Ramadan is a month when Muslims try to be better in a more pious way. They pray five times, they give zakaat and charity, they avoid anything that is considered a sin and most importantly, they fast. Ramadan is about fasting for a month for Muslims by abstaining from food and drink. The reason being that we need to understand what it is like being poor and staying hungry. But what most Muslims don’t realise is that the other actions can also be done throughout the year, not just in the month of Ramadan.

We don’t have to be nice human beings just in the month of Ramadan, we can do that all year through. We don’t have to donate or do charity just in this month, we can do it all year.

We fast so as to know what it feels like for those, who don’t have food or water. But don’t these people stay hungry throughout the year? This year, Ramadan is happening as millions of Muslims migrants are waiting by the side of European countries because their homes were destroyed by Islamic militants, also known as ISIS.

Can’t Muslims do something to help them? What about the rich Muslims, like the Arabs? What are they doing to help Muslim migrants? Sadly though, not many Muslims are invested in committing themselves to doing good deeds all year along. Maybe that’s why there’s a month like Ramadan that was created to make sure that Muslims do carry out their duties as good human beings.

Please Donate to these Organisations, who help people in need:

Islamic Relief UK: http://bit.ly/ShimonaRamadan 

Islamic Help: https://www.islamichelp.org.uk/donate/

Muslim Aid: https://www.muslimaid.org/donate/

Islamic Circle of North America: https://www.icna.org/donation/

Islamic Relief USA: http://irusa.org/donations/

Migrant Rights: http://www.migrant-rights.org/

If you are interested in making donations to animal shelters, here are some animal shelters in need of financial help

Independent Animal Rescue: Paypal : miardog@gmail.com

Homeless & Orphan Pets Exist: Paypal : hopejbshelter@gmail.com

With that, here’s OSOP wishing all of you Ramadan Mubarak and Ramadan Kareem.