Qur’an'S ARCHIVE

• Ramadan: “My Lord, forgive me”

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On August 17, 2012

  Today is the last post in our special Franciscan Friday series on Ramadan by guest blogger Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM. “Asking forgiveness for one’s sins is an essential aspect of Islamic prayer and Ramadan.” The […]

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• Ramadan: Do This in Memory of Me

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On August 10, 2012

  To celebrate interfaith friendship and St. Francis’ history with Islam, Franciscan Fridays is starting a series on Ramadan. Check back every Friday though August 17 for posts by Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM. A master instructs […]

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• Ramadan: Being Conscious of God

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On August 3, 2012

  “Fasting is prescribed for you…that you may taqwa.” (Qur’an 2.183) Taqwa. It’s a hard word to pronounce correctly unless you’ve mastered Arabic pronunciation. The q-sound (qaf) is made far back in the throat, not like […]

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• Franciscan Friday’s on Ramadan: Fasting to Reorient

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On July 20, 2012

  To celebrate interfaith friendship and St. Francis’ history with Islam, Franciscan Fridays is starting a series on Ramadan. Check back every Friday though August 17 for posts by Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM. A late-medieval Qur’an […]

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