Different Holidays?

Question

I'm Muslim and I am wondering how many of you people know what Ramadan is.

Answer 1

Ramadan, pronounced ram uh DHAN, is an Islamic holy month when Muslims may not eat or drink from morning until night. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic year. Because the Islamic calendar is lunar, Ramadan falls at different times of the year. Muslims celebrate Ramadan as the month during which the prophet Muhammad received the first of the revelations that make up the Quran, the holy book of Islam.

Fasting during Ramadan is the fourth of the five Pillars of Faith, the chief religious duties of a Muslim (see ISLAM (The Five Pillars of Islam)). All Muslims must fast if they have reached puberty and are of sound mind. Exceptions are made for some groups, such as the sick, the elderly, pregnant women, and travelers. Those who are able, however, must make up the missed fast days at a later time. A Muslim who deliberately breaks the fast must atone by fasting for two continuous months or feeding the poor.

Fasting begins at dawn and lasts until sunset. During this time, Muslims cannot take food or drink, inhale tobacco smoke, or engage in sexual activity. The daily fast is broken by a light meal called the iftar, followed by the evening prayer. The preferred food for the iftar is dates and water.

Answer 2

The fourth pillar of Islam which is fasting is also called Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramadhan) – or Ramzan in several countries – and it is the ninth month of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, established in the year 638. It is considered the most venerated, blessed and spiritually-beneficial month of the Islamic year. Prayers, fasting, charity, and self-accountability are especially stressed at this time; religious observances associated with Ramadan are kept throughout the month. God prescribes daily fasting for all able, adult Muslims during the whole month of Ramadan, beginning with the sighting of the new moon.

According to the fuqaha – Islamic jurists and legislators – in 2006 the month of Ramadan (1427 AH) began on September 23 (Middle East, East Africa, North Africa and West Africa) and September 24 elsewhere (including Turkey, North America, Southeast Asia, and the rest of the Middle East). In Pakistan, excluding some parts of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), it was September 25. In NWFP it was September 25. It will last through October 22 or October 23.

Answer 3

I'm muslim and yea...it just passed. It's a hoiliday. During the month you think of those who are less fortunate and kinda share teh pain they have. It teaches you self control. Also, you come closer to Allah. People are supposed to read the Quran and at least finish ONE QURAN, but you can two. We fast for the whole month 30 days and at the end we have a HUGE feast with all the families and we eat. It's great to know you live amongst people who love you on this day. You don't realize their love for you until you all meet and see what a big family everyone is. Some people don't know and could care less, but it's fun to learn about waht others believe in and what their traditions are. Most people at my school know since I try to tell them that I'm the same as anyone just my religion is different. High School is full of people who care and don't care so....I explain it to those who care and for the others...I could care less.....

Answer 4

Of course i do, I am a muslim my self. During the ninth islamic month we fast from dawn to dusk. We eat a meal in the morning called Suhur. Suhur is a Sunnah act. During the month we should devote our time to Allah (SWT).We read the Quran and pray. After the azaan for Magrib we eat Iftaar and break our fast. we pray magrib,isha, witr and then tarawweh. Taraweeh is optional, but our prophet (S) did taraweeh. Zakah is also given during ramadan by those who can. Ramadan spiritually cleanses muslims. It also teaches self control and what the poor go through every day.

Answer 5

I am a muslim and I know what Ramadhan is. It is the nineth month of the Islamic Calendar. It is during this month when it is obligatory for every muslim from the age of 9 years to fast from dawn to dusk. It is also the month when the QURAN was revealed/brought to the muslim ummah.

Answer 6

Ramadan, im here in Dubai for 5 years now.
I absolutely know the meaning.

Its like Christmas somehow minus the fasting.
Its a month of ging, forgiving ang refraining from bad deeds.

Answer 7

i do, i am not muslim, but i have a few friends who are- u all look so skinny after fasting on Ramadan

Answer 8

I found out what Ramadan was when I found out what Diwali was when I had made some indian friends about 8 years ago.

Answer 9

As I understand, it's a month in the fall dedicated to prayer, fasting, and spiritual renewal. It is a family-oriented time when breaking the daily fast is a special occasion and culminates with Eid which is a special celebration.

Answer 10

its a tradition and muslims do it to feel as if they were poor or in need of money so they can relate themselves as thaey are not able to have anything that we do, it is a fradh to do it. the only excuses are : if you are in your period, pregnant, sick, too young, or too old. It is part of your culture and and islam