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Ramadan: Nights
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[One] important festival that takes place in Ramadan is the Night of Destiny. The exact date of this festival is not known to man, but it is believed to be on the night between 26. and the 27. Ramadan. During this night both the course of the coming year, as well as man's destiny is set.
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Ramadan is about fasting during the day but it's ... about feasting during the night. Wonderful dinners (or so called Iftars) served in tents. Many times such social dinners are accompanied with water pipes and soft music. Theoretically one should eat the bare minimum, but it's rarely the case nowadays.
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The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the nights in Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr in prayer with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven (Bukhari, Muslim).
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Ramadan commemorates the time when the Quran was first revealed to the prophet Muhammad in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, about 1,400 years ago. The last 10 days of the month are the most sacred, with some Muslims praying through the night in mosques.
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The month's sunrise-to-sunset fasting officially begins on the first night that the new crescent moon is visible. In 2007, Ramadan beginsat sundown onSeptember 12th.
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A fast of Ramadan broken deliberately without valid reason, after having made the Niyyat for fasting during the night, brings about the penalty of Kaffarah. *A traveller is permitted to refrain from Saum, although it is meritorious for him/her to fast, if the journey is not a difficult one. The traveller shall make Qadha of all Saum omitted during the journey.
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