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رمضان
Ramadan
A crescent muin can be seen ower paum trees at sunset in Manama, merkin the beginnin o the Islamic month o Ramadan in Bahrain
Observed biMuslims
TeepReleegious
CelebrationsCommonty iftars an Commonty prayers
Observances
Begins1 Ramadan
Ends29, or 30 Ramadan
DateVariable (follaes the Islamic lunar calendar)
Frequencyivery 12 muins (lunar months)
Relatit taeEid al-Fitr, Laylat al-Qadr

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضانRamaḍān, IPA: [ramaˈdˤaːn];[note 1] an aa romanised as Ramazan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the nint month o the Islamic calendar,[3] an is observed bi Muslims warldwide as a month o fastin (Sawm) tae commemorate the first revelation o the Quran tae Muhammad accordin tae Islamic belief.[4][5]

  1. In Arabic phonology, it can be [rɑmɑˈdˤɑːn, ramadˤɑːn, ræmæˈdˤɑːn], dependin on the region.

References

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  1. a b c "The Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 7 Mairch 2017.
  2. "Ramadan to start May 27 or May 28". Retrieved 27 Apryle 2017.
  3. BBCReligions Retrieved 25 Julie 2012
  4. "Muslims worldwide start to observe Ramadan". The Global Times Online. 2012. Retrieved 28 Julie 2012.
  5. "The Muslim World Observes Ramadan". Power Text Solutions. 2012. Archived frae the original on 11 Februar 2021. Retrieved 28 Julie 2012.