Ramadan Quotes

• Like the sun that sets at the end of the day, so too will Ramadan come and go, leaving only it's mark on our heart's sky.

  Yasmin Mogahed

  Heart, Sky, Leaving

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• Sometimes you don't realize how special something is until you lose it. Thats how I feel about Ramadan every year.

  Omar Suleiman

  Years, Special, Sometimes

  FaceBook post by Omar Suleiman from Aug 09, 2013

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• Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Essence, Months, Spirituality

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• The month of Ramadan is the world's most widespread fast and yet its teachings are minimised, neglected and even betrayed (through literal application of rules that overlooks their ultimate objective).

  Tariq Ramadan

  Teaching, World, Betrayed

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• Don't let this Ramadan be just a holiday of rituals. Don't finish reading the Quran without it transforming you. Don't feed your body at suhoor, but starve your heart of Qiyam. Don't reduce this downpour of mercy to just a month of sweets and lavish iftars. Seek Him, you will find. Take a sincere step towards change, transformation, redemption. If you do, you will find Him in front of you. Find Him this month. He's been there all along. Closer than your jugular vein. Look and you'll find. Walk and you'll arrive.

  Yasmin Mogahed

  Sweet, Reading, Heart

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• There's a battle going on inside you in Ramadan, and for 30 days Allah gives you the power to win.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Winning, Giving, Battle

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• Where is your heart? Is your heart with God? Is it with your own ego or your lust? Is it with your greed, your pride, envy, or your resentment? This is a time where you can go into yourself and ask: Where is my heart? Ramadan is a time to give the heart back to the One who possesses the hearts.

  Hamza Yusuf

  Heart, Pride, Giving

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• I look back and half of Ramadan is over in the blink of an eye. Before I know I'll be saying that about my entire life

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Eye, Half, Looks

  FaceBook post by Nouman Ali Khan from Jul 12, 2014

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• Don't go into Ramadan having hurt anyone without seeking their forgiveness. The last thing you'd want on the day of judgment is to find that your entire Ramadan with all of its quran recitation, fasting, taraweeh prayers, laylatul qadr, etc. went completely to waste because your pride stopped you from saying “I'm sorry”. With that being said, I'm sorry if I've written, said, or done anything to offend you. Please find it in your heart to forgive and make dua that Allah grants me guidance and sincerity.

  Omar Suleiman

  Hurt, Sorry, Prayer

  FaceBook post by Omar Suleiman from Jun 14, 2015

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• Ramadan makes you closer to God.

  Saddam Hussein

  God

  "Fourteen die in Baghdad clashes", www.cnn.com. October 31, 2003.

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• Every day of Ramadhan Allah beautifies Jannah and says: "Soon my righteous servants will finish their work and will rest in you." On the last night of Ramadan Allah forgives the sins of His servants.' They asked: 'Is the last night Lailatul Qadr?' He said: 'No, but the worker is paid when he finishes his work.

  Muhammad

  Islamic, Night, Forgiving

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• Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality.

  Barack Obama

  Muslim Faith, Diversity, Mind Blowing

  Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. August 11, 2010.

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• In Ramadan, you should eat less and think more.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Thinking, Should

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• According to Muslim teachings, God first revealed His word in the Holy Qur'an to the prophet, Muhammad, during the month of Ramadan. That word has guided billions of believers across the centuries, and those believers built a culture of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, Teaching, Achievement

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• Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of Ramadan means celebration and thanksgiving for millions of Americans. And your joy during this season enriches the life of our great country. This year, Eid is celebrated at the same time as Hanukkah and Advent. So it's a good time for people of these great faiths, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, to remember how much we have in common: devotion to family, a commitment to care for those in need, a belief in God and His justice, and the hope for peace on earth.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Prayer, Inspiration

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• Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common humanity and the commitment to justice, equality, and compassion shared by all great faiths. In that spirit, I wish Muslims across America and around the world a blessed month, and I look forward to again hosting an iftar dinner here at the White House. Ramadan Kareem.

  Barack Obama

  Blessed, Commitment, Compassion

  "President Obama’s Statement On Ramadan", www.huffingtonpost.com. July 20, 2012.

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• It's a tradition in Islamic society to issue pardons at the end of Ramadan.

  Hooman Majd

  Islamic, Issues, Tradition

  "Interview with Hooman Majd: US-Iran Relations in the Age of the Ayatollah". Interview with Jon Letman, mronline.org. October 4, 2010.

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• Islam brings hope and comfort to millions of people in my country, and to more than a billion people worldwide. Ramadan is also an occasion to remember that Islam gave birth to a rich civilization of learning that has benefited mankind.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Inspiration, Civilization

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• Ramadan typically brings a spike in violence in Middle East. I get grumpy when I don't eat - but I don't blow things up. Religion of peace?

  Katie Hopkins

  Blow, Middle East, Violence

  Twitter post from Jun 29, 2014

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• It's so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan?

  David Letterman

  Thanksgiving, Doe, Feels

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• Many Americans celebrate both Christmas and Xmas. Others celebrate one or the other. And some of us celebrate holidays that, although unconnected with the [winter] solstice, occur near it: Ramadan, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

  John Silber

  Xmas, Holiday, Winter

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• In one word, Queequeg, said I, rather digressively; hell is an idea first born on an undigested apple-dumpling; and since then perpetuated through the hereditary dyspepsias nurtured by Ramadans.

  Herman Melville

  Ideas, Apples, Firsts

  Herman Melville (1892). “Moby Dick”, p.86

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• The international community would like to see an agreement in Libya before Ramadan, let me be very cautious about the possibilities for an agreement.

  Bernardino Leon

  Agreement, Community, Possibility

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• I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month.

  Barack Obama

  Blessed, White, House

  Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. August 11, 2010.

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• Even though the Olympics take place during Ramadan, some Muslim athletes said they will not fast during games. Then, after sampling the British food, they said, on second thought, fasting sounds good.

  Conan O'Brien

  Funny, Athlete, London Olympics

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