The term fasting in Arabic is called “as-Shiyaam” or “as-Shaum” which means “to hold back”. Meanwhile, according to what was stated by Sheikh Al-Imam Al-‘Alim Al-Allamah Syamsuddin Abu Abdillah Muhammad bin Qasim Asy-Syafi’i in his book “Fathul Qarib” that fasting is to refrain from everything that invalidates the fast with …

  Ramadan is just around the corner. All Muslims in the world are waiting for this special holy month. As is known, the month of Ramadan is synonymous with fasting and performing Tarawih prayers. The tarawih and witr prayers also have a different number of rak’ahs. A number of scholars …