Ramadan 2009 Calendar
Checkout Ramadan2009 Calendar and Islamic Society of North America 2009 Here.When is Ramadan in 2009? On the 29th of Shabaan ( ie 8th month of the Islamic calendar. Shabaan is the month that comes before Ramadan) Muslims will start looking in the sky for the New moon. If a Muslim sees the New moon at Maghrib time or after Maghrib he will inform others and the start of Ramadan will be announced and the special Taraweeh prayers will be prayed after the Isha prayer of that night. When dawn comes the Muslims who are required to fast will observe abstinence from food, drink and sex until the sun sets.
Ramadan 2009 will be start most likely on either 21 or 22nd August 2009. Exact date will be known after 11.50 pm (UK time) on 20th August 2009. The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), based in Plainfield, Indiana, USA, is a Muslim umbrella group that describes itself as the largest Muslim organization in North America. The vision of ISNA is “to be an exemplary and unifying Islamic organization in North America that contributes to the betterment of the Muslim community and society at large.” ISNA is an association of Muslim organizations and individuals that provides a common platform for presenting Islam, supporting Muslim communities, developing educational, social and outreach programs and fostering good relations with other religious communities, and civic and service organizations. ISNA’s annual convention is generally the largest gathering of American Muslims in the United States.
Islamic Horizons is the bi-monthly publication of ISNA. A speaker at the 2009 national convention, Warith Deen Umar, a New York imam, asserted that the Holocaust happened to the Jews “because they were serially disobedient to Allah.” He went on to allege that a group of Jews close to President Barack Obama “control the world.” ISNA immediately condemned the tenor of the comments.
