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Iftar (Arabic: إفطار, romanized: ifṭār) is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan at the time of adhan (call to prayer) of the Maghrib prayer.. This is their second meal of the day; the daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the pre-dawn meal of suhur and continues during the daylight hours, ending with sunset with the evening meal of iftar.
Ramadan [b] (Arabic: رَمَضَان, romanized: Ramaḍān [ra.ma.dˤaːn]; [c] also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting , prayer , reflection, and community. [9]
Fasting during the month of Ramadan is specifically mentioned in four verses of the Qur'an: . O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint.
Sawm: Nizaris and Musta'lis believe in both a metaphorical and literal meaning of fasting. Hajj: For Ismailis, this means visiting the imām or his representative and that this is the greatest and most spiritual of all pilgrimages. The Mustaali maintain also the practice of going to Mecca.
A musta'min man is allowed to marry a dhimmi woman and take her back to his homeland; however, musta'min women do not have the same right. [5] The musta'min are subject to civil and criminal law in the territory [ 4 ] and may not do or say anything that could be construed as harming the interests of Islam. [ 6 ]
The Hafizi view lost all support following the downfall of the Fatimid Caliphate: current-day Musta'lis are all Tayyibi. Most Musta'li are Bohras, and the largest Bohra group is the Dawoodi Bohra, who are primarily found in India. The name Bohra is a reinterpretation of the Gujarati word vahaurau "to trade".
Resting place: Imam Bukhari Mosque near Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Era: Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era)Region: Abbasid Caliphate: Main interest(s) Hadith, Aqidah: Notable work(s) Sahih al-Bukhari
Numerology is an element of Isma'ili belief that states that numbers have religious meanings. The number seven plays a general role in the theology of the Ismā'īliyya, including mystical speculations that there are seven heavens, seven continents, seven orifices in the skull, seven days in a week, seven prophets, and so forth.