Hajjaj Salama

The Arabic language is one of the most ancient and rich in heritage, described by Abbas Mahmoud Al-Aqqad as the "Poetic Language" because of its artistic and musical structure. It has a close relationship with Islam, as the Qu'ran was revealed in Arabic. The term "Ramadan" in Arabic dictionaries relates to the word "Ramad," meaning intense heat, specifically the heat of the sun on sand. Anciently, it was called "Natiq." The term "Tarawih" refers to the rest taken every four units of prayer. Poets like Sharaf al-Din al-Ta'i and Ibn Nubata al-Misri described the Ramadan crescent moon as a beautiful bracelet or a rower in the sea of darkness. Orientalists were also fascinated by Ramadan; Gustave Le Bon wrote about it in his 1884 book "Civilization of the Arabs," describing the intense discipline of fasting and the vibrant social life after sunset. References include works by Al-Aqqad, Dr. Suad Maher, and Dr. Hisham Abdulaziz.