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Below is the full schedule for the month. Imsak is the time to end your Suhoor meal. Maghrib is the time to break your fast (Iftar).Complete Ramadan 2026 Timetable for MakkahRamadan DayDate (2026)Imsak (Suhoor Ends)Fajr (Fast Starts)Maghrib (Iftar)1Feb 185:23 AM5:33 AM6:20 PM2Feb 195:22 AM5:32 ...

On a quiet day at the Museum of the Moving Image, New Yorkers lined up not to be spoken to, but to be heard. The gathering, hosted by newly-elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani, was intentionally simple: individual residents, face-to-face with members of the incoming administration, sharing what ...

©ShutterstockFarhana Dar, UKEvery parent knows that raising a child can bring both the deepest joy and the greatest challenge. Parenthood is not simply about managing behaviour or ensuring success; it is about shaping souls and nurturing emotional well‑being within the warmth of the home, where ...

Gravely wounded and fevered, Darius wakes among strangers who may become the first real family he has ever known. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 * * *SafeKeep supporting MuslimMatters for the sake of Allah Alhamdulillah, we're at over 850 supporters. Help us get to 900 ...

Imams, muezzins, and preachers in Kuwait must suspend all planned leave during Ramadan 1447 AH.Leave substitutions require a one-week advance request signed by the replacement staff member.The policy aims to meet increased demand for religious services throughout the holy month.Kuwait’s Ministry ...

Summary prepared by The Review of ReligionsAfter reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) recited the following verse of the Holy Qur’an:‘Never shall you attain to righteousness unless you spend out of that which you love; and whatever you ...

Beneath me is a thin, extra-long twin mattress. In my hands is a tattered mushaf, too thick to easily hold even in two hands. I’m sitting in a dorm room for the first time at UC Santa Barbara with the ocean’s waves playing softly in the distance. A mustard yellow dupatta pulls itself ...

Key TakeawaysNew “Package Preference” phase launched on the official Nusuk Hajj platform.Allows pilgrims to review, compare, and select up to five preferred service packages.To streamline decision-making and improve service provider preparation.The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has initiated ...

©ShutterstockAhmed Danyal Arif, UKBefore proceeding into a lengthy discussion of gambling, a story might do well to illustrate my point well.As my nine-year-old daughter and I would walk back from school or go on walks, she’d ask me about the different shops we passed – bakeries and cafés, ...

In 1937, philosopher-poet and perhaps the foremost intellectual of Muslim India, Allamah Muhammad Iqbal, wrote a series of letters to the leader of the All Indian Muslim League and eventual founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Over the years, Iqbal and Jinnah had come to share a deep ...

Key TakeawaysAl-Azhar Grand Imam visits Pope Tawadros II to deliver Christmas greetingsDiscussion focused on national unity and eliminating the “minority groups” conceptBoth leaders called for reason and human fraternity to resolve global conflictsCAIRO — The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed ...

The Promised Messiah (as) wrote over 80 books in Arabic, Urdu, and Persian. Excerpts of his collected works have been translated into English and organised by topic. The Review of Religions is pleased to present these excerpts as part of a monthly feature. In this issue, the Promised Messiah ...