Muslims generally break their fast by eating dates. Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) is reported to have said: "if anyone of you is fasting, let him break his fast with dates. In case he does not have them, then with water. Verily water is a purifier."

Dear UPF and 20,000 Dialogues Supporter,
The controversy over the proposed Community Center near Ground Zero has raised hate speech and misinformation about Muslims to a new high. Such divisive speech harms our nation and violates our highest principles.

Haroon Moghul - Executive Director, The Maydan Institute
In the seventh chapter of the Qur'an, translated into English as "The Heights," God tells humanity that, before Adam's creation, He gathered the souls of all who would live to ask them, "Am I Not Your Lord?"

As you may know all too well, many Muslims in America often struggle with “keeping Halal” in their diets.  Some say this is partly due to the availability (or in this case, lack thereof) of certified Halal foods, while others tell us that finding convenient places to purchase Halal goods is rather difficult.

(Bridgeview, IL) The Zakat Foundation (ZF), an international charity organization based in Chicago, Illinois, with support from Bridgeview's Mosque Foundation and volunteers from the Chicagoland area are providing daily iftar-dinners for approximately 250 to 300 people per day at six Chicago-land mosques during the entire month of Ramadan. This is the fifth Ramadan during which Zakat Foundation and its partners have provided daily iftars-dinners at local mosques.