The month of transcendence, transcending, piety and purity, the holy month of Ramadhan, is here again. We are almost half way through the month of Ramadan, which means there is little time left to prepare for the festivities of Eid-ul-Fitr. To get accurate prayer times and exact dates for the lunar months, check out the application Muslim & Quran.

With over 1.8 billion Muslims globally celebrating Eid, which is 24% of the entire world population, it is clear that Eid is an important festival.

Dhabiha Meat or what is commonly called Halal Meat is the meat derived from slaughtered healthy Halal animals in accordance with Islamic principles. 

In the Islamic way of slaughtering of the animals, only the main arteries of the neck are cut without cutting the spinal cord, letting the heart to pump out blood as much as possible.

The global food industry is evolving, and so are the foods being served. For millennia, humans have raised animals for food on farms and, in recent years, feedlots, and now scientists want to replace those and create the meat in laboratories.

Around 2 billion people follow religions that have meat-slaughtering laws. This topic raises a major issue for Muslims around the world. What do religious scholars have to say about this developing industry?

Trusted by thousands of Muslims living in Japan, Halal Japan App is considered the most informative source on Halal and Muslim-friendly products sold in Japanese market.

The Halal Japan App arose out of frustration with all the long-winded, difficult-to-pronounce ingredients that so many of us Muslims deal with on a daily basis. Hence, the Halal Japan team handles the difficult details so we don't have to.
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In the 19th chapter of the Koran, Mary is giving birth to Jesus. Many don’t even know Jesus is in the Koran. It says, "And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree". 

She cries out, and she is answered by Gabriel, Archangel; Shake the tree, he says, and "it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates", and you’ll be all better—no epidural necessary.
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