Madrasa Association hosts program on moral, educational development
Mangaluru: The Madrasa Association organized a program at Unity Hall, Kallapu, focusing on moral and educational development. Prominent speakers addressed key aspects of Quranic teachings, character building, and parenting.
Chief guest Maulana Yahya Tangal Madani emphasized the importance of moral values and character development. In his inaugural speech, Mohammed Farhan Nadwi outlined the association’s mission to promote Quran recitation and ethical excellence.
Ejaz Swalahi, representing the Karnataka Salafi Association’s Madrasa Wing (KSEB), highlighted the need for such initiatives in shaping well-rounded students. Maulana Nizamuddin, Chief of the Deeniyat Mangaluru Unit, stressed the significance of implementing Quranic teachings in daily life.
Saeed Ismail from Jamat-e-Islami’s Educational Council spoke on instilling respect in children, while Mohammed Haneef Bolanthoor, President of SKSM’s Madrasa Wing SEB, discussed the role of effective parenting.
Maulana Shuaib Husaini Nadwi, Head of Value Education at Hira Institution, explained how applying Quranic values leads to personal and societal prosperity. The event concluded with a presidential address by Maulana Saalim Nadwi, Principal of Iqra Arabic School, who emphasized unity and progress through Quranic teachings.
Among those present were Maroof from Alqalam Institutions, P.B. Abdul Hameed, Vice President of Bolar Islamic Centre, and Faizal Natekal, owner of Unity Hall.
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Ramadan, Lent coincide this year, happens once in three decades: How it happens, when it will occur
This year, Ramadan and Lent are reportedly being observed during the same period, a calendar overlap that happens only once in roughly 30 to 33 years.
According to a post by ‘That Dubai Page’ on Instagram both are important periods of fasting in Islam and Christianity respectively, but they follow different calendars, which is why their dates usually do not align.
What is Lent?
Lent is a 40-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar observed before Easter.
It is marked by fasting, prayer, repentance and self-examination.
The duration of 40 days reflects the time Jesus is believed to have fasted in the wilderness. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before Easter Sunday, and the feast mass is celebrated on Saturday.
The exact dates change every year because they are linked to Easter, which is calculated based on the Christian liturgical calendar.
What is Ramadan?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer and spiritual discipline. From dawn to sunset each day, adult and able-bodied Muslims abstain from food and drink. The fast is broken at sunset.
Unlike Lent, Ramadan does not follow the Gregorian calendar.
According to admiddleeast.com , Ramadan depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon, known as the hilāl, which signals the start of the new lunar month.
Religious committees in many Muslim-majority countries meet after sunset on the 29th day of the preceding month, Sha‘ban, to look for the moon.
If it is sighted, Ramadan begins the next day. If not, Sha‘ban is completed as a 30-day month and Ramadan starts after that.
While Saudi Arabias announcement is widely followed, each country makes its own official declaration.
Why dont they always overlap?
The Islamic lunar calendar has around 354 days, which is about 10 to 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar.
Because of this difference, Ramadan shifts earlier by about 10 or 11 days each year. Over time, it moves through all seasons.
Lent, on the other hand, is tied to Easter and the Christian liturgical calendar. Since the two religious observances are based on different systems for calculating dates, they rarely fall at the same time.
How often does the overlap happen?
The overlap happens in cycles of approximately 30 to 33 years. When it happens, Ramadan and Lent may coincide for a few consecutive years. After that, they do not align again for decades.
Following the current cycle, major overlaps are not expected again until the 2050s.
