Monday, 8 July 2013
USA: Holy month of Ramadan starts with fasting, introspection
Posted on 08:00 by Unknown
“Every year, we want to be a better human being by the end of the month. It’s kind of like a mountain climber, moving up. We have to get a notch above.”
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: Detroit Free Press | Excerpt
By Niraj Warikoo | July 8, 2013
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Dr. Mansoor Qureshi of Superior Township said that he and other Muslims try to improve themselves every Ramadan.
“Every year, we want to be a better human being by the end of the month,” said Qureshi, with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center in Rochester Hills. “It’s kind of like a mountain climber, moving up. We have to get a notch above.”
For Qureshi and others, that can mean avoiding backtalk, being nice to people and controlling desires. Some do that by reading more from the Quran, the Islamic holy book that Muslims believe was first revealed to their prophet, Mohammed, during Ramadan. Observing Ramadan is one of the main pillars of Islam.
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