Iftar clock. Holy Ramadan: What You Can Eat During Fasting

BAKU / Trend Life / - Introducing Trend Life Calendar for the month of Ramadan 2017 for the territory of Azerbaijan, published on the official website of the Caucasian Muslims Office (CMO). The calendar was compiled based on the calculations of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory (SHAO) of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS).

According to the fatwa of the Council of Kazies and the Scientific and Religious Council of the CMU, May 27 is the first day of the month of Ramadan. The nights of Laylat al-Qadr will fall from the 18th to the 19th, from the 20th to the 21st, from the 22nd to the 23rd, from the 26th to the 27th days of the month of Ramadan ( on Gregorian calendar from 12 to 13, from 14 to 15, from 16 to 17, from 20 to 21 May). The Ramadan holiday will be celebrated on the first day of the Muslim month of Shawwal - June 26. On the same day, a festive prayer will be performed in the mosques of Azerbaijan.

The Caucasian Muslims Office calls on everyone to be patient in the month of Ramadan and to do charitable deeds in the name of Allah. Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims and is called the Crown of the Year, "Shahrullah" (the month of Allah) and "Ziyafatullah" (the feast of Allah). It was in this month Holy quran began to condescend to the Prophet Muhammad (CAC). In this month, Allah bestows upon people great blessings, forgives them their sins, ennobles and bestows upon them. Just as the autumn rain cleanses the earth of all dust, so the month of Ramadan cleanses the souls of believers from sins.

Below is a table of the post for residents of Baku and the suburbs.

For residents of cities far from the capital, the time varies from the presented table (in minutes):

Agdam +11, Agdash +10, Agsu +5, Agjabadi +10, Agstafa +18, Astara +4, Babek + 18, Balaken +5, Beylagan +10, Barda +11, Gokchay +8, Ganja +14, Gadabay + 16, Goranboy +12, Horadiz +10, Gokgol +14, Gakh +11, Gazakh +19, Gazimammed +4, Gabala +8, Quba +5, Gusar +4, Jalilabad +6, Jabrayil +12, Julfa +18, Dashkesen +15, Yevlakh +11, Zagatala +15, Zangilan +13, Zardab +9, Ismayilli +6, Imishli +7, Kelbajar +15, Kurdemir +6, Lachin +14, Lankaran +5, Lerik +7, Masalli + 5, Maraza +3, Mingechevir +11, Nakhchivan +18, Neftchala +3, Oguz +11, Orudubad +16, Saatli +6, Sabirabad +6, Salyan +4, Siyazen +3, Sumgayit +1, Tartar +12, Tovuz +16, Ujar +8, Fizuli +11, Khachmaz +4, Shamakhi +6, Shahbuz +18, Sheki +12, Shamkir +15, Sharur +18, Shusha +13, Shabran +4, Shirvan +4, Yardimli + 8 minutes.

Daily prayers in the holy month of Ramadan

How Fasting Is Properly Observed

The Almighty has determined the order of fasting during the blessed month of Ramadan. Observance of fasting in the month of Ramadan is obligatory for every conscientious, adult and capable of fasting according to the Sharia Muslim.

Every day, after the morning meal (imsak), before starting the fast, it is necessary to say a prayer (niyyet), as well as during breaking the fast (iftar). You can learn about prayers from special religious literature.

Open a post - iftar, preferably with a date, clean water, milk or something sweet. In no case should you eat products that contain pork or alcoholic additives while eating. It is undesirable to eat too densely either in the morning or in the evening, it burdens the body and is harmful to health. It is also advisable to feed those who have fasted in the evening. According to the hadith, the one who fed the fasting person in the evening will receive the same reward as the one who fasted.

Limitations and features during fasting

In the period between morning and evening prayer, some actions cannot be performed:

1) You cannot deliberately lie, swearing by the names of Allah, prophets and imams.

2) You can't eat or drink. In addition, nothing should flow into the body through natural openings. For example, it is impossible for water to enter the ear opening, or thick fog, smoke and steam (flour, dust, cigarette smoke etc.), you can not chew gum and do enemas. You can taste food (if a person is preparing food), but not swallow, but spit it out. If food is swallowed out of forgetfulness or unconsciously, then the oruj is not considered interrupted. After eating in the morning (imsak) before the start of the fast, it is necessary to thoroughly cleanse the oral cavity and between the teeth from food debris, because if you swallow small food debris during fasting, it breaks the fast.

3) You can not have sexual intercourse during fasting. It is also undesirable for spouses to engage in intimate caresses that excite each other. Intimate relationships after fasting are allowed, but with the condition of complete ablution before morning prayer... Note that if an orgasm occurs during sleep (wet dreams), then this does not lead to stopping the fast. In this case, you should take a dip and continue the fast.

4) Vomiting, if deliberately, breaks the fast. If the fasting person pulls out against his will, then the fast is not broken, only the mouth should be rinsed out.

5) The appearance of menstruation even before sunset breaks the fast. It is not forbidden for women to use cosmetics and incense, but it is better to abstain, because lipstick from the lips can enter the body, and this is unacceptable during fasting.

6) It is better not to perform actions that cause blood loss, including tooth extraction. If the gums bleed and the fasting person swallows blood with saliva, then the fast is broken. Taking medication also interrupts the fast. Injections are given to sick people for whom fasting is not desirable, but after recovery, the person must compensate for these days.

7) Swallowing saliva and phlegm does not interrupt fasting, nor does rinsing the mouth and bathing. Only a person who is bathing should be careful not to swallow the water or plunge into the water with his head. For example, don't jump into a pool or sea.

Release from fasting

Fasting is compulsory for all believers, except for minors, the elderly and seriously ill, the insane, pregnant women and nursing mothers, travelers and those who are on the battlefield.

"Who among you finds this month, let him spend it in fasting, and whoever is sick or on the way, let him observe the fast on other days. Allah wishes you relief and does not want difficulties, and that you fully and completely fast and magnify the Lord for that that He led you to the true path, maybe you will be grateful! " - said in the Quran.

It is a sin for a woman to fast during the period of menstruation and postpartum cleansing, but after cleansing she must make up for the days of fasting that were missed. As well as the patient, after recovery, and do it before the month of Ramadan next year. But if a person is sick or old and cannot in any way observe the fast, then for each missed day of fasting he must feed the poor man his fill. If the fast was skipped voluntarily, due to negligence or neglect, then this is a grave sin and a heavy fine is imposed on it (ask for the amount at the mosque).

The night of predestination of fate

The exact date of the revelation of the Quran is unknown, but for centuries, Muslim believers have been celebrating the sacred night of Laylat al-Qadr in the last 10 days of Ramadan at nights on odd days of the month (Ehya Gejesi). In another way, it got the name - the Night of the Predestination of Fate, because it is believed that it is on this night that the Almighty make up the fate of a person for the coming year. The Qur'an says: "We sent it down (the Qur'an) on the Night of Predestination. How do you know what the Night of Predestination is? The Night of Predestination is better than a thousand months. On this night, angels and the Spirit (Jabrail) descend, with the permission of their Lord, in order to fulfill His commands. . On this night - the sending of greetings until the dawn. "

As a rule, some Muslims celebrate this night from 18 to 19, from 20 to 21 and from 22 to 23 of the month of Ramadan. Others believe that the Holy Night falls on the night of the 26th to the 27th of the month of Ramadan.

Fasting Promotes Health

Observing fasting in accordance with all the rules cleanses a Muslim not only spiritually, but also strengthens his health. If a person constantly eats and drinks abundantly, not giving the body rest, then poisonous substances accumulate in the body. The human body, tired from the systematic intake of food throughout the year, rests this month. At the same time, a kind of renewal takes place in our body. Here is what the Prophet Muhammad (S) said about this: "Observe Oruj, and you will become healthier."

According to doctors, fasting strengthens immune system improving the functional parameters of lymphocytes tenfold, as well as increasing the content of cells responsible for immunity; prevents obesity; prevents the formation of excess acidity, which is the main reason stomach ulcers; protects against the formation of kidney stones, as it increases the content of sodium in the blood, interfering with the processes of calcification; inhibits sexual instincts, especially in young people, thereby protecting the body from mental and physical disorders; abstinence from drinking increases the energy of the body and the ability to learn, improves memory; activates and optimizes metabolic processes in cells with the participation of glucose, fats and proteins.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar in which the Holy Quran was revealed. This year began on the evening of May 25 with sunset, and the beginning of fasting on the morning of May 26 and ends on the evening of June 24, 2017 (1438 according to the lunar calendar).

For Muslims, this is the holy month of fasting and spiritual cleansing, it is the most important and significant of all periods of the year. With the onset of Ramadan, every devout Muslim must begin fasting, as well as perform a number of necessary preparations and religious observances. The meaning and essence of fasting Sacred fast- one of the five pillars of Islam, which should mandatory observed from morning prayer to evening prayer. In Islam, this type of worship pursues the goal of bringing believers closer to Allah. When the Prophet Muhammad was asked, "What is the best thing?" He replied, "Fasting, for nothing compares to it." Fasting is not only abstinence from food and drink, but also abstinence from sins, therefore the essence of fasting is to cleanse a person from vices and passions. Refusal from vicious desires during the month of Ramadan helps a person to refrain from doing everything forbidden, which in the future will lead him to purity of actions not only during fasting, but throughout his life.

So, the essence of Ramadan is the cultivation of fear of God in a person, which keeps a person from any obscene deed.

The righteous believe that in addition to abstaining from food, drink and passion, fasting also includes abstaining from all obscene parts of the body, since without this the fast will be ruined, and the reward will be canceled. Fasting also helps a person to control negative emotions and qualities such as anger, greed, hatred. The essence of fasting is that it helps a person to fight with the overwhelming passions and control their desires.

Ramadan in 2017 begins on May 26 with sunset and ends on June 25 in the evening, after which the Eid al Fitr holiday (the Turkic name "Eid al-Fitr") will begin.

Ramadan, in different Muslim countries can start in different time, and it depends on the method of astronomical calculation or direct observation of the phases of the moon.

How to fast

Fasting begins at the beginning of dawn and ends after sunset. During the month of Ramadan, devout Muslims refuse to eat during the day. In Islam, there are two night meals: suhoor - before dawn and iftar - in the evening. It is advisable to complete the Sukhur at least half an hour before dawn, but iftar should be started immediately after the evening prayer.

According to the Qur'an, the best food for a night's fast is water and dates. Skipping suhoor and iftar is not a violation of the fast, but adherence to these meals is rewarded with an additional reward.

Suhoor

The importance of the morning meal is evidenced by the following words of the Prophet Muhammad: “Eat before dawn on the days of fasting! Indeed, in suhoor - God's grace(barracks)! " Throughout Ramadan morning reception Muslims spend their food even before dawn. They believe that Allah will reward very much for such an action. Do not overeat during traditional suhoor, but should eat enough food. Sukhur gives strength for the whole day.

Iftar

The evening meal should be started immediately after sunset, that is, after the last day (or the fourth, penultimate prayer on this day). After iftar, isha follows - the night prayer of Muslims (the last of the five obligatory daily prayers). It is not recommended to postpone iftar, as it will be bad for the body. So that in a few hours summer night do not overload the stomach and at the same time recharge with energy for a long hungry day, it is not recommended to drink food immediately with water, diluting the gastric juice. You need to drink in about an hour, when you feel thirsty.

Do's and Don'ts on Ramadan Fasting

During suhoor, doctors recommend eating complex carbohydrates - cereal dishes, sprouted grain bread, vegetable salad. Complex carbohydrates provide the body with energy, moreover, they are digested for a long time. Also suitable are dried fruits - dates, nuts - almonds and fruits - bananas. You should refuse protein food in the morning - it takes a long time to digest, but loads the liver, which works without interruption during fasting. Don't drink coffee. In the morning, you should not eat fried, smoked, fatty foods - they will cause an extra load on the liver and kidneys. In the morning, you should also give up fish - after it you will want to drink.

In the evening, it is undesirable to take fatty and fried foods. It will harm your health - cause heartburn, be deposited in extra pounds. You need to exclude instant food from the evening meal - various cereals in bags or noodles, since they will not saturate and literally in an hour or two you will want to eat again. In addition, these foods will increase your appetite even more, as they contain salt and other spices. It is better to exclude sausages and sausages from the diet during the Ramadan fast. Sausages affect the kidneys and liver, satisfy hunger for only a few hours, and can also develop thirst.

Children, sick people, pregnant and lactating women, travelers, warriors and old people who are physically unable to fast are exempted from Ramadan. But it is obligatory to reimburse the fast in another, more favorable period.

A month of patience and education of the spirit

Fasting is not only abstinence from food, drink and sexual intercourse from the beginning of dawn to sunset, but also spiritual cleansing.

A Muslim who observes a fast in the month of Ramadan educates his spirit and learns to be patient by resisting base desires and refusing bad words and actions. It is important to perform the five-fold daily prayer (prayer) on time, which mainly consists of reciting the verses of the Koran and praising God at the same time as taking various postures.

The five times in which worship should be performed correspond to the five parts of the day and the distribution different types human activities: dawn, noon, afternoon, end of day and night.

With the onset of Ramadan, it is customary among Muslims to congratulate each other in words or in the form of postcards, because this holiday is the moment of the birth of the holy book of the Koran, which plays a special role in the life of every believer.

With the onset of Ramadan, every devout Muslim must begin fasting, as well as perform a number of necessary preparations and religious observances. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, in which the Holy Quran was revealed, began on May 27 in 2017 in most Muslim countries.

Sacred fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, which must be observed without fail from morning prayer to evening by every devout Muslim. In Islam, this type of worship pursues the goal of bringing believers closer to Allah. When Prophet Muhammad was asked, "What is the best thing?" He replied, "Fasting, for nothing compares to it."

Sacred fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, which must be observed without fail from morning prayer to evening prayer. In Islam, this type of worship pursues the goal of bringing believers closer to Allah. When Prophet Muhammad was asked, "What is the best thing?" He replied, "Fasting, for nothing compares to it."

Fasting is not only abstinence from food and drink, but also abstinence from sins, therefore the essence of fasting is to cleanse a person from vices and passions. Refusal from vicious desires during the month of Ramadan helps a person to refrain from doing everything forbidden, which in the future will lead him to purity of actions not only during fasting, but throughout his life.

Fasting begins at the beginning of dawn and ends after sunset. During the month of Ramadan, devout Muslims refuse to eat during the day.

In Islam, there are two night meals: suhoor - before dawn and iftar - in the evening. It is advisable to complete the Sukhur at least half an hour before dawn, but iftar should be started immediately after the evening prayer.

According to the Koran, the best food for a night's fast is water and dates, informs the site. Skipping suhoor and iftar is not a violation of the fast, but adherence to these meals is rewarded with an additional reward.

You should refuse protein food in the morning - it takes a long time to digest, but loads the liver, which works without interruption during fasting. Don't drink coffee. In the morning, you should not eat fried, smoked, fatty foods - they will cause an extra load on the liver and kidneys. In the morning, you should also give up fish - after it you will want to drink.

During iftar, you can eat meat and vegetable dishes, cereal dishes, in a small amount of sweets, which can be replaced with dates or fruits. You need to drink plenty of water. You can also drink juice, fruit drink, compote, tea and jelly. In the evening, it is not advisable to take fatty and fried foods. It will harm your health - cause heartburn, be deposited in extra pounds.

In order not to overload the stomach in a few hours of a summer night and at the same time recharge with energy for a long hungry day, it is not recommended to drink food immediately with water, diluting the gastric juice. You need to drink in about an hour, when you feel thirsty.

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Ramadan in 2017 starts on May 26 and ends on the evening of June 25. Ramadan begins with the onset of the new moon following the month of Shaaban. At this time, all entertainment establishments are closed in Muslim countries.

Ramadan 2017 start and end Moscow, daily schedule

Restrictions during Ramadan are not limited to food. From the moment the sun rises, you can not only eat and drink water, but also enter into intimacy. The first meal is considered to be after sunset, iftar. First, Muslims eat dates with water. then proceed to the main meal. Iftar is best served with vegetable salads, a variety of cereals, meat dishes. It is not recommended to eat fish, it increases the appetite.

During Ramadan, during the day, you can not eat any snacks or drink water, you can not drink alcohol, use foul language, indulge in intimacy or petting, you can not be rude and chew gum, the use of an enema is not allowed. Ramadan ends on the evening of June 25 great holiday- Eid al Adha.

Ramadan meal calendar for Moscow time:

The holy month for Muslims, one of the five pillars of faith, a symbol of purity and strength of faith - Ramadan. Ramadan is a time of fasting and prayer, when a devout Muslim strives to maintain purity, both external and internal, without defiling either the body or the soul with impure actions, intentions and thoughts. In 2017, Ramadan falls at the beginning of summer, and therefore observance will not be too easy.

What date does Ramadan start in 2017?

In the Islamic calendar, the counting of months is tied to the lunar cycle, and therefore the beginning and end of Ramadan each year falls on different numbers... In 2017, Ramadan starts on May 27 and ends on June 25.

The month of Ramadan in 2017 lasts from 27.05 to 25.06.

What is Ramadan

Translated from Arabic "Ramadan" means "hot", "blazing", "sultry". This month received this name not by chance - in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, the place where traditional Islam was born, fasting most often fell on one of the hottest and most difficult summer months. At this time, devout Muslims keep a fast - saum, refusing not only food, but all the pleasures of life.

In the eyes of the uninitiated, main feature Ramadan is a ban on eating during the day. Instead of the traditional and familiar to everyone breakfast, lunch and dinner, Muslims have only suhoor and iftar - morning and evening reception s. However, the meaning of fasting is actually much deeper: Ramadan becomes a time of purification, spiritual development and self-determination.

Main traditions of Ramadan

Ramadan is a complex and very voluminous concept that includes not only regulated food intake, but also a long series of necessarily performed actions - from reading prayers to distributing alms or feeding the poor.

The morning of the month of fasting begins with niyata - intention. A Muslim must declare his intention to fast. Reading niyat is a mandatory procedure during Ramadan; fasting without announcement of intentions is not considered a fast for the glory of Allah. This is followed by suhoor - the morning meal. After a kind of breakfast, a prayer is read - Fajr, the first of the obligatory prayers. During the day, a Muslim is forbidden to eat food and drink water, smoke, chew gum and take medicine (with the exception of injections), have sex, swear, have fun - dance, listen to loud music. Throughout the month, the faithful must do good deeds - help the suffering, give alms.

The evening begins at sunset. With the onset of darkness comes the time of ifar - the evening meal. Then the night prayer is read - isha, after which taraweeh is pronounced - another prayer, unlike namaz, is already voluntary.

Suhur is a kind of breakfast, eating before sunrise, before morning prayer. the main task a devout Muslim - to complete the suhoor before the sky begins to brighten. Of course, eating is possible in the morning bright sky (the main thing is before sunrise), this will not be considered a violation of Ramadan, however, the sawab will be lower. The omission of suhoor is not included in the number of violations, however, in this case, the reward - sawab - from Allah is reduced. The reason is simple: a Muslim must follow the sunnah, which describes the actions performed, and suhoor is one of them.

Iftar is an analogue of dinner, an evening meal, followed immediately after sunset, after the evening prayer. The best, that is, the most correct food for iftar is dates, which should be washed down with water. This prescription also follows from the Sunnah of the Prophet, as well as the undesirability of skipping suhoor and iftar. Iftar ends with the recitation of short prayers - dua.

Release from fasting

Fasting in Ramadan is an important, foundational tradition in Islam. However, there are some exceptions in it - the Koran describes the circle of persons who are granted exemption from fasting. These people include the sick (sick), whose health may be at risk due to dietary restrictions; old people - also because scanty food can undermine already poor health; on the way, that is, away from home; children; lactating and pregnant women. In addition, if, for any reason, the fasting person was forced to break the fast in order not to lose sawab - a reward from Allah - he will need to compensate for the "loss", that is, voluntarily fast at another time.

So, we wish you happiness and good Ramadan in 2017.