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LEARN ABOUT THE MOST SACRED MONTH FOR MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE.

The timing of Ramadan is determined by a moon sighting and it begins each year on the ninth month of the Islamic calenda...
15/12/2021

The timing of Ramadan is determined by a moon sighting and it begins each year on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which was April 23 for 2020

Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar have legislation banning eating in public and forbidding restaurants...
15/12/2021

Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar have legislation banning eating in public and forbidding restaurants and other establishments from serving food and drinks during the fasting hours of Ramadan. In countries like Egypt, where there is a sizable Christian population that doesn't observe Ramadan, edicts like these have been met with backlash.

During Ramadan, restaurants, malls, and cinemas are often closed everywhere from Oman to the United Arab Emirates. Of co...
15/12/2021

During Ramadan, restaurants, malls, and cinemas are often closed everywhere from Oman to the United Arab Emirates. Of course, that's only become more widespread due to COVID-19.

Mosques around the world are typically packed during Ramadan, teeming with the usual attendees alongside others who stop...
15/12/2021

Mosques around the world are typically packed during Ramadan, teeming with the usual attendees alongside others who stop by only during this particular month. Of course, due to coronavirus, Ramadan looks very different this year. In the U.K., the Muslim Council of Britain warned people to celebrate virtually in order to maintain social-distancing measures.

Dates aside, what you eat for the rest of your sacred break-fast meal—called iftaar—depends on where you live. In India ...
15/12/2021

Dates aside, what you eat for the rest of your sacred break-fast meal—called iftaar—depends on where you live. In India and Pakistan, for instance, fried foods like samosas and pakoras and a fruit salad called fruit chaat are considered typical Ramadan food.

Dates are the punchline of all Muslim dating jokes. That's because, during Ramadan, you're guaranteed 30 of them. Throug...
15/12/2021

Dates are the punchline of all Muslim dating jokes. That's because, during Ramadan, you're guaranteed 30 of them. Throughout the world, Muslims traditionally break their fasts with a date, as advised by the Prophet Muhammad. Street vendors in Muslim countries sometimes even name their best dates after politicians and celebrities, from former U.S. President Barack Obama to Lebanese armed resistance group Hezbollah.

During Ramadan, Muslims rise before the sun to eat a meal called suhoor or sehri (among other names) that will sustain t...
15/12/2021

During Ramadan, Muslims rise before the sun to eat a meal called suhoor or sehri (among other names) that will sustain them throughout their many hours of fasting. But when fajr, which is the first of up to five daily Islamic prayers, arrives, Muslims stop eating to pray and begin their fast for the day

While most healthy adult Muslims are required to fast, there are some exceptions. Women who are menstruating, for instan...
15/12/2021

While most healthy adult Muslims are required to fast, there are some exceptions. Women who are menstruating, for instance, are exempt from fasting. Women with postpartum bleeding and vomiting are also exempt from the fast.

Fasting is also generally not advised for those whose health may be negatively affected by it, like the chronically ill, the elderly, those breastfeeding, and young children. However, these missed fasts are supposed to be made up once the people in question are well enough to forego food.

Fasting hours are determined by when the sun rises and sets, so Muslims fasting during summer months in the polar region...
15/12/2021

Fasting hours are determined by when the sun rises and sets, so Muslims fasting during summer months in the polar regions of the world observe longer hours. In 2020, for example, Muslims in Chile are fasting for 11.5 hours, but those in Norway are going 20 hours without sustenance, as Al Jazeera reports. For Muslim-Americans, the fast is 16 hours.

Ramadan is about encouraging pious behavior and devoting oneself to concentrated worship. That means excesses, like havi...
15/12/2021

Ramadan is about encouraging pious behavior and devoting oneself to concentrated worship. That means excesses, like having s*x and smoking, are discouraged. In fact, Muslims believe both the repercussions of sins and the value of good acts are multiplied during the holy days. And if you want to do a little good, check out 33 Little Acts of Kindness You Can Do That Are Totally Free

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