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Iftar, a meal consumed to break fast.It is a sunnah to break fast with dates. In Islam, fasting (known as sawm, [1] Arabic: صوم; Arabic pronunciation: or siyam, Arabic: صيام; Arabic pronunciation:) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink.
Fidyah (also romanized as fidya) is a religious donation of money or food made to help those in need.. Fidyah is made for fasts missed out of necessity, where the person is unable to make up for the fast afterwards – for example, if someone cannot fast for the required number of days due to ill health, pregnancy or of extreme age (old or young). [2]
Sadaqat al-Fitr is a duty which is considered wajib (required) of every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult as long as they have the means to do so.. According to Islamic tradition (), Ibn 'Umar said that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad made Zakat al-Fitr compulsory on every slave, freeman, male, female, young and old among the Muslims; one Saa` of dried dates or one Saa` of barley.
Al-Hujurat (Arabic: الحُجُرات, al-ḥujurāt meaning: The Chambers) is the 49th chapter of the Quran with 18 verses ().The chapter contains etiquette and norms to be observed in the Muslim community, including the proper conduct towards the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, an injunction against acting on news without verification, a call for peace and reconciliation, as well as injunctions ...
1-3 The terrible day of judgment; 4-7 Description of the torments of hell; 8-16 The joyful state of the believers on the judgment-day; 17-20 God manifests himself in his works; 21-22 Muhammad only to warn, not to compel, the infidels
The cosmology of the Qur'an states that God made mankind out of clay.This sura suggests not only this, but that the mould which God used for man was "the best possible". The lowness of the clay has set humanity apart from God; because clay is heavier and more solid than fire, from which the Jinn were made, and light, from which the angels came.
Diya (Arabic: دية; pl.: diyāt, Arabic: ديات) in Islamic law, is the financial compensation paid to the victim or heirs of a victim in the cases of murder, bodily harm or property damage by mistake.