السيف عدي
09-04-2009, 03:25 PM
Holy Month of Ramadan
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic
month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and
indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset. Fasting is
meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality. Ramaḍān is a time for Muslims
to fast for the sake of God and to offer more prayer than usual. During
Ramaḍān, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from
everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As
compared to solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving forward about ten days each
year as it is a moving festival depending on the moon. Ramadhan was the month in which the
first verses of the Qur'an were claimed to have been revealed[Qur'an 2:185] to the Prophet
Muhammad.
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic
month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and
indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset. Fasting is
meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality. Ramaḍān is a time for Muslims
to fast for the sake of God and to offer more prayer than usual. During
Ramaḍān, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from
everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As
compared to solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving forward about ten days each
year as it is a moving festival depending on the moon. Ramadhan was the month in which the
first verses of the Qur'an were claimed to have been revealed[Qur'an 2:185] to the Prophet
Muhammad.