Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان‎ Ramaḍān, Arabic pronunciation: [rɑmɑd̪ˤɑːn]) (also written Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset.[1] Fasting is meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality. Ramadan is a time for Muslims to fast for the sake of God (Arabic: الله‎, trans: Allah) and to offer more prayer than usual. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As compared to the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days each year as it is a moving holiday depending on the moon. Ramadan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur'an were said to be revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.[2]

For Christian priest, Quran is as dear as the Bible

Sat Sep 12 2009 15:36:20 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) by IANS ( Leave a comment )

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 12 (IANS) For 65-year-old priest G.S. Francis, the Holy Quran is as dear as the Holy Bible.
Church of South Indian (CSI) parish vicar Francis has been reading the Quran for an hour everyday during the fasting month of Ramzan for the past two decades.
“The Old Testament and the Quran are almost similar and I do read it every day for an hour during the month of Ramzan. In fact in the course of theology, the holy books of other religions like the Ramayana and Quran are taught,” he said.
“I learned theology at a seminary by attending a part-time course. It was in 1989 that I was ordained as a priest. The state government allowed me to don the cassock because I agreed to do the priestly duties as an honorary service,” he added.
Francis retired from the state government as deputy development commissioner in rural department a decade back and has been a priest in the church since then. The church is located at Thalassery in Kannur district.

He said during the month of Ramzan he fasts when he has no other duties to perform.
“It has become a practice for me ever since I became a priest to refer to religious books like Quran and Ramayana. This helps me to understand other religions. This reading helps me when I deliver messages in the church. One gets knowledge for preaching when one studies other religions because a comparative study is required and I am happy doing this,” Francis said

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thalassery beef biriyani

Biriyani rice - 1/2 kg Beef - ½ kg  Onion(big) - 2 nos(thinly sliced lengthwise) Chilly powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Pepper powder – 1 tsp Green chillies -  8 nos Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsbp Garam masala powder - 1 tsp Garam masala (whole) - A few Ghee – 1/4 cup Coconut oil – 1/4 cup Coriander mint leaves - A few Lemon juice - of 1 lemon Salt - As reqd Fried onions – 4 tbsp

Fried cashewnuts -1 tbsp Fried raisins – 1-2 tsp Preparation Marinate beef with chilly powder, turmeric powder , pepper powder and salt . Keep it aside for 10 mnts. Boil rice in salty boiling water, add garam masala (whole) and lemon juice and drain it when half done. Saute onion with oil in a pressure cooker till brown.Add green chilly, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala powder and salt as required and saute well.  Then add the marinated beef and  cook until the beef done well. Finaly add some chopped coriander and mint leaves. Grease a vessel with little ghee.Spread 1/2 of the beef masala and place 1/2 of rice over it. Pour 2 tbspn of ghee on top of it and sprinkle some fried onion , nuts raisins and a pinch of garam masala . Spread the remaining masala and top it with rice followed by ghee and fried onion , nuts ,raisins and garam masala. Close it with a air tight lid and put biryani in dum for 10 - 15 min .Garnish with coriander and mint leaves and serve beef biryani hot with putheena chammanthi and pickle .

Muzhappilangad Drive - In Beach

Muzhappilangad Beach is 15 km South of Kannur and only 8 km from Thalassery.Beach. Black rocks protect Muzhappilangad from the current of the deep, making its shallow water a swimmer's paradise. This beautiful beach is the only drive-in beach in God’s own country . Believe it or not, you can drive down the entire 5 km length .A unique treat to your senses.

Muzhappilangad is a small coastal village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. From Muzhappilangad you can see the Dharmadam island (Pacha Thuruth) just across the Ancharakkandy river.

The nearest town to Muzhappilangad is Thalassery which is 7 km away. The District Headquarters Kannur is about 13 km from Muzhappilangadu.

Muzhappilangadu is famous for "Thalappoli", a local a three day festival celebrated in March in "Sree Koormba Temple". In this festival devotees take Kalasham (a sacred brass receptacle) and walk kilometers to the Temple to show their respect to the Goddess.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Muzhappilangad had a population of 21,905. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Muzhappilangad has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 83%. In Muzhappilangad, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Coordinates: 11°48′N, 75°27'

Thalassery: thalassery tourism - kerala

Thalassery: thalassery tourism - kerala

thalassery tourism - kerala

Thalassery fort :

Thalassery, also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala,India. The British established their presence in Kerala in 1682, in order to participate in the flourishing trade in the region and this town thus became an important commercial centre. They obtained the right to settle in Thalassery fromVadakkilamkur Prince of Kolattunad.The British built a seaport in Tellicherry through which a variety of spices such as pepper and cardamom were exported. The Thalassery Fort, which is now a historical monument, was built in 1708 by the British in order to protect and control the spice trade in which they had vested interests in the region.Thalassery is believed to be the first place that cricket, now the most popular national game, was played in the early 1800?s. It was introduced to the town by Colonel Arthur Wellesley, much before its introduction in Calcutta in 1860. Thalassery is also considered the birthplace of the circus in India.