In the Name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Bestower of Mercy We have entered a new year of Ramadan! What a feeling! Let me, the Chapman community, talk with you about a few things regarding Ramadan. There are several devotional actions of worship a Muslim performs, and the most pronounced are praying additional
Linguistically, “Eid” comes from a verb meaning the return of something time after time. The word itself means a time of returning joy. There are two Eids in Islam, one on the first day of the beginning of the 10th month in the Islamic calendar, “Shawwal,” and the other on the 10th day of the
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is an Arabic word. According to many Muslim scholars of the Arabic language and Qur’anic exegesis, it is derived from a verb meaning “severe heat.” When fasting, people experience a severe sense of internal heat from thirst, a burning sensation. Metaphorically, according to Islamic theology,
A Ramadan Iftar dinner; an annual festive Vaisakhi celebration; the Passover Seder; Good Friday’s reading of the Passion. All of these take place during the week of April 11, 2022 at the Fish Interfaith Center. As I write, I am preparing for a week of sacred convergence – when these important religious holidays converge. Whether
(To contact Shaykh Jibreel or receive regular Ramadan communications, email jspeight@chapman.edu) What would you say if someone – let’s call that person “M” – said to you that s/he is going to do a re-boot of his/her life-giving an elaboration on this action? You ask for M’s reason(s) behind the desire to do this