Be blessed during this Ramadan Kareem
Be blessed during this Ramadan by embracing the charitable spirit and giving back to those less fortunate in the community. The expression “Ramadan Kareem” will for many people be one of the most oft-repeated phrases during the coming month.
Even if you don’t speak Arabic you will be bombarded by transliterations of the phrase adorning shopping malls and streets. We all know that Ramadan is the name of the Islamic calendar’s holiest month, but what is “Kareem”? Our Arabic dictionaries tend to equate “Kareem” with the English word “generous”. And generosity is undoubtedly one of the defining characteristics of this holy month. Allah (most high) says; “They give food, out of love for Him (Allah), to the poor, the orphan, and the slave, saying: We feed you only for Allah’s pleasure – we desire from you neither reward nor thanks.”
