Submitters Perspective, September 2009

Ramadan and fasting as blessings from God, with reflections on gratitude, the Quran's revelation on the Night of Power, allowances for the ill and traveling, physical benefits, and the lunar calendar. It gives calculated new moon times setting Ramadan 2009 dates without moon sighting. A second essay draws on Quranic verses to define righteousness and its rewards, followed by reader letters and an offer of Khalifa's Quran translation.