by Kenan Cetinkaya kchetinkaya@hotmail.com September 4, 2010 Similar to the example of a King or Queen who chooses certain days in a year to show his/her generosity and love toward his/her folk, God uses the holy times as a reasons to spread his mercy and blessings, much more than the common days and times, to …
Category Archive: RITUALS
Sep
04
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Sep
04
Record-breaking iftar serves over 50,000 in capital
by MEVLÜT KARABULUT 04 September 2010 Ankara has set a record for the most people breaking their fast together at one time — 10 platforms and nearly 100 civil society organizations banded together in an attempt to break the record with a 50,000-person iftar, and attendance far exceeded expectations. Nearly 75,000 Ankarites showed up for …
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Aug
16
Being Shaped by Ramadan
by Fethullah Gulen At this time when we experience occasions of much sorrow and some contentment, we sense the promise in the advent of Ramadan, the month of mercy and forgiveness. In the climate of this month of light, we feel both spring and autumn at the same time in our inner worlds, seasons of …
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Jan
27
Sanctity of Water in Religions
by Kenan Cetinkaya E-mail: kchetinkaya@hotmail.com THE SANCTITY OF WATER IN CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER RELIGIONS (ESPECIALLY IN ISLAM) Introduction In this paper, I am going to examine sanctity of water in detail in Christianity in terms of using in the first sacrament; Baptism. Afterward I will compare water’s role in Christianity and Islam. In the beginning, …
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Jan
23
How to pray in Islam
1- Face the Qiblah (toward Mecca), and make sure you’re in a clean area, now you are about to start one of the following prayers: 1st prayer (Subh), 2nd prayer (Dhuhr), 3rd (Asr), 4th (Maghrib), 5th (Ishaa). 2-Standing, you will start the prayer raising both hands up close to your ears and say “Allahu Akbar” …
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Dec
18
Islam and prayer
Islam prayer ensures that prayers are said five times each day and the timings are spread evenly throughout the day, so that a Muslim is constantly reminded of God and given sufficient opportunities to seek forgiveness and guidance from Him. There are five obligatory prayers, which are rewardable and other optional prayers to perform. A …
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Dec
10
Sacred Places and the Power of Invocation
by Professor Shahul Hameed Religious pilgrimages usually derive their importance from their connection to the birth or death or burial of a prophet or a saint. There is indeed a general misunderstanding among people that hajj (Muslims’ pilgrimage) gets its importance from Makkah as the birth place of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). However, …
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