AID 2022. The month of Ramadan is coming to an end. The end date of the month of fasting has already been communicated by the CFCM, but the Grand Mosque of Paris is organizing a “night of doubt” today.
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- What is the end date of Ramadan 2022? The CFCM announced that the month of the young ended on Sunday May 1 and that Eid-el Fitr was fixed for Monday May 2.
- The big one Paris Mosque, who broke with the CFCM last year, had published a press release in March giving the same dates for the end of Ramadan and Eid 2022. But it is still organizing this Saturday at the end of the afternoon a ” night of doubt”, to determine by looking at the sky if the lunar month begins on Sunday or Monday. The end date of Ramadan will therefore be officially communicated by this body this Saturday, via a press release issued around 7 p.m.
- The announcement of the Great Mosque of Paris is to follow on this page.
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12:31 – What is “Imsak”?
“Imsak” can literally be translated as “to abstain”. This term designates the period during which the believer prepares for the fast, before the “suhûr” (dawn meal). The imsak actually consists of a sort of safety margin: during the few minutes that it lasts, you can still eat and drink… before stopping for the whole day.
12:06 – Is there a connection between Christian Lent and Ramadan?
As Le Monde des religions reminds us, “the obligations of Lent have evolved a lot over the course of history. In the Middle Ages, they included strict requirements of fasting and sexual abstinence”. Nowadays, Christians can observe if they wish a period of fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Religious scholars regularly point out the similarities between the different monotheistic religions, such as the period of prayer, introspection and reflections on brotherhood of Lent and Ramadan.
12:01 – Where and when is the Night of Doubt at the end of Ramadan?
In a press release dated April 26, the rector of the Great Mosque of Paris Chems-Eddine Hafiz informs that “the Night of Doubt” of lunar observation allowing to record the end date of Ramadan will take place “on the 29th day of the blessed month of Ramadan 2022-1443” at 6:30 p.m., this Saturday, April 30, 2022at the Great Mosque of Paris.
11:42 – From what age does Ramadan become compulsory?
For Muslims, Ramadan becomes obligatory “from the moment you have reached puberty”, explained the Islamologist (researcher specializing in the study of Islam) Rachid Benzine to Franceinfo. “But when people are sick, in poor health or if there is a risk, it is advisable not to do Ramadan.”
11:28 – Do you really lose weight by observing the fasting month of Ramadan?
Not really. It is even often a weight gain that is generally observed during Ramadan. For a fairly simple reason in reality: for several weeks, the fact of only eating very early in the morning and late in the evening creates a nutritional imbalance and generates a reaction well known to dieticians: in the event of repeated deprivation, the body stores more fat at meals.
11:10 – How many French Muslims respect Ramadan?
In France, nearly five million people are of the Muslim faith, making this religion the second in the country. But not all are practicing or in any case do not respect one of the main rites of Islam, namely Ramadan. According to studies, 70-80% of these five million people observe fasting every year.
10:48 – What is not prohibited during the month of Ramadan?
What is not prohibited during the month of Ramadan? Between dawn and sunset, it is still allowed to brush one’s teeth, for example, but without swallowing the water: the fasting person will have to spit it out after rinsing his mouth. On the other hand, you can of course swallow your saliva, specifies Fateh Kimmouche, founder of the news site dedicated to Muslim consumers Al-kanz.org. But no other substance should be ingested.
10:29 – Why is fasting required for practicing Muslims during Ramadan?
Ramadan is a very important period, which finds its origin in the Koran, the sacred text of Islam. Archangel Gabriel is said to have visited Mohammed during the “night of destiny”, that is to say, the 27th evening of Ramadan. If originally the word Ramadan designated the ninth month of moon calendar Muslim, it is today linked to the practice of fasting. This practice is mentioned in the Koran, in the second sura: “O believers! Fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those who preceded you, so you will attain piety”. The text thus refers to Jews and Christians who observe Yom Kippur and Lent.
10:04 – What are the prohibitions that practicing Muslims respect during Ramadan?
During the month of Ramadan, practicing Muslims observe a daytime fast. They don’t eat or drink either. Ramadan is a month focused on spirituality for believers and turned towards charity. It is forbidden to insult someone, for example, as Fateh Kimouche, founder of Al-Kanz.org, reminds us. The month of Ramadan is focused on good deeds. Conversely, believers are also asked not to smoke or wear makeup.
09:40 – Which verse in the Quran refers to Ramadan fasting?
It is in verses 183-1 183-2 of the second surah of the Koran that we find the references to fasting: “O believers! We have prescribed fasting for you (Al-Siyam) as we have prescribed it for those before you…”. According to sociologist Rachad Antonius, a specialist in Arab-Islamic culture and professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal (Canada), the Ramadan fast is actually a legacy of both Judaism and Christianity. “The Koran is part of the continuity of the Old and New Testaments as well as the Gospels. Fasting is nothing new in substance: it is always a means of strengthening one’s will in the face of desires and passions”, he adds to It interests me.
09:19 – What are the customs of Ramadan apart from fasting?
The month of Ramadan which is ending is a month of fasting for practicing Muslims, but also of spirituality and good resolutions. During Ramadan, those who follow it are indeed invited to pray more, but also to show charity, not to insult and not to smoke. During this month of fasting, the life of practicing Muslims is punctuated by the times of sunrise and sunset and the prayers of the Koran, five in number per day. In each city, the prayer times differ, depending on the length of the day.
09:00 – What is the forecast end date of Ramadan 2022?
The end date of Ramadan has never been closer. According to astronomical calculations on the end date of Ramadan, the breaking of the month of fasting and the associated Eid al-Fitr holiday will take place around Monday, May 2, 2022. But to know the official date, you will have to wait until Night of the doubt of the end of Ramadan.
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The Great Mosque of Paris, which is associated with the Coordination made up of the four Muslim Federations (FFAIACA, GMP, MF and RMF), removes doubt this Saturday, with the organization of a “night of doubt”. But the CFCM has already indicated that the end of Ramadan was for Sunday May 1. This year, the Grand Mosque of Paris had indicated exactly the same thing in a press release published in March, writing that Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan celebration, takes place on May 2. But the said Coordination wanted to follow the tradition of observing the Moon to confirm this position
Eid al-Fitr is one of the most important holidays for observant Muslims. As every year, the breaking of the fast is celebrated on this occasion by Muslims, between friends, families and relatives and marked by an important prayer in the morning. For Eid 2022, it has been recommended by the Mosque of Paris that the Zakat, ie alms for breaking the fast, be 7 euros.
Two methods coexist in France to determine the beginning of the month of Ramadan: traditional lunar observation and astronomical calculations. In its statement of March 15, the Coordination of National Muslim Federations (FFAICA, GMP, MF and RMF) meeting at the Great Mosque of Paris, specified that these two methods are “complementary”. She adds on this point that during the “Night of Doubt”, the “Theological Commission of the Coordination (…) takes into consideration the results of the work on the adoption of scientific calculation and universal astronomical data for the determination of the beginning and end of the blessed month of Ramadan”.
Regarding the representation of Muslims in France, an important change took place in March 2021, with the split between the French Council for Muslim Worship, the institution representing the Muslim faith in France and four of its former Muslim federations (the famous FFAIACA, GMP, MF and RMF). Since this thunderclap in the sky of Islam in France, the CFCM has once again relied on scientific data to formalize the dates of Ramadan, several weeks in advance. It is also the modus operandi followed by the Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF, a body of imams particularly close to the Muslim Brotherhood, but who do not replace the representative bodies).