Faith in times of Coronavirus By Shadan Muneer As millions of Muslims observe Ramzan, the month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, how will social distancing and self-isolation work in a world fearing contagion from an unseen enemy? Fasting but no feasting, the piety is in plenty but the frolic is amiss. The warmth is palpable but handshakes…
Holy Month-long Ramzan fasting begins Mysore/Mysuru: As the Holy Month of Ramzan has begun and many financially weak Muslim community families affected due to lockdown, District Minister S.T. Somashekar, accompanied by MP Pratap Simha, Chamaraja Constituency MLA L. Nagendra and others, distributed grocery kits to nearly 200 financially weak Muslim community families at a programme…
Bengaluru: With the holy month of Ramzan set to commence on Apr. 24 or 25 (depending on the sighting of the moon), the Karnataka Government has issued an order suspending congregational prayers and food streets until May 3 in light of the nationwide lockdown being in effect in India. The order was issued by the…
Mysuru: In a city with no shopping destinations open through the night, Ramzan’s special bazaars pull crowds and shoppers in hordes. Though there are no malls, no nightclub, and no fine dining that are open all through the night on other regular days, on the special occasion of Ramzan, some streets were open late into…
Mysuru: Thousands of Muslim brethren gathered at the sprawling Eidgah Maidan in Tilaknagar today to offer prayers as part of Eid ul Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking Fast.” Hazarath Moulana Mohd. Usman Shariff, Sir Khazi of Mysuru, who led the mass prayers, said: “After one month of fasting, we assemble in the open…
As part of the CSR initiate of B.N. Road Bhima, S. Revanna (Block Education Officer), K.N. Sudhakar (Circle Inspector) and K. Gouse Khan (Municipality ex-President) distributed Ramzan kits to the underprivileged families of Muslim community at K.R. Pet. Also seen are Yatiraj (LIC Development Officer), P. Bharat and S. Harikrishnan (Floor Managers). Comprised of necessary…
Mysuru: City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna held meeting with the Police Inspector, Sub-Inspector level officials, other Police officials at his office in city this morning to discuss the Ramzan bandobust preparations. The Commissioner discussed about the deployment of tight police security in the sensitive areas of the city like Mandi Mohalla, Udayagiri, Kalyanagiri, Beedi Colony,…
It’s the month of Ramzan and the best time to devour some lip-smacking kebabs, tangy tikkas and aromatic biryanis. Have you started salivating yet? But you don’t need to travel several kilometres to be able to satiate your craving for authentic Mughlai cuisine. Iftar is all about community. About breaking the fast together, and sharing…
By Dr. Asna Urooj. Chairperson, Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore Healthy adult Muslims all over the world, observe fasting during Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. They do so not to lose weight or any medical benefit but as it is ordained in Quran which says, “O…
More than 50 varieties of dates available for Ramzan By Rajkumar Bhavasar The holy month of Ramzan observed by the Muslims began from yesterday. Ramzan is synonymous with dates and we see mounds of them everywhere. Since Ramzan is the month of fasting from dawn to dusk, it is a religious practice to eat dates…
Recent Comments