Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and is celebrated by Muslims globally.

As well as travellers, and children who have not yet reached puberty. Among many others, Ramadan is also one of the five pillars of Islam. The pillars are key practices that Muslims are obligated to fulfill throughout their lifetime. The holy month of Ramadan has arrived, a month where Muslims find a sense of peace, spiritual healing and test their strength and devotion to God.

The holy month begins and ends around the crescent moon, a symbol used in Ramadan decorations. So, what are some traditions observed by Muslims during Ramadan ...

It also begins Shawwal, the 10th month on the Islamic calendar. This year, Ramadan will begin on the evening of April 1 and will end on the evening of Sunday, May 1. Chewing gum is also prohibited during the fast.

Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims (with some exceptions) are required to fast during this whole ...

Islam follows the lunar or Hijri calendar which is based on the phases of the moon cycle and has 354 days unlike the solar or Georgian calendar that the ...

Ramadan in countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh could overlap with Saudi Arabia if the moon is sighted on April 2 in these Asian nations. Hence, Ramadan is 10 or 11 days earlier every year and in 2022, it may begin from April 2 if the crescent moon is sighted on the evening of April 1 that is the 29th day of Sha’ban 1443 Hijri. Gearing up to strengthen their faith through prayer and increased recitation of the Quran, Muslims across the world are waiting on the edge to sight the crescent moon on Friday evening that will mark the onset of the Holy month of Ramadan 2022.

Ramdan's first iftar, the meal Muslims have to break their all-day fasts, will fall around the same time Duke and UNC play. How students will celebrate ...

“We have some organized events coming up with other MSA’s in the area, like with NC State and UNC,” Fazili said. “They’re catering Monday’s iftar, so you know the food’s going to be special,” Kaakati said. Many faculty, staff and people outside of the university attend as well, since UNC’s MSA is one of very few offerings for Muslims living in Chapel Hill, she said. “I think our people are glad they will be able to do both,” Ishaque said. But many Muslim students will partake in iftar together then go off to their own watch parties, Kaakati said. This will be Kaakati’s first on-campus Ramadan in celebration with other Muslim students, as he spent his freshman year largely off campus through the pandemic. (Learn more about Ramadan and Ramadan events in the Triangle at newsobserver.com/living/religion.) This prayer, Tarawih (also spelled Taraweeh), is prayed during sundown. In celebrating Ramadan, which lasts until the evening of May 1, many Muslims fast, avoiding food and drink, from sunrise to sunset every day of the month. The Center for Muslim Life (CML), a building on Duke’s campus, will be open for Muslim students and friends, and the game will be shown on a television. Since Saturday evening will be the first iftar of Ramadan, Duke’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) is organizing a potluck to honor the day and allow community members to join one another in celebrating as a unit. Saturday — the day of the big game — will be the first day of fasting for many of those who observe Ramadan.