My Retreat Will Soon End

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For those readers who are familiar with the Quran and the practice of Ramadan, I have been retreating with a wonderful brother and sister from my home mosque here in the Southwestern part of the United States for the Last Ten Days/Nights of Ramadan. Let me describe this retreat a bit more for those not familiar with the concept.

The Quran mentions that some will retreat to the mosques during the last ten days of the Muslim lunar month of fasting known as Ramadan. Probably most people are a bit familiar with Ramadan, the month when Muslims who can do so do not eat or drink anything from the earliest light of dawn until sunset. Here is the last part of the verse that speaks of the retreat:

…. You may eat and drink until the white thread of light becomes distinguishable from the dark thread of night at dawn. Then, you shall fast until sunset. Sexual intercourse is prohibited if you decide to retreat to the masjid (during the last ten days of Ramadan). These are GOD’s laws; you shall not transgress them. GOD thus clarifies His revelations for the people, that they may attain…