Ramzan

Deccan Alumni Association appeals people to stay at home on Eid-al-Fitr

Hyderabad: Amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, people from all over the world are appealing to Indians to adhere to social distancing norms and wears mask and follow other protocols. As…

Home minister Mahmood Ali gives ration kits to poor Muslims

Hyderabad: Home minister Mahmood Ali today distributed 2500 ration kits for the poor Muslims in the state of Telangana ahead of the holy Ramzan festival likely to be held on May 14. The…

Self-introspection and repentance are the flavours of Ramadan

By Dr Asma Zehra Holy Ramadan, the ninth month of Hijri calendar, is an occasion of fasting and self introspection. The significance of this month is multiplied by revelation of the Holy…

Indonesia bans Ramadan mass exodus

Jakarta: The Indonesian government has started putting measures in place ahead of of Eid Al-Fitr to ban the annual mass exodus, locally known as “mudik”, which takes place at the end of the…

Photos: Muslims offer prayers on last Friday of Ramzan

Islamabad : Muslims perform the last Friday prayer during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 7, 2021. AP/PTI New Delhi: Delhi Police…

Former SC judge Markandey Katju observes fast on last Friday of every Ramzan

New Delhi: Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju on Thursday revealed that he has been observing fast on last Friday of every Ramzan for the past 25 years. In a tweet…

Islamic Centre of India issues advisory for last Friday of Ramzan

Lucknow: The Islamic Centre of India in Lucknow has issued an appeal asking Muslims to offer namaaz for “Alvida Jumma” (last Friday of Ramzan) in their homes. Islamic Centre chairman and prominent Sunni…

Siasat Matri: Best matrimonial website in Hyderabad makes second marriage easy

Hyderabad: The best matrimonial website in Hyderabad, Siasat Matri, has provided an opportunity to divorced and separated persons in finding the right life partners by uploading an exclusive episode for second marriage…

Ramzan 2021: Gauahar Khan looks ethereal in these ethnic looks

Mumbai: Due to ongoing second wave of COVID-19, we might be missing out on the lavish iftar parties during Ramzan this year. But we can try to find little joys in dressing…

Tracing the provenance of the Bismillah ceremony

Zeenath Khan While on a holiday in the town of Selçuk, Turkey seven years ago, a framed photograph of a little boy in white fur-trimmed regalia, scepter in hand, on the wall…

Hyderabad: Sales of cloths adversely impacted due to night curfew in Ramzan

Hyderabad: This Ramzan, like the last one, the cloths merchants and the tailors shall suffer the brunt of the night curfew imposed by the state government to curb COVID-19 spike. Since the…

Egypt executes 82-yr-old Quran scholar, 16 others

Cairo: Egyptian authorities on Monday executed seventeen prisoners including Sheikh Abd al Rahim Jibril, an 82-year-old scholar of Quran, who were convicted of murder for an attack on a police station in…

Premier league match halted mid-game to allow Muslim player break his fast

Players in an English Premier League match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace halted the game on Monday night for a Muslim player to break his fast during Ramzan. Leicester city defender…

COVID-19: Left to fate, 2 Muslims cremate bodies of Hindus in Bhopal

Hyderabad: Two Muslim workers of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation have been performing the last rites of Hindu coronavirus (COVID-19) victims whose kin have refused to cremate the bodies due to fear of getting…

Jailed for 27 years under TADA, 92-year-old celebrates his first Ramzan on parole

Lucknow: 92-year-old Habib Ahmed Khan, a homeopathic doctor based out of Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, is all set to celebrate his first Ramzan at home after being jailed for 27 years…

Ramzan ration kits distributed by Siasat

UP man skips ‘roza’ to transport dead bodies of COVID-19 patients

Prayagraj: It is rare to find a devout Muslim skipping ‘roza’ during the month of Ramzan. But for this ambulance driver in Prayagraj, working during the pandemic is more important than fasting. Faizul,…

Sara Khan visits hometown Bhopal after 10 years for Ramzan

Mumbai: Actress Sara Khan travelled to her hometown Bhopal recently after a decade, to be with her family during the month of Ramzan. “I came to Bhopal after almost 10 years to spend…

Hyderabad: Fruits become dearer in Ramzan

Hyderabad: Fruit prices in Hyderabad increased due to rise in COVID-19 cases on the one hand and demand during ramzan on the other. In recent days there has been an increase of…

T’gana govt to distribute 4,50,000 gift packs among poor Muslims for Eid

Hyderabad: The Telangana government flagged off the distribution of Ramadam gift packs containing cloths among poor Muslim families for Eid. The scheme is executed under the supervision of Telangana Waqaf Board. The…

France’s first female imam Kahina Bahloul wants to ‘modernize Islam’

The first female Imam (someone who leads Muslim worshippers in prayer) Kahina Bahloul of France, is on a mission to ‘modernise Islam’. Bahloul told the media that she didn’t just wake up…

Salonik: Hyderabad’s Riverside Impex makes Mazafati dates available online

Hyderabad: Riverside Impex, a firm located at Abids is selling Mazafati Dates with the brand name of “Salonik”. It is the most desirable and delicious dates available in the market. Its attractive…

Du-Ba-Du, SiasatMatri present episode 8 of video matrimony series on April 25

Hyderabad: After seven successful episodes of the matrimonial video series, Siasat Matri and Du-ba-Du are back with another episode. The next episode is going to be released at 3 p.m. on April…

In a first, 99 women security guards deployed at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah

Riyadh: Amid the series of reforms in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom appointed women as security guards for the first time at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah. They are offering the best possible services…

No state Iftar parties during Ramzan due to surge in  COVID-19 cases

Hyderabad: In view of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the Telangana government has decided not to host public iftar parties during the holy month of Ramzan. This is the second year in a…

Team of Muslim men in Pune bury, cremate bodies of unclaimed COVID-19 victims

Pune: Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a group of Muslim men in Pune have been performing cremation and burial of abandoned and unclaimed corpses of COVID-19 victims. They have continued…

COVID-19: Sudden night curfew in T’gana adversely impacts Ramzan sale

Hyderabad: A sudden night curfew in view of surging COVID-19 cases in Telangana has created many problems for city traders. The Ramzan sale last year was adversely affected due to lockdown and…

Bahrain: Fine, jail term for eating in public during Ramzan fasting hours

Manama: The Bahrain government on Tuesday said it will take strict action against those who publicly eat food during fasting hours of the Holy month of Ramzan, which is considered offensive.  A statement…

Maintain social distancing, use face mask, stay safe: Zahid Ali Khan appeals

Hyderabad: “COVID-19 pandemic is causing havoc across the world and the situation in our country is more critical,” said Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily, in a statement appealing to…

Hyderabad: Taraweeh prayers at Makkah Masjid to continue

Hyderabad:  The special Taraweeh prayers in Ramzan, which would have ideally been stopped due to the night curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m., will now continue as the government and police department…