Preparations have begun to mark the holy month of Ramadan in Türkiye, and the primary Tarawih prayer is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, March 22, with the primary iftar on Thursday, March 23.
“This Ramadan, we will share what we have with our citizens who suffered from the disaster of the century and support those who are homeless and helpless. This is the time when we have to prove our solidarity and brotherhood by feeding our brothers and sisters who need our material and spiritual support,” stated Idris Bozkurt, a member of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet).
To elevate the extent of religious and bodily submission to God by fasting, Muslims everywhere in the world spend the month of Ramadan abstaining from consuming, consuming, smoking and having intercourse from daybreak to nightfall.
According to the lunar month calculations of Diyanet, Ramadan will final for 29 days this 12 months, because the crescent of the month of Shawwal might be sighted on the night of the twenty ninth day of Ramadan. The first Tarawih prayer of Ramadan might be held on Wednesday, March 22, the evening that connects March 22 to March 23, and the primary iftar might be held on March 23. In this month, acts of worship akin to fasting, Tarawih prayers, Fitra (charity) and recitation of the Quran are carried out in addition to donations given for the needy.
Indicating that they’ve decided the theme of Ramadan this 12 months as “Ramadan and Solidarity,” as Ramadan is the month of mercy, blessings and forgiveness, it ought to be correctly understood, Bozkurt underlined.
Fitr (Charity)M
Mentioning the Fitr charity, which is an instance of cooperation and solidarity, as a particular a part of Ramadan, Bozkurt stated, “By giving alms of Fitr, for those who have no financial means, we need to support the homeless and helpless from the recent disasters.”
Stating that Türkiye has skilled back-to-back disasters through earthquakes and floods, Bozkurt added: ” Ramadan is peace and serenity, an occasion for cooperation, solidarity and sharing. We all need to mark this month by sharing our meals with the earthquake victims and by contributing the amount of Fitr.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
