Several mosques in the city will congregate during this revered period and here is a roundup of some of Leicester's local mosques for you to visit, and their prayer times. READ MORE: Work rules on Ramadan and if you can ask employers to change hoursĭuring this time, Muslims will have their Suhoor (a pre-fasting breakfast) before sunrise, and then Iftar (a post-fasting dinner) after sunset. It was established in 1997 by Da’watul Islam UK and Eire and currently has more than 6,000 people using its facilities and services each week. The other pillars include Shahada (a declaration of Faith), Salah (prayers), Zakat (charity) and Hajj (pilgrimage). Darul Ummah is a multi-purpose community centre designed to offer a range of locally based projects to meet the needs of the local community it serves. Ramadan is also determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.įasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and involves the complete abstention of food and drink. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is the time in which the Quran, Islam's holy book, was revealed to the prophet Muhammed. Leicester’s Muslim community will also spend the month paying regular visits to the mosque to pray, and giving to charity over the next four weeks. The holy month of Ramadan officially begins today and Muslims across the globe will be dedicating themselves to fasting between sunset and sunrise.
