'Is blood transfusion permitted during Ramadan': Query on Ramadan helpline

Submitted by admin4 on 3 September 2008 - 2:54pm.

By IANS,

Lucknow : Can eye-drops be used during the holy month of Ramadan? Does Allah permit application of pain-balm on the forehead during the holy fast? Is blood transfusion permitted during Ramadan?

Such and many more questions have flooded the helplines opened here by clerics to answer the questions of devout Muslims during Ramadan.

"The queries are being asked through telephones and e-mails," Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Maheli, Naib Imam of Eidgah Aishbagh, told IANS Wednesday.

"Several people Tuesday asked us whether blood samples can be given for medical tests during the fasting month of Ramadan," he added.

Separate helplines by Sunni and Shia clerics are operating here.

The numbers are - 09415023970 (Sunni) and 09335131703 (Shia). The Sunni clerics can also be contacted at e-mail .

Although the helplines are open round-the-clock, maximum number of queries come in between 1:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., said Maheli.

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Ramazan eid only for people who fast...

Submitted by hamid (not verified) on 17 November 2008 - 5:52pm.

I had heard that ramadan eid is only for people who fast in the holy month... i told one of my freind abt this... but he is saying this is not true and asking me the proof in the light of Quran.. If this true can u plz guide through the light of holy Quran.. wat is truth and is it true......

Restrictions during Ramadan

Submitted by Ghulam Mohiyuddin (not verified) on 3 September 2008 - 10:46pm.

All medical treatments are fully permissible during Ramadan. These include blood transfusions, pain balms and eyedrops. Islam is a religion of common sense and rationality. Excessive punctiliousness is not Islamic.

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