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The blessed month of Ramadan

Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and a time when Muslims fulfil the important religious duty of fasting for the sake of Allah. It is a time to seek the forgiveness and mercy of Allah, an opportunity to reap great spiritual rewards for acts of devotion and a reminder to empathise with those less fortunate than ourselves...more

Preparing for Ramadan

‘O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may learn piety and righteousness’ (Qur’an 2:183)...more

Ramadan food aid

Every year during the month of Ramadan, Islamic Relief delivers thousands of food parcels to some of the poorest communities around the world. These parcels provide immediate relief to people who are suffering from food shortages by giving them and their families enough food for one month...more

Ramadan Case Studies

Your generosity helps us to provide thousands of people with food every Ramadan. Read some of the stories from people around the world who have benefitted from our previous distributions...more

 

Food Security
Ramadan with the poor
Hunger kills
Mariam's Story
Mohamud's Story

Why are people hungry?
Processes reversed
Economic crisis
The cost of conflict

What is Islamic Relief doing?
Food shortages threaten Rohingya refugees
Growing our own food again

Did you know?

Ramadan Resources
Blessed month of Ramadan
Food Security

Ramadan food aid
Khamrun’s struggle for food
Food Security

Preparing for Ramadan
Donation
Zakat Calculator
Ethical eating guide

Blogs
Ramadan in Chechnya
Ramadan in Egypt
Ramadan in South Africa
Ramadan in India
Ramadan in Iraq
Ramadan in Gaza

Ramadan Case Studies
Kindness of strangers
Dignity and respect
“We don’t know where our next meal is coming from”
Khamrun’s struggle for food
“Nothing kills us but the rising cost of food.”