According to the Islamic calendar Ramadan is the ninth month of the year. Each year the month moves ten days forward, also it depends on the moon. Ramadan is known as the month of fasting, and it is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is a spiritual month that Muslims all over the world, every year waiting for it.
Muslims fast in Ramadan from dawn to sunset, they fast from food, drinks, smoking. Usually Muslims avoid the offensive behavior, also offering more prayers than usual and ask the god forgiveness for their past and the guidance in their coming days and the future. As reading Quran is very required. There are many practices in this holy month. Such as waking up before the dawn to eat “suhoor”, so that they do not feel hungry during the day. People are allowed to break their fast at the forth prayer of the day until the next morning, but before the dawn.
As the new moon sighted, it means that Eid al fitr has arrived, Eid al fitr is the Islamic holiday which ends the 29 or 30 day of fasting “Ramadan”. Eid al fitr is the celebration of muslims all over the world.
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