Read President Obama’s Ramadan Message
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Dear Friends, As Salaam Alaikum (Peace be unto you)
CAIR Philadelphia wishes you and your family a very blessed and prosperous Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.
Thanks to supporters like you, we are proud of the accomplishments that CAIR Philadelphia has been able to achieve. We invite you to read our special Ramadan newsletter which details our recent achievements in the fields of civil rights, education and empowerment of American Muslims.
In this blessed month of Ramadan, where rewards are multiplied, consider giving your Zakat contribution to CAIR Philadelphia. Muslim scholars confirm that donating to CAIR falls under one of the eight avenues of Zakah (fi sabeellillah). To learn more, please read the fatwa by world-renowned North American scholar Sheikh Ahmad Kutty: CAIR qualifies for Zakah
Our goal is to raise $25,000 this Ramadan. Your annual donation will help CAIR Philadelphia continue its operation to serve our community. Donations can be by check, money order or credit card according to your preference. We invite you to visit Donate to CAIR-PA to process your donation.
Once again, thank you for your continued support. Our best wishes to you for a blessed Ramadan.
– CAIR Philadelphia Executive Committee & Staff
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Ramadan 2009 – The Big Picture (Photo Gallery)
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Focus Article: Ramadan starts a spiritual cycle in which we draw closer to God and family
by John Esposito
If prayer five times a day strikes some as demanding, how about no food, no drink, no smoking, and no sex — from dawn to dusk for a whole month?
Inspiring, awesome, or extreme? In our secular, materialistic world, some see such religious abstinence as extreme or even harmful. Yet we live in a society in which rigorous dieting and exercise for health are multibillion-pound industries.
Similarly, gruelling marathons and triathlons or 12-to-18-hour professional workdays are often lauded and justified with the modern mantra of “No pain, no gain”.
For Muslims the month-long daytime fast of Ramadan, which is just beginning, is a special time set aside to remember God through physical and spiritual discipline: abstinence, devoting more time and attention to prayer and reflection on human frailty and dependence on God, performing good works for the poor and less fortunate. Read more…
