During Ramadan 2023, Charity Project PK is continuing its life-saving work around the world, making sure your donations get to those who need them most. We are on the front lines in over 30 countries, just like we have been with every major disaster since 1984, delivering food, water and emergency relief to those in desperate need.
We take the responsibility of delivering your donations very seriously. We know that we are accountable to you, to the people we serve, and, ultimately, to Allah.
Please don’t wait, people need your help more than ever. Donate generously in the blessed month of Ramadan.
Mohamed Hamza, Islamic Relief Syria Aid Worker.
Almost 40 years of delivering relief to people around the world makes us one of the longest-serving Muslim charities in the UK, Alhumdulillah.
Because of you, in 2022, we helped to change the lives of over 13,283,400 people in 34 countries around the world.
An independent Zakat Advisory Board, made up of a group of respected scholars, has ratified our Zakat policy, and continues to provide advice to ensure our Zakat policy is Shari’ah-compliant.
Charity Project PK is the only Muslim charity that is part of the DEC. We’ve been a member alongside Oxfam, British Red Cross, Save the Children and others since 2005.
We are one of only five UK based charities with HQAI (The Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative) accreditation. The HQAI are an independent and objective assurance body, which examines how we use your donations in detail every year, and makes sure they are being used as effectively as possible.
We don’t say that we have a ‘100% donation policy’. The truth is, it costs every single charity money to deliver relief – and we think you’d prefer us to be real about it.
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar.
Healthy adult Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan from dawn until dusk. Therefore this includes abstaining from drinking, eating, immoral acts and anger. Other acts of worship such as prayer, reading the Qu’ran and charity are also encouraged during the holy month.
This year, Ramadan is expected to begin on Thursday 23rd March 2023, and end on the evening of Friday 21st April 2023, depending on the sighting of the moon.
You can find up-to-date information on the Ramadan timetable.
Ramadan officially begins when the month of Islamic month of Shaban ends, and the new moon of Ramadan is sighted. This year, Ramadan is expected to begin on Thursday 23rd March 2023.
Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration officially marks the end of Ramadan. The exact timing is based on the sighting of the moon. Eid al-Fitr officially begins at the start of the Islamic month of Shawwal. This year, Ramadan is expected to end on the evening of Friday 21st April 2023, depending on the sighting of the moon.
If you’ve missed any fasts out of necessity and will never be able to fast to make up the lost days afterwards, you’re required to pay Fidya (Fidyah). For any other missed fasts you will need to make them up. For any fasts broken deliberately without need in the Hanafi Madhab you would need to make up the fast and also pay Kkaffarah. In the Hanbali and Shafi Madhabs you would need to make up the fast and only pay Kaffarah if it was broken by marital relations.
The Prophet (PBUH) would give charity throughout the year but increase his Sadaqah during Ramadan. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Prophet (peace be upon him) was the most generous of people, and he was most generous during Ramadan.” (Bukhari)
Ramadan lasts either 29 or 30 days, and the time during which it takes place varies every year. This is because the date depends on the lunar calendar, which is roughly 10 or 11 days shorter than the commonly used Gregorian calendar
The meaning of Kareem is generous/noble. Ramadan is a month where Allah forgives, blesses and rewards Muslims without a limit.
Therefore, it is an expression that is used to welcome the month of Ramadan by Muslims around the world.
Every day during Ramadan, Muslims begin the fast at dawn after having a meal (Suhoor), after which the morning Fajr prayer is prayed. The fast isn’t broken until dusk with the Iftar meal, which precedes the Maghrib, the fourth prayer of the day.
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