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The word Ramazan
(Ramadan) comes from the Arabic, which means
scorching heat or dryness. Fasting is farz
(obligatory) for adult Muslims, except those who are
suffering from an illness, travelling, are elderly,
pregnant, breastfeeding, diabetic, chronically ill
or menstruating.
So that means that the
first day of the month of Ramazan (Ramadan), which
is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, moves
backward by about 10 days each year. This has a
large impact on how people experience Ramazan
(Ramadan) from year to year. Fasting during the holy
month is one of the five pillars of Islam, which
also include prayer and charity. To fast, Muslims
abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and engaging
in sexual activity from dawn to sunset. Muslims
follow the lunar calendar, which means Ramadan
arrives several days earlier each year. |
