Aqib Farooq Mir

Ramadan: From Passionate to Compassionate Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph. D. President Islamic Research Foundation International, Inc. 7102 W. Shefford Lane Louisville, KY 40242-6462, USA E-mail:  IRFI@INAME.COM Website:   http://WWW.IRFI.ORG This  RAMADAN KHUTBAH  was delivered by Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed, President of the Islamic Research Foundation of Louisville, KY   on JAN. 16, 1998 at the Islamic Center of Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky. O ye who believer!Fasting is prescribed to you As it was prescribed To those before you, That ye may(learn) Self -restraint- (Fasting) for a fixed Number of days; But if any of you is ill, Or on a journey, The prescribed number (Should be made up) From days later, For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, The feeding of one That is indigent. But he that will give More, of his own free will- It is better for him. And it is better for you That ye fast If ye o...

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.                                                                         - Kurt Cobain Corruption exists almost all countries. However, it directly impacts the common people’s lives and increases poverty in the society. It is the main reason of social and economic hardship.  In the developing countries, corruption has been an impediment to progress and development. Indonesia is the world’s 7 th largest country in terms of combined sea and land area. It is world’s fourth most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim majority country. Indonesia is regarded one of th...