{"id":44134,"date":"2018-05-18T03:36:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T03:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=44134"},"modified":"2018-05-18T03:36:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T03:36:15","slug":"ramadan-begins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=44134","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan begins today"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka: The month of Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country today as the new moon was sighted yesterday.<\/p>\n

The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the decision in a meeting at its Islamic Foundation office on Wednesday evening after reviewing reports on Ramadan moon sighting.<\/p>\n

Muslims are meant to fast from dawn to dusk during the lunar month, a time of restraint and austerity.<\/p>\n

During the holy month, all government, semi-government and autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations will follow new office timings.<\/p>\n

All these offices will remain open from 9:00am to 3:30pm with a 15-minute prayer break from 1:15pm to 1:30pm during the month.<\/p>\n

Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessings and benediction, will be observed on the night of June 13.<\/p>\n

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday greeted the countrymen and all Muslims across the world on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

In separate messages on the eve of the fasting month, they prayed for the welfare of the country and the Muslim Ummah.<\/p>\n

President Abdul Hamid, in his message, said the holy month of Ramadan is the month of self-restraint, self-rectification and obtaining forgiveness.<\/p>\n

It brings a unique opportunity of getting closer to Allah and attaining peace and forgiveness, he added.<\/p>\n

“As Ramadan is the month of Rahmat (mercy), Barkat (blessing), Maghfirat (forgiveness) and Najat (salvation), it brings a unique opportunity of getting closer to Allah, attaining peace and forbearance,” the President added. In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Ramadan is the month of self-restraint, compassion and forgiveness.<\/p>\n

This month is for purification of souls through sacrifices and it creates the scopes for getting closer to Allah, she added.<\/p>\n

She called upon all to be inspired with the teachings of the holy month of Ramadan and establish peace, amity and fraternity in personal and social lives, shunning luxury, malice, violence and conflicts.<\/p>\n

“Let us help each other to establish peace by shunning all ills,” she said and called for maintaining the sanctity of the Ramadan by exhibiting the sense of proportion, patience and restraint in all spheres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: The month of Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country today as the new moon was sighted yesterday. The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the decision in a meeting at its Islamic Foundation office on Wednesday evening after reviewing reports on Ramadan moon sighting. Muslims are meant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":44135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n