Ramadan

Ramadan 2024

Fasting in Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.  Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is one of the most sacred times of the year for Muslims.  During Ramadan, Muslims observe a strict fast, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations, from dawn until sunset.  Fasting is a private act of worship that helps Muslims draw closer to God and it is a spiritual discipline that cultivates self-control, gratitude, and compassion for those less fortunate.  The fast is broken at the end of the day with the sunset prayer and a meal called Iftar.  Ramadan is a month of intense spiritual rejuvenation with a heightened focus on devotion, service, and communal gathering.  Muslims spend extra time reading the Qur’an and performing special prayers.  Those unable to fast, such as pregnant or nursing women, elderly people, children, and the sick, are exempt from fasting.
 
According to the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA), the first day of fasting will be Monday, March 11th and Eid al-Fitr will be Wednesday, April 10th.
 
Here are the instructions for campus Iftars & Suhoors this year:
  • On-campus students who are enrolled in a meal plan are eligible for daily Iftar (dinner) and Suhoor (breakfast) boxed meals in Morse College dining hall, which is the designated dining hall for Ramadan meals.
  • You must pick up your Suhoor boxed meal from Morse dining hall during Iftar time.  So please register here: bit.ly/YH-Ramadan2024
  • Please email omer.bajwa@yale.edu with any questions or concerns.
 
COMMUNITY IFTARS
Everyone is invited to join us for Community Iftars!
  • Friday, March 29 in Dwight Chapel on Old Campus
  • Friday, April 5 in Dwight Chapel on Old Campus
 
TARAWEEH
Starting from March 25, we will have nightly Taraweeh Prayers in Dwight Chapel  @ 9:00 pm.  We will pray Isha + 20 rakats, and everyone is welcome to attend!
 
Throughout Ramadan, many local mosques are offering nightly Taraweeh Prayers, including Masjid al-Islam, the NHIC, and New Haven Diyanet.
 
EID
Please join us for campus Eid Prayer on Wednesday April 10 in the Lanman Center at Yale’s Payne Whitney Gym, 70 Tower Parkway, New Haven:
 
Takbirat @ 9:00 am
Prayer @ 9:15 am
 
Please email omer.bajwa@yale.edu for any questions or concerns.