Ramadan (Ramadhan)
Ramadhan While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids, smoking, and engaging in sexual relations; in some interpretations they also refrain from swearing. Food and drink is served daily, before sunrise and after sunset. According to Islam, the thawab of fasting are many, but in this month they are believed to be multiplied. Fasting for Muslims during Ramadan typically includes the increased offering of salat (prayers) and recitation of the Quran. Thus, according to the Quran, Muhammad 1st received revelations in the lunar month of Ramadan . Therefore, the month of Ramadan is considered to be the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, the recording of which began with the Hijra. The beginning and end of lunar Islamic calendar. Ramadan are determined by the - The holiday of Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the next lunar month, Shawwal. This 1st day of the following month is declared after another crescent n...