Ramadan 1431 - 2010 Year 8

Fasting in Ramadan

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Written by Bader | 19 August 2009


Ramadan (Sawm) is one of the five pillars of Islam and the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. The meaning of Sawm is to ‘abstain’. In this month, Allah Subhana Wa Taala (SWT) has made it compulsory that the fasting be observed by day, and he has made the ‘Taraweeh’ (Ramadan nightly prayer) a ‘Sunnah’. Fasting is to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and conjugal relations from dawn till sunset.

The Prophet (pbuh) said, “There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasting will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it”. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 120)

During the month of Ramadan, the Prophet (pbuh) used to apportion to Ramadan a degree of worship that was not set aside to any other month. The Prophet (pbuh) spent his day in remembrance, recitation, learning and providing advice and training. His nights were spent in supplication and humiliation unto Allah (SWT), seeking His help, support, victory and guidance.

The Prophet (pbuh) said, “If someone draws near to Allah during Ramadan with some good act he will be like one who fulfils an obligatory duty in another month, and he who fulfils an obligatory duty in it will be like one who fulfils seventy obligatory duties in another month”. (Tirmidhi Hadith 1965)

Fasting earns great reward as clearly stated in the above Hadith. When Allah (SWT) rewards an action as purely His, then the reward is limitless.

 

The Prophet (pbuh) said that Allah (SWT), the Majestic and the Exalted, said “All actions a human being does are for himself except fasting. It is done for My sake, and I will give a reward for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied 10 times”. (Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 31, Number 118, & Sahih Muslim, Book 006, Number 2564)

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Ice-cream Chocolate Biscuit

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Written by Bader | 21 August 2009


Ice-cream Chocolate BiscuitIngredients:

3 cups crushed chocolates biscuit
1 pack cream powder
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 thick cream
1/3 cup sweetened condenced milk
6 pieces cream cheese

For garnish:

chocolate biscuit pieces

Directions:

Blend cream powder with cold water unitl get creamy mixture, add thick cream (gheemar) and condenced milk and cheese, blend until get homogeneous Mixture, add 1 cup crushed biscuit, mix well, stand in fridge.
Pour biscuit in serving glasses, pour ice cream, cover with remaining biscuit, chill until set, garnish with biscuit pieces.

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Halloumi & Vegetable Kebabs

Ingredients:

12 ounces halloumi cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 sweet pepper, any color
1 red onion
some mushroom

Marinade:

2-3 tbs olive oil
1-2 tbs fresh finely chopped herbs (like, thyme, oregano, parsley, mint or any combination that you like or what is available)
crushed garlic
lime juice or lemon juice
black pepper
skewers (wooden or metal)

Directions:

Cut up the pepper and the red onion to match the size of the halloumi cheese cubes.
Combine the herbs, garlic, oil, pepper and add like juice to taste.
Add the halloumi cheese, pepper, onion and mushrooms to the marinade, mix all together, cover and place in the fridge for 24 hours, give them a stir now and then.
Next day, thread the halloumi cheese mix into skewers, barbecue or grill them until the cheese is tinged brown on the edges, using the left over marinade for basting.