Fasting, between transcendence and mercy
A “holy word” (hadith qudsi) reveals the full scope of fasting in Islam: “Every pious work of the sons of Adam belongs to them, with the exception of fasting, for…
England: football clubs, including Manchester City, open their doors to host unifying iftars
On the other side of the Channel, behind the walls of prestigious stadiums where football aficionados ignite each week, a new excitement reigns in the stands…A healthy excitement caused by…
The spiritual dimension of the month of Ramadan
Any prescription belonging to the corpus of Muslim praxis meets standards and is conditioned by rules. But normative and jurisprudential productions tend to ignore the spirit and purpose of the…
The Paris Court of Appeal confirms the legality of the call for a boycott
By its judgment of June 11, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled very clearly on the right to call for a boycott: the call to boycott products…
Louis Blin: “French Muslims can be proud that the greatest French writer respected the Prophet and even identified with him”
Interview on Oumma with Louis Blin,author of the book “Victor Hugo and Islam”, Ed Erik Bonnier Still too little known, the keen interest in Islam of the master of the…
The secret is within us
In this blessed month of fasting and piety, we must remember that we are responsible for our future. This is the principle of the reasonable approach, which is inspired by…
Ramadan is a month of asceticism, prayer and sharing, not bulimia
Islam is a communal and collectivist religion that is very concerned about the well-being of the individual within their social group, the homogeneity of society and its inclusiveness. It prescribes…
The true meaning of Ramadan
The six million Muslims living in France fast in unison with a billion others around the world. This evening, at the mosque, there are more people than usual. There are…
Ramadhan, the origins
We all know that the ninth lunar month of the Hijri calendar is Ramadan. It is the holy month when the Quran was first revealed (Quran II,185). Strict fasting (çiyâm…
A beautiful solidarity operation above the abyss of Israeli barbarism: 100 summits for Gaza!
Like the France Palestine Solidarity Association (AFPS), our Oumma site makes it its duty to relay the beautiful solidarity operation, invigorating in many ways, which, from March 2 to 10,…
China is outraged: “the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the war in Gaza is a shame for civilization”
Will the vigorous condemnation of all-powerful China startle the international community, to the point of bringing it out of its guilty torpor? In any case, it resonated resoundingly in Beijing…
Nice: the IQRA bookstore reopens its doors. The administrative court rejected the prefectural decision to close it
At the heart of a bitter legal standoff which has just turned in his favor, after having caused ink to flow in Nice, the azure stronghold of Christian Estrosi, the…