Saudi Arabia Ramadan Guideline: The holy month of Ramadan is about to come, this month has been given special importance in the religion of Islam. Preparations for Ramzan have started all over the world.
Saudi Arabia, considered the center of Islam, has issued new guidelines in view of Ramadan. In which some restrictions have been imposed regarding Iftar in mosques, even the Imam has been prohibited from taking donations from people for Iftar. Let us tell you that to break the fast in Ramadan, Iftar (food and drinks in the evening) is arranged in most of the mosques, this arrangement is made for the travelers and poor people.
Before Ramadan, Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs makes many preparations, this restriction is also a part of these preparations. In the order issued by the ministry, it has been said that Iftars held during Ramadan should not be held inside mosques to keep them clean. Rather, Iftar should be organized at a designated place or in the courtyard of the mosque. Apart from this, many other restrictions have been imposed, such as the use of cameras inside mosques and the media has also been banned from live broadcasting the speeches of Imams.
Imams are prohibited from making long statements in Taraweeh
During the special prayers ‘Taraweeh’ held in Ramzan, the Imams of mosques have been instructed to keep their statements short. Apart from this, the statements (speeches) given in the mosque have been asked to tell only things beneficial for the fasting people. Also, it has been said that there should be a time of at least 10 minutes between the Namaz and Azaan which will be held immediately after Iftar.
Importance of Ramadan
This year, Ramadan is going to start from March 10. In this month, Muslims all over the world keep fast and try to follow the path shown by Prophet Mohammad by staying away from bad deeds. During fasting, Muslims abstain from food and drink every day from morning to sunset. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated to celebrate the 30 fasts of Ramadan.
