Ramadan Zakat & Sadaqah: Understand the obligations, benefits of voluntary giving, and the synergistic effect of charity during the holy month.

Part of the Ramadan fasts related Sunnah is Tarawih, optional salat (prayers) which are offered after the Isha prayers on the nights of Ramadan. These may be performed individually or in congregation.

The divine night of Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr, can fall any night during the last 10 nights of Ramadan. According to Hadith (sayings from Prophet Muhammad), it is believed that it can fall during an ...

They also focus more intently on daily prayers, adding others performed during Ramadan. Muslims will also donate money and volunteer throughout the month, a practice known as Zakat and Sadaqah.

As spring approaches, Muslims observe Ramadan. After a month of fasting, a festival called Eid hosts celebrations with family and friends, feasting and charity.

Aizah Choudhry, 6, (back), her sister Aleena, 4, (center), and friend Mahira Fazal, 5, put on a star-shaped sticker on the calendar commemorating the days of Ramadan ahead of an iftar gathering on ...

The brand, which is helping Muslims to do twice the amount of good during Ramadan, found that over a third (37%) will donate to charity through an app or website in the holy month.

The holiday marking the end of Ramadan is called Eid al-Fitr (or Eid ul-Fitr). This year, the festival is likely to fall on the night of April 9 and will last for one day.