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A Couple Having Dinner with Lighted Candles

What is Sawm?

Sawm is the Arabic term used to describe the act of fasting. Passed the age of puberty, Muslims are required to

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Dates in a Bowl

What is Fidya?

When someone cannot fast in Ramadan (due to ill health, travelling or menstruation for example) they should make up the

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Newborn Baby Given a Spoon of Honey at a Ceremony

What is Aqiqah?

In Islam, Aqiqah is the sacrifice of livestock; such as goats and sheep, at the birth of a child. The

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Silver and Gold Round Coins

What is Sadaqah?

Sadaqah means “righteousness” and is a voluntary charity given to please God. Sadaqah also describes a voluntary charitable act towards

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From above of crowded square around Kaaba cube in Great Mosque of Mecca at night time

Facts about Hajj

Undertaking Hajj is an Islamic and spiritual duty – it is the fourth pillar in Islam. In the Holy Qur’an, Allah (SWT)

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