Ramadan 2017: Is Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem the correct greeting
Ramadan 2017: Is Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem the correct greeting? GETTY Ramadan: Muslim boys hugging on Eid al-Fitr RAMADAN, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar, began on Friday, but there remains confusion over the correct greeting to use during the fasting period. Is Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem correct? Ramadan Mubarak is the most common greeting used by Muslims, and translates to “have a blessed Ramadan”. Ramadan Kareem is another phrase often used, however there is some debate as to whether it is appropriate. Some say that the phrase, which means “may Ramadan be generous to you”, goes against the teachings of Islam because Ramadan itself cannot be generous. As Saudi Arabian scholar Sheikh Al-Uthaymeen explained, “it should be said ‘Ramadan Mubarak’, or whatever is similar to it, because it is not Ramadan itself that gives so that it can be kareem (generous), in fact it is Allah who placed the grace in it, and made it a special month, and a t
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