كندا: استعداد مسلمي كالجاري لاستقبال شهر رمضان

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أعلن المجلس الأعلى لمسلمي "كندا" ومركز المدينة الإسلامي بـ"كالجاري" عن إجراء الاستعدادات لاستقبال شهر رمضان واستطلاع الهلال، وبدء أنشطته وعباداته المتنوعة التي تشمل الصيام والقيام ومساعدة الفقراء، وتعليم أحكامه للمسلمين.

وأكد المسؤولون المسلمون أن رمضان هذا العام يأتي تزامنًا مع مهرجان "كالجاري" المسمى Calgary Stampede، وأن الصيام لن يؤثر على المشاركة في فعالياته التي تشهد حالة من رواج البيع والشراء والعروض المختلفة؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Muslim community prepares for Ramadan during Calgary Stampede for first time in 30 years

Calgary’s Muslim community is preparing for Ramadan, a period of fasting and prayer.

And for the first time in about 30 years, it will take place during the Calgary Stampede.

Syed Soharwardy, founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada and lead imam of the Al Madinah Calgary Islamic Centre, says the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar calendar and, based on the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, Muslims should witness the new moon and then start Ramadan.

The new moon is expected to be visible July 9, with the first day of Ramadan starting July 10 and ending Aug. 8.

“Ramadan is called the month of fasting,” says Soharwardy. “It is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar. It is one of the holiest months of the Islamic calendar. In this month, every adult Muslim must fast from dawn to sunset every day of the month except the sick, travellers, pregnant women and women with menstruations. However, these people must fast later at any time of the year for their missed days in Ramadan. If very old people due to age, diabetic, heart patients, etc. cannot fast then they should not fast. However, they should feed two meals to the hungry and needy people for each fast they miss. Underage children are not required to fast.”

Soharwardy says that during the daily fast, Muslims refrain from dawn to sunset from eating, drinking, smoking and husband and wife sexual relationships.