why Muslims differ on the beginning and end of Fasting in Ramadan? Please explain! Jazakum Allahu Khayran.

Wa`alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Thanks for your important question and we earnestly implore Allah to enable us to reap the fruits of the blessed month or Ramadan, accept our acts of worship, and grant us forgiveness and immunity against the punishment of Hell-fire.

Surely, the month of Ramadan is the best season for offering good deeds and gaining reward. It is the duty of every Muslim to prepare himself for that blessed month.....Learn more

Significance of The Change of Qiblah

Two momentous events in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) bear special significance as regards the institution of Prayer (salah) in Islam: The Miraj (the Prophet's Ascension) and the change of the qiblah from Jerusalem to Makkah.
There is general agreement among Muslim scholars that the Prophet's Night Journey and Ascension occurred in the month of Rajab, most probably on the 27^th of that month, about a year before the Hijrah (the Prophet's emigration from Makkah to Madinah); and the change of qiblah happened in the middle of Shaban, about sixteen months after the emigration.....learn more