Ramadan More Than Fasting

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Ramadan is the holy month in the Islamic Hijri calendar. During this month, Muslims observe fasting from early morning till sunset, which is called "Roja" or "Siam." Siam, or fasting, is one of the five pillars of Islam. The five pillars are Iman, Salat, Roja, Hajj, & Zakat.

The practice of fasting is found in many cultures and belief systems. However, Islamic fasting differs from the others. Some salient features are the following: the mandatory fasting must be observed during the month of Ramadan; the fasting starts from the moment of Subhey Sadik till sunset of the other day; the fifth daily prayer (Isha) is followed by a separate prayer called Tarabih salat; the last ten or nine days are observed with another different vow called I'tikaf, where a devotee needs to stay inside the mosque; the month of Ramadan is the covenant of a holy night called Shab-e-Qadr or Lailat-al-Qadr; the devotees need to pay Fitrah before the Eid prayer; and finally, the month is ended by celebrating the Eit al Fitr on the first day of the month of Shawal as per the Islamic Hijri calendar.

About the Author

With a BA (honors) in English Language & Literature and an MA in English Language Teaching, the author writes in English, Chittagonian, Rohingya, Bangla, and Arabic. At present, he is a PhD researcher in Buddhist Studies at LBU, Nepal. He is the editor of TOT World.
He was born in Ujinatia Union (Sutasura village-Thandar Para) under Pekua Upazila of Cox’s Bazar District (Chittagong Division) in Bangladesh on the 28th of October in the year of 1988. He passed SSC from Pekua Model Government GMC Institute in 2003 (science group) & HSC from Chittagong College in 2005 (humanities group).
He has some international certifications; these are PMP (PMI, USA), SRMP (Country & Regional Level) from INSSA-USA, and CPMS & CPgMS from CAP-UK, and he has completed five DPro certifications (PMDPro, PgMDPro, FMDPro, MEALDPro, & Social Good DPro) from PM4NGOs, USA. He has completed five PGDs (PGDPM, PGDLSCM, PGDHRM, PGDRCM, & PGDMEAL) from Edupro, UK. He has a diploma in primary education from Asian College for Teachers, Thailand; a diploma in Christian theology from Bangladesh Bible Correspondence School; a diploma in Arabic studies from Resalah Academy, Bangladesh; & a diploma in project management from Brentwood Open Learning College, UK. He earns professional certificates in organizational development (CAP, UK), project management technology and monitoring & evaluation (ABP, BD), early childhood development (ICHD, BD), Arabic studies (Resalah Academy, BD), and basic psychology (IRTD, BD).

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