New Delhi: Muslims across the world celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday, after the moon was sighted on Tuesday evening kicking off feasts and festivities. "The Eid moon has been sighted. Id-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday," Maulana Mufti Mohammed Mukkaram, Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid, said. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of holy Ramzan. Across India on Tuesday Eid prayers were being offered at mosques. Jammu and Kashmir...
07:57 AM, Aug 31, 2011
Islamabad: A Pakistani political activist plans a fast against corruption and high military spending, mirroring a move in neighbouring India where efforts to stop popular anti-graft activist Anna Hazare from a hunger strike this week sparked national protests. The protest by Jhangir Ahktar, an Islamabad businessman who has fasted before to draw attention to bad governance, is not slated to begin until after the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan ends....
08:12 AM, Aug 19, 2011
Dubai: For Muslims residing on top of the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, the daily Ramazan fast is to be a tad longer. The greater the distance from the ground, the longer the duration of the fasting, given the fact that people on top of the tower witness the sunrise early and the sunset later than those on the ground floor. The Islamic Affairs Department of Dubai has told the...
07:36 PM, Aug 07, 2011
Islamabad: At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday when militants used a powerful car bomb to target a residential colony for police personnel at Kohat in northwest Pakistan, continuing a wave of terror strikes across the country. Attackers detonated the explosives shortly after 'iftar', the evening meal to break the fast during Ramzan. About 30 quarters in the colony, for low-ranking police personnel, collapsed due to the powerful...
09:26 PM, Sep 07, 2010
Paterson: The most ancient traditions of Islam are going high-tech, with a slew of modern offerings for those observing the holy month of Ramzan, which begins this week. Cell phone applications such as "iPray" or "iQuran" offer a beeping reminder of requisite prayer times, while the "Find Mecca" and "mosque finder" programs help the Muslim traveler in an unfamiliar city find the nearest place to pray. "When I saw these...
11:15 AM, Aug 12, 2010
Ray not only learned the recipe, he could savour some classical music too. ...
04:53 PM, Sep 21, 2009
People in festive spirits shopped for clothes, dry fruits after offering prayers. ...
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People were preparing to break their Ramzan fast at time of the explosion. ...
07:37 PM, Sep 12, 2009
These attacks have interrupted the peaceful start of Ramzan in Iraq. ...
01:30 PM, Aug 30, 2009
Mumbai reverberated with
azaan and
aartis on Sunday morning. ...
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For the rest of the country Eid will be celebrated on Friday. ...
12:40 PM, Oct 01, 2008
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01:47 PM, Sep 24, 2008
This boost at the box-office comes as a surprise during the Ramzan period. ...
02:57 AM, Sep 19, 2008
Families share their meagre rations at relief camps. ...
03:37 PM, Sep 07, 2008
A blend of culture, tradition and faith make the month of Ramzan unique and interesting. ...
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