The 4th day of Ramadan 1428
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is much more than just not eating and drinking.
During Ramadan, every part of the body must be restrained. The tongue must be restrained from backbiting and gossip. The eyes must restrain themselves from looking at unlawful things. The hand must not touch or take anything that does not belong to it. The ears must refrain from listening to idle talk or obscene words. The feet must refrain from going to sinful places. In such a way, every part of the body observes the fast.
Therefore, fasting is not merely physical, but is rather the total commitment of the person's body and soul to the spirit of the fast. Ramadan is a time to practice self-restraint; a time to cleanse the body and soul from impurities and re-focus one's self on the worship of God.
For more info, please check the following sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan
http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/ramadanintro.htm
http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=26604&KEYWORD=+ramadan
http://quran.al-islam.com/Targama/DispTargam.asp?nType=1&nSeg=0&l=eng&nSora=112&nAya=1&t=eng
redfox-dream-art-photography 20/02/2009 3:19
Very nice!bw, redfox
Canan Oner 19/02/2009 21:42
Great presentation Kambiz...Cheers,
Canan
Sergio Sanna 10/04/2008 16:56
Scatto molto efficace ,che riassume con il tuo commento il significato simbolico del Ramadan.Bravo.Ciao.Sergio.Kombizz Kashani 20/09/2007 5:26
@ MarcoThe word on top says: Ramazan in Farsi (Ramadan in English).
Underneath is a small verse of Qura'an.
Marco Bembo 19/09/2007 22:57
I like the shot and thank you for the beautiful words of your explaining. But... What's the meaning of the panel showed in the photo?Ciao. MB
Maria Simona Monti 17/09/2007 8:46
Good Ramadan to you!ASSALAMU' ALEIKUM
CIAO________MS
aw masry 16/09/2007 17:56
Sahru Ramadhan Mubarok !!!!AsAk --- aw masry
Arabesque 16/09/2007 16:19
romdhanek mabrouk