Fasting in the holy month of Ramadaan is one of the foremost of the five pillars of Islaam, as well as being among the greatest of the symbols of Islaam. Fasting has many purposes relating both to the Lordship of Allaah and thanksgiving for His bounties, and to man's individual and collective life, as well as to his self-training and self-discipline. Nothing empowers a community more than the development of the moral character of its members.
“Actions are judged by intentions.” There is hardly a Muslim who has never heard this hadiith. Unfortunately we have not done much to understand its implications and let that understanding inform our actions.
One must realize that intolerance of Islam has been present in the European mentality for centuries, dating back to the very first contacts between Christianity and Islam. Since the beginning, Europe has always regarded Islam with fear, suspicion, and hostility...this primarily a product of ignorance, arrogance and racism.
Mankind has not suffered any greater calamity than that brought about by the use of alcohol. Present-day governments throughout the world are convinced of the harmful effects of alcohol on individuals, families, and society. But it is only Islam which has succeeded in combating and eradicating it.
The United States has created, trained, armed, funded and equipped thousands of ISIS combatants as part of the American ploy called “the Arab Spring” which is nothing but a covert ideological operation to subjugate further the Middle East and Central Asia - its oil reserves, its pipeline corridors and it’s strategic commercial location - as part of a global imperial agenda. But most importantly, it’s about protecting the petro dollar and securing Israel as the regional hegemon.