous’ conspiracy theories could spark wave of Islamophobic attacks when lockdown lifts, report warns

Far-right extremists have been circulating old footage to claim that mosques are still open, causing police to be inundated with complaints by duped members of the public.

COVID-19 affecting Ramadan traditions in Indonesia

With just one week before the holy month, Indonesia reported more than 5,000 cases of coronavirus and the number continues to rise.

Ethiopia: Muslims, Christians join to fight COVID-19

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed-led government also obliged them, by relaxing broadcast rules and directed four government-run TV stations to reserve prime time slots for the leaders of these two faiths to deliver lectures and lead prayers. Ethiopian law did not allow religious programs on national television.

How Ramadan 2020 can help the needy get through the pandemic

The world’s faithful across the world have been facing difficult choices as the pandemic has led countries to suspend religious services in mosques, churches and other places of worship.

Muslims targeted as India's lack of capacity to fight COVID-19 exposed

The country is normally eager to present a good image to the outside world, but many Muslim visitors put under coronavirus quarantine in Delhi have been badly treated.

The hidden Imam who is expected to return

“The Mahdi will be descended from me, he will be a man with an open countenance and a face with a high nose. He will fill the earth with equity and with justice, just as it has been filled with tyranny and oppression.” (Biharul Anwar, Majlisi)

Sayyed Nasrallah salutes healthcare team, calls for joining “Union of Hearts”

In a speech he delivered Tuesday night in which he tackled the latest developments on the health and cultural levels, Sayyed Nasrallah also talked about the coming Islamic occasion, the birth of Imam Mahdi on the 15th of Shaaban.

Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali Akbar (A.S.):

The Day of Youths

"That is the good news Allah gives to His servants who have faith and do righteous deeds! Say (O Prophet to mankind), ‘I do not ask you any reward for it (enlightening minds with Islam) except love of [my] nearest of kin..."

Muslim prayers to be broadcast on radio during coronavirus mosque closures

Qari Asim MBE, a senior Imam in Leeds, will lead reflections on 14 stations at 5.50am.

Fight virus not Muslims, plead Indian Muslim leaders

They said that demonizing the Tablighi Jamaat -- an apolitical organization spreading elementary Islamic knowledge among Muslims – is a clear ploy to divert attention from the government’s systemic failures and the migrant workers' crisis.

COVID-19: Countries ban Friday prayers, Muslims at home

Several cities in Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation with over 270 million population, have suspended religious gatherings for two weeks as country is under lockdown.

'We see this as our responsibility': Muslims fundraise for Americans impacted by coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated global financial markets and sent shockwaves through the US economy with analysts expecting massive job losses in the coming months.

'India must use legal methods to end violence against Muslims’

In the worst communal violence in decades in New Delhi on February 23, more than 50 people were killed and over 100 wounded as groups chanting Hindu nationalist slogans torched mosques and dozens of Muslim houses after looting shops and businesses.

Muslim, Christian scholars gather in Istanbul

Located in the historical Suleymaniye district of Istanbul, the university organizes the symposium on March 9-12, 2020. In the symposium, Muslim and Christian scholars will discuss and share their current researches from a philosophical and theological perspective.