Month Of Ramadhan

Ramadan or Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان) is the ninth month of the lunar Hijri (Islamic religious calendar systems). Throughout this month Moslems perform a series of religious activities including fasting, prayer tarawih, warning the decline of Al-Quran, seek Laylatul Qadr night, multiply reading the Quran and then end it by paying tithes and a series of Eid celebrations. Specificity of Ramadan for Moslems is reflected in the Quran in surah Al Baqarah verse 185:

من أيام أخر يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العسر ولتكملوا العدة ولتكبروا الله على ما هداكم ولعلكم تشكرون

It means: "Month of Ramadan, the month in which inherited the Al-Quran as guidance for mankind and explanations of instructions and a differentiator. Therefore, whoever among you is present in that month, then let him fast the month ... "

Ramadan itself is derived from the root ر م ض, which means heat or drought, particularly on the ground. Babylonians who had a very dominant culture in the northern Arabian Peninsula using the Luni-solar calendar (counting years based on the moon and sun as well). Nine months to fall in the summer is always a very stinging. From morning till dusk the stones of the mountain and desert sand segatan baked by the summer sun at noon time is longer than night time. At night the heat on rocks and sand subsided a little bit, but before the cold really had met with the morning. So to be repeated, so that after weeks of scorching heat accumulation. Those days are called the month of Ramadan, the month with a scorching heat. Since the days of Ramadan fasting, throat burned with thirst. Or, are expected to worship the sins of Ramadan earlier become charred and after Ramadan, the fasting person is no longer innocent. Allaahu `alam.

Before fasting, usually the people conducting the meal (eat or drink before the Ruling).

From Abdullah bin Al-Harith of a friend of the Prophet: I went to the Prophet Muhammad when he was eating the meal, he said: "Sahur is a blessed meal, do not you leave even if only drank a sip of water due to Allah and His angels to the person who gave blessings on the meal" (Reported by Ibn Abi Syaibah, Ahmad of the three roads of Abu Said Al Khudri. In part strengthens the other)

Before the dawn of time were usually children and teens also hold local activities such as orchestra dawn to wake people traveling more often called thethek.

In Indonesia most people break their fast with a sweet tooth, whereas a high sugar meal contain would likely result in adverse health effects. This comes from the hasty conclusion of a hadith that the Messenger of breaking the fast with dates. Since the sweet taste of dates, it appears the assumption that the breaking with a sweet tooth. In the end, this conclusion becomes delusional and culture raises iftar wrong in society. Indonesia Sometimes people break their fast with a compote containing bananas, cassava, kolang - fro, and other content depends on the person making the compote. And no stranger anyway if compote is also sold on the streets as before iftar when people in some areas in Indonesia gas a habit walking while waiting for sunset. In Bandung this habit is known as Ngabuburit, in Indramayu known as Luru Sore (Cari Sore).

Usually for people who (may) have a sense of missed againts friends / distant relatives they (reunions), or perhaps in order relationship among Indonesian Muslims, the mejority of many who held a joint open in certain places that hacve been determined.

After breaking the fast, most people perform the Maghrib prayer. In the evening, right after evening prayer, the adherents of Islam to continue his worship with salat tarawih. Salat Tarawih (sometimes called teraweh or Taraaweeh) is a voluntary prayer performed only in the month of Ramadan special. Tarawih in Arabic is the form jama 'from ترويحة defined as "a moment to rest". The timing of this is the sunnah prayer after the evening ', usually performed in congregation at the mosque. Interesting facts about this prayer is that the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam only ever do it in congregation in 3 occasions. Mentioned that the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam then did not continue on subsequent nights for fear it would be obligated to the Muslim ummah. Tarawih prayer, although it can be implemented individually, generally performed in congregation at mosques. Sometimes before the implementation of appropriate prayers tarawih on certain points, was held Kultum (Lecture Seven Minutes) to equip the congregation in a pilgrimage in the month.

After carrying out the Tarawih Prayer, the people who have the intention would complete Qur'an in Ramadan when they carry out activities of reading the Qur'an together or take turns, called Tadaruz. Usually they spend 1juz in an Al-Quran (1 Al-Qur'an = 30 juz).

When the month of Ramadan, the Islamic community usually do good with the tithe which is obligatory for those who can called the tithe and the slowest is the collection limit before the completion of the Eid prayer. The amount of tithe to be issued per individual is one sha 'staple food in the area concerned. This number when converted roughly equivalent to 2.5 kilograms or 3.5 liters of rice. Zakat recipients are generally determined in 8 groups (poor, poor, amyl, converts, bondsmen, gharimin, Fisabilillah, Ibn sabil) but according to some scholars specifically for tithe must come first to the first two groups namely the homeless and destitute. This opinion is leaning on the grounds that a very small amount of zakat while one of his goals is for the issuance of tithes of the indigent and poor can celebrate the holiday.

At the time of Ramadan, many occasions where we can get the blessing and fortune from Allah, namely:

1. Also commemorated as a day of decline in the Al-Quran (Nuzulul Qur'an) for the first time by some Muslims. In this month in Indonesia, precisely on 17 Ramadan. In the event of Surat al-Alaq paragraphs 1 to 5 revealed at the time of the Prophet Muhammad were in the Cave of Hira. Warning event is usually done with the show lectures in mosques. But this warning is considered heretical, because the Prophet did not teach, beginning at commemorated in Indonesia, when the President gets advice from Hamka to commemorate each Nuzulul Qur'an, because it coincided with the date of Independence of Indonesia, as the taste of Indonesia's independence Gratitude.

2. Laylat al-Qadr (the night of decree), was a special night in Ramadan. Tonight is said in the Quran in surah Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months. When must the course tonight is not known but according to some narrations, this night falls on the 10th night of Ramadan last month, exactly one odd night that night to the 21, 23, 25, 27 or all 29. Some Muslims usually try not to miss this evening with keep yourself awake at night-last night of Ramadan while worship throughout the night.

During the month of Ramadan, the Muslim will fast every day until Eid arrived. Eid means feast. Fathara ul-Fitr comes from the word meaning 'to break, end. "Eid al-Fitr means the feast End Fasting (Ramadan). The last day of Ramadan is celebrated with joy by the entire Muslim world. In the evening (night 1 Shawwal), commonly called a victory tonight, they will peal takbeer together. In Indonesia, this ritual into a spectacle that was interesting because usually the people (the Muslims) will carry a Takbir while marching around the city and villages, sometimes equipped with beating the drum and light fireworks.

The next day the 1st of Shawwal, which is celebrated as the feast of Eid al-Fitr, both men and women thronged the mosque and the Muslims would be doing the field where the Eid prayers. Salat performed two rak'ah will then be terminated by two of the Eid sermon. The celebration then continued with the mutual Sorry among Muslims, and ending the whole series of special religious activities that accompany Ramadan.

When the Eid al-Fitr, it is usually every family was busy preparing the foods can be eaten by the families of those who might be called a breakfast, which means they eat the food after conducting Eid Salat is still arguably the morning. These foods may have been a tradition in Indonesia, such as rice cake chicken opor, chicken satay, and others.

Ramadan is usually each family most berkunjing to the tomb of their relatives to pray for the families of the deceased prior to be accepted in the sight of Allah SWT and eased his way to heaven and hell to their door is closed.

For children and adolescents, who in waiting for the Month of Ramadan is when the Eid al-Fitr. Because after they Gretetings will be given an allowance / salam tempel by their families or people they visit. As I was so, hahaha ..