...Ramadan, The Month of Fasting Islam has relatively few holidays compared to most other religions, nevertheless, their sacred days and times are very important to Muslims. One of the most important and honorable holiday for all the faithful Muslims all over the world is Ramadan. It is a holy month of fasting. In Islam, all adult Muslims must fast in this month. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk each day. They are supposed to avoid eating, drinking, smoking and sexual activity, as well as unkind or impure thoughts and words, and immoral behavior. Fasting for Muslims during Ramadan typically includes the increased offering of prayers and recitation of the Quran. The meaning of fasting is spiritual growth of the person, rethinking all the actions, the choice of priorities of the life. It is very important for them, because they believe that during this month, their sins are forgiven by God. Anyway, fasting for Muslims is, first and foremost, the opportunity to remove from the forbidden things and determine the true values of life. Even if the Muslim is unable to fast for valid reasons, he can compensate it. He should feed the poor or help the needy for each day of fasting. The sick and elderly, along with travelers, pregnant women and those who are nursing are exempt, although they are supposed to make up for the missed fast days sometime in the future or help feed the poor. The conclusion of Ramadan is marked with a major celebration, its name is the holiday of Eid...
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...Research Essay: Ramadan In this descriptive research essay, I will outline the history, characteristics and purposes, and festivals immediately following Ramadan (Eid-al Fitar, and Shawwal), the Islamic month of fasting. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar- lasts 29 or 30 days- and all Muslims who can participate are expected to fully stop such activities as eating, drinking, smoking and having sexual relations from dawn until sunset. I will examine the historical aspects of Ramadan including how and when Ramadan first appeared in Islam. In addition, I will discuss the practices that are associated with the holy month of Ramandan and the significances of such practices. Finally, I will discuss the festivals that follow the completion of Ramadan. As previously mentioned, Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and all able Muslims who participate are expected to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sexual relations from dawn until sunset. Ramandan is considered an holy month for muslims since it is considered the the month in which the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed by God through the archangel Gabriel. This is revealed in a passage in the Quran that states “ Ramadan is the month in which the Qur'an was sent down as guidance to humankind..” (Q. 2:183, 185). In addition, the Qur' an states that “fasting has been written down upon you (is mandatory), as it was upon those before you”. According to the...
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...Ramadan is the Month of Work, not slack! All Muslims around the globe and of course all Muslims in Oman are celebrating the once-a-year Holy month of Ramadan, which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month of fasting and praying. Fasting is meant to educate us about spirituality, humility and patience. During Ramadan, Muslims who are fasting only eat and drink after sunset until sunrise. Ramadan is a month of fasting and worshiping, as well as that of work and production. Why slacking during Ramadan?! During the blessed month of Ramadan, unfortunately, you will see some Muslims slack off, show up late at work (or not showing up at all), sleeping on the job, procrastinating, and doing the least possible at the workplace. These types of behaviors are inconsistent with the very spirit of this holy month. Islam does not advocate a special working mode during this month, whereby many people turn it into a month of eating, watching TV and staying up late. In fact, these behaviors affect any workplace, and are not permissible in Islam. Negligence in performing duties during Ramadan is not permissible and is against its teachings. Ramadan Working Hours In the Sultanate, the Government and the Ministry of Manpower has reduced the working hours to five hours/day for Ministries and Governmental establishments, while six hours/day for private sector companies. Muslims need to rethink the concept of work, especially during the month of Ramadan. Tips for Muslim...
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...that she needs to wear a headscarf during the month of Ramadan, which violated her company's dress code. Question2: Disparate treatment would have to be intentional discrimination. So I do not think it is disparate treatment in this case the discrimination was not intentional. Question3: Disparate impact refers the rule or regulation is fair and applies to everybody, but hurts some groups or people more than others. This is disparate impact because in this case, the company dress code policy applies to every employee that is fair but that really hurt Muslims more than other employees because they are required to wear a headscarf during the Ramadan. Plaintiff: The dress code policy of company affects Muslims because they are required to wear a headscarf during the Ramadan. Defendant: They has a very strict company dress code policy that applies to everyone, and headscarves are not allowed to be worn because that would violate the company’s dress code policy Plaintiff: She shows other people who have religions and wear religious clothing that violated the company’s dress code policy but don't be condemned. Question4: I don't think the company provided a reasonable accommodation because when she requested that she could work in the back of the store for a month until Ramadan was over but the manager declined that request. The manager just offered the plaintiff the option of simply taking the month of Ramadan off of work without pay. However, the plaintiff doesn’t...
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...ASSIGNMENT SHOPPING MANAGEMENT DURING RAMADAN MGT (101) SEC :- 06 KAZI RAYHAN SOBAHAN RABBI (2015-03-10-034) ZAHIDUL ISLAM (2015-02-10-217) In Bangladesh most of the people of its population are abided by the Islam religion . Massive amount of people pursue the Islam religion and in Islam the month of Ramadan is very holy and important to them because it is also known as the month of forgiveness. After a whole month of fasting finally the main occasion EID-UL-FITER comes and brings happiness among all. During this Ramadan people starts to get prepared to celebrate the EID with their family .In EID people celebrate the day by wearing different out fits and gorgeous dresses specially the children who likes to wear new cloths in this days, also in this month people mostly stays outside and likes to have a meal in famous food stalls or restaurants , in this time people who come to the cities from villages get prepared to visit their family members who lives in the villages and because of this they faces a huge struggling period to collect the tickets from the counters. Now we are about to concern about this following issue’s advantages and disadvantages :- 1. Shopping 2. Food 3. Transportations tickets. Shopping Advantages sellers point of view :- They do a lot of sells throughout this month. also the profit margin they get is very high on that time. They spend a lot of capitals to collect different and modern dress collections on publics demand...
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...employment or not. Employers must be able to balance the rights of employees and their religious beliefs. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has laws in place to try preventing any type of discrimination or retaliation occurring in the workplace. As with any law some companied do not abide by them and harsh consequences can arise from that. In this case study JBS-Swift engaged in the practice of discrimination when they refused to accommodate the Muslim employees by denying them take the time to pray according to their religious beliefs. Then JBS- Swift also retaliated by terminating several employees when they requested permission to take the time and pray at sundown during the month of Ramadan, which is an Islamic tradition requiring fasting from morning till dawn. They abstain from drinking, eating, and smoking with the belief that fasting educates Muslims spiritually. During this time Muslims must put forward more prayers. As a result, other workers from other faiths joined the protest initiated by the Muslim workers because they felt that their request for religious accommodations was not understood or addressed appropriately. The...
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...Arabic Phrases English Phrases | Arabic Phrases | | | English Greetings | Arabic Greetings: | Hi! | Salam! سلام | Good morning! | Sabah el kheer صباح الخير | Good evening! | Masaa el kheer مساء الخير | Welcome! (to greet someone) | Marhaban مرحبا | How are you? | Kaifa haloka/ haloki ( female) كيف حالك؟ | I'm fine, thanks! | Ana bekhair, shokran! أنا بخير شكرا | And you? | Wa ant? / Wa anti? (female) و أنت؟ | Good/ So-So. | Jayed/ 'aadee جيد / عادي | Thank you (very much)! | Shokran (jazeelan) (شكرا (جزيلا | You're welcome! (for "thank you") | Al’afw ألعفو | Hey! Friend! | Ahlan sadiqi/ sadiqati! (female) أهلا صديقي /صديقتي! | I missed you so much! | Eshtaqto elaika/ elaiki (female) katheeran إشتقت إليك كثيرا | What's new? | Maljadeed? مالجديد؟ | Nothing much | Lashai jadeed لا شيء جديد | Good night! | Tosbeho/ tosbeheena (female) ‘ala khair/ تصبح/ تصبحين على خير | See you later! | Araka/ Araki (female) fi ma ba'd أراك في مابعد | Good bye! | Ma’a salama مع السلامة | Asking for Help and Directions | | I'm lost | Ada'tu tareeqi! أضعت طريقي! أضعت طريقي! | Can I help you? | Hal beemkani mosa’adatuk? هل بإمكاني مساعدتك؟ | Can you help me? | Hal beemkanek mosa’adati? هل بإمكانك مساعدتي؟ | Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? | Ayna ajedu (al merhaad/ assaidaliah)? أين أجد (المرحاض/ الصيدلية)؟ | Go straight! then turn left/ right! | imshy ala tool, thumma ‘arrij yaminan/ shimalan أمشٍ على...
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...Classification of zakat [pic] Zakat is divided into two main categories 1. - Zakat of al-Fitr (i.e. the breaking of the fast at the end ofRamadan. It is also referred to as the Zakat of the body. 2. - Zakat of wealth. Zakat of al-Fitr: Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam ordered that this kind of charity should be observed inthe same year in which the fasting during Ramadan was imposed.A day, or two days preceding al-Fitr the Prophet addressed theMuslims saying:"Give for charity, be it corn or dates; give according to what youare, free or slave, young or old."It is also related by al-Bukhari and Muslim that the Prophet(Prayer and God's Peace be upon him) imposed the charity of al-Fitrafter Ramadan, a measure of dates or barley on all Muslims, slave orfree, young or old, male or female. THOSE WHO HAVE TO PRACTISE ZAKAT AL-FITR Zakat al-Fitr does not become nullified if one is a Muslim,provided the Muslim is free and possesses the amount of Zakat aftercovering the expenses of food for himself, and those whom he feedsfor a day and a night, together with the expenditure which he incursin relation to wife, son, servants and those whom he has to providefor such as parents and others. Its amount: The amount is either a measure of dates, or barley, or rice, orcorn, or anything else edible that can be used for food, from eachindividual.If Zakat is to consist of wheat it is half that for each person. A manmust consciously intend Zakat, since without intent it is not...
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...creating a hostile work environment was based on the fact that the employees of JBS-Swift were considered members of a protected class because of their race, ethnic origin, and religion. The complaints allege that supervisors and coworkers threw blood, meat, and bones at the Muslim employees and called them offensive names. It also alleged that the company discriminated against the Muslim workers when it refused to allow them to pray according to their religious beliefs. The employees were able to prove that disparate impact and treatment existed and that the company retaliated against them by firing employees when they requested that their evening break be moved so that they could break their fast and pray at sundown during the month of Ramadan, which is an Islamic holiday that requires Muslims to fast from sun up to sundown. JBS-Swift did not make reasonable accommodation for employees’ religious beliefs when scheduling them to work. They also did not provide the option for employees to use personal leave for holiday time not specified in the employee manual. In contrasting the solutions to the Tyson Foods situation and the JBS-Swift situation, Tyson Foods’ solution to accommodate the employees who celebrate Eid ul-Fitr involved having eight paid holidays, which included a personal holiday that had to be approved by a supervisor. JBS-Swift set up special prayer rooms at its plants and allowed Muslim workers to pray 5 times per day. I think that JBS-Swift is likely to have...
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...both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or several daytime periods. Other fasts may be only partially restrictive, limiting particular foods or substance. The fast may also be intermittent in nature. Fasting practices may preclude sexual and other activities as well as food. Month of Ramadan Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered as one of the holiest months of the year. It was in 610 A.D. when the prophet Muhammad was said to have received revelations from God that later became Islam’s holy book, the Quran (Koran). The Quran (2:185) states that it was in the month of Ramadan that the Quran was revealed. In fact, Ramadan commemorates that part, of the Muslim year, when "the Qur'an was sent down as a guidance for the people" and also for the " judgment between the right and wrong". Another verse of the Quran (97:1) states that it was revealed "on the night of determination," which Muslims generally observe on the night of 26-27 Ramadan. The holy season begins with the sighting of the crescent moon on the evening following the new moon and lasts for 29 or 30 days depending on the lunar cycle. According to the Quran, Muslims must see the New Moon with the naked eye before they can begin their fast. The practice has arisen that two witnesses should testify to this before a qadi (judge), who, if satisfied, communicates the news to the...
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...The Islamic Religion The Islamic religion is growing rapidly every day. It has been estimated that 1.57 billion Muslims surround the world today (Greene, 2007). That is the second largest religion after Christianity at a 2.25 billion population (Greene, 2007). What is this growing religion called Islam and what does it take to become a true Muslim? Many questions arise about the Islamic religion as well as curiosity regarding the significance of major holy days, prayer, and most important what Muslims believe. “Submission to the will of God,” is what Islam can be defined as (Robinson, 2007). A person choosing to believe and submit himself or herself to the Islamic religion is called a Muslim. When a Muslim decides to commit to the Islamic religion, they are choosing to believe in a God named Allah (Robinson, 2007). Allah is an Arabic word that means, “the one true God” (Robinson, 2007). It is believed by religious historians that the Islamic religion originated by the Prophet Muhammad in 622 CE; however, most Islamic followers believe Muhammad was not born when Islam was created. In the Qur’an it states, “There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God” (Robinson, 2007). Allah chose the Prophet Muhammad to be his messenger, and spread his teachings from the Qur’an to any Muslims who wanted to convert, or to learn about the Islamic religion (Robinson, 2007). Allah wanted Muhammad to distribute his knowledge far and wide around the world. The Qur’an is the...
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...nations around the world Muslims to mark end of Ramadan in which Muslims had to undergo fasting diligently. It is one of the two biggest festival for Muslims, as well as Hari Raya Korban. Labour Day began in two ways, ie through Rukyah (looking at the moon) or in mathematics (calculations). If the Rukyah, when the moon appears, this marks the beginning of Shawwal, the month-10 in the Islamic Hijra Calendar. In Malaysia, the moon will be observed by the officer on duty in the afternoon to evening prayer in several strategic places. Nature and interpretation of Zakat Hari Raya Puasa is the end of the period to pay zakat is the nature of those who still live up to that time. Nature of Zakat is not payable for those who have died. Normally, Muslims will start to pay zakat nature since Ramadan began and the nature of this charity will cease to be collected when the Aidilfitri prayers started. Therefore, normally Aidilfitri prayers slightly delayed compared Aidiladha prayers. Somehow missed some prayers Aidilfitri is to provide opportunities to those who have to pay zakat to discharge their duties and encouraged to eat before going to the mosque. It is different, Aidiladha prayers encouraged early time to give more time to slaughter the sacrifice. When the date of Hari Raya was determined that they are glorified and tahmid praise the greatness of God. Period for the Hari Raya Takbir is between sunset (the last day of Ramadan) until the Hari Raya prayers began on the morning...
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...REVIEW WEEK 10: Pop Culture in Indonesia Pop culture has been penetrating the Indonesian culture in past few years. Islamic culture such as wearing veil for the women is a very common view in universities. In Universitas Gadjah Mada, there are 3 types of women who wear jilbab or veil. The first type is the one whose body, face, legs are fully covered except for their eyes. They basically can be called as cadar women. These veiled-women are known to not interact with boys and hangout after classes, but going home immediately. They are usually closed and don’t listen to music at all or watch television, and only read from paper. They usually focus on their study. And most people sometimes referred the cadar women as terrorist wife or family. The second type is the student with long veils, long skirts and socks. These women wearing long veil is usually very active in religious activity and organization. They don’t interact with boys if they don’t need it. But their view to the girls who are not wearing hijab or wearing it in a trendy way still stiff. They think that by not wearing it properly it gives Islam a bad image. These people only hang around with oens who are wearing long veils. And their ways (women) for finding a husband is very weird. The women usually received a CV from the men who want to marry her. The women can select and choose the men they want. Most parents are afraid when their daughter started wearing long veil they become too fanatic. The third one is the girls...
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...the practice of regional discrimination when it failed to accommodate the requirements of Muslim employees by refusing them to pray according to their religious tenets. JBS also retaliated by terminating the employment of several employees when they requested to be given permission to pray at sundown to break their fast during the month of Ramadan which is an Islamic tradition requiring a daytime fast from morning till dawn. As a result, others workers from other faiths too joined the protest initiated by Muslim workers as they felt that their request for religious accommodation was not addressed. The conduct of JBS Swift violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC ruled that not only did JBS deny to religious accommodation but also fired back at employees who complained. 2. Both Tyson Foods and JBS Swift had same situation to address which was religious accommodation for Muslim employees. While at Tyson, employees wanted a holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr which is a religious holiday marking the end of Muslim holy month of Ramadan, workers at JBS wanted time off to pray during sundown to break their fast during the month of Ramadan. Employees at Tyson wanted to exchange Labor Day holiday with Eid-ul-Fitr which was not desired by non-Muslim and the general public. The company was quick at identifying the solution which was giving a personal holiday which could be taken by employee for any occasion or any other personal reason after getting approval from their supervisors...
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...Heritage Assessment A. Holm, RN Grand Canyon University: 429 V 08/24/2014 Heritage Assessment It is very important to address the heritage of every patient we become the caregiver for. This will ensure that we provide care that is culturally competent and gain the trust and respect of the patient and family. Since respect and trust are not given, but earned, addressing the fear everyone has upon having to depend on medical/nursing care for themselves or their family will put the patient at ease. Discussing and asking questions regarding heritage, religious preference, culture, race, gender, health promotion, health protection and health restoration shows respect for the whole person. This respect of the individual and their family will allow them to be participants in their own care without raising barriers because they will find out that we are trying to do what is best for their health. This will also allow us to complete a Care Plan that is specific and true to the individual and their needs. Introduction to Three Families Interviews were done with three families of differing culture, religion and race utilizing the Heritage Assessment Tool provided in the Week Three Assignment Guide. There were many laughs (such as all three couples stated, “condoms” when asked about health protection) during the interview as well as seriousness when speaking about deeply held beliefs and religious issues. All three families seemed to sincerely want to help with the understanding...
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