A Guide to Ramadan & Fasting,[A5] Paperback - 52 pages,Dr Musharraf Hussain & Dr Abia Afsar-Siddiqui,Edited by Abdassamad Clarke. Description :A Guide to Ramadan and Fasting - is a concise yet comprehensive guide covering all aspects of Ramadan and Fasting. It outlines the fiqh of fasting (including sunnah, mustahab and nafl fasts), Salat at-Tarawith, I'tikaf, Sadqat al-Fitr and 'Eid, giving the rulings of the Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali madhhabs. *** Includes supplications, with translation and transliteration, *** Very good quality print.As well as these practical matters, the spiritual aspect of Ramadan is also highlighted. Table of Contents :---[1]. The Virtues of Ramadan,---[2]. The Rulings on Fasting,-------2.1 People Exempted from Fasting during Ramadan,-------2.2 The Essentials of Fasting,-------2.3 The Etiquettes of Fasting,-------2.4 Actions that Invalidate the Fast,-------2.5 Acts that do not Invalidate the Fast,-------2.6 Qada (Restitution),-------2.7 Fidyah (Ransom),-------2.8 Kaffarah (Atonement).---[3]. The Essence of Fasting,---[4]. Salat al-Tarawih and the Qur'an,-------The Origin of the Tarawih Prayer,-------How to perform the Tarawih Prayer,---[5]. The Last Ten Days of Ramadan,-------Laylat al-Qadr,-------The Itikaf (Retreat in the Mosque),--------Types of Itikaf (Retreat in the Mosque),--------Conditions of Itikaf,--------Undesirable things in Itikaf.---[6]. The End of Ramadan,-------Donations at the end of Ramadan : Sadaqat al-Fitr,-------Salat al-Eid.---[7]. Other Obligatory and Optional Fasts, and Fasts that are Forbidden.