Spiritual Foundations of Fasting

Spiritual Foundations of Fasting

Dare words “Why say humanity when it is bestiality that would be appropriate to say if we were less afraid of words! » We borrow this phrase from Marcel Godin,…

Palestinian childhood martyred with impunity

Palestinian childhood martyred with impunity

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), pointed out that “ “The number of children allegedly killed in just four months in Gaza is higher…

Fasting, between transcendence and mercy

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…

The spiritual dimension of the month of Ramadan

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…