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Ramadan 2020: Why is it so important for Muslims?

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    Ramadan 2020: Why is it so important for Muslims?     Ramadan is the holiest month for Muslims. Every year, Muslims around the world fast during daylight hours, but what is it really about? What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar. Healthy adult Muslims fast in Ramadan from dawn until dusk. This includes abstaining from drinking, eating, immoral acts and anger. Other acts of worship such as prayer, reading the Quran and charity are also encouraged during the holy month. Muslims also believe the Quran was revealed in Ramadan. During the holy month, Muslims wake up early to eat a pre-dawn meal called suhoor, and they break their fast with a meal referred to as iftar. READ MORE When does Ramadan begin in 2019? It is common for mosques to host large iftars, especially for the poor and needy. Nightly prayers called Tarawih are also held in mosques after iftar. Different cultures have different traditions during Ramadan
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Ramadan: Muslims fast under coronavirus lockdowns

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   Ramadan: Muslims fast under coronavirus lockdowns Millions of Muslims around the world have found different ways to celebrate Ramadan this year, as restrictions imposed by countries to curb the spread of the coronavirus have closed mosques and banned gatherings. This is when the world's 1.8 billion Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset. Families and friends usually gather to break the fast and many attend prayers. This year, however, people are having to mark the holy month at home instead. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and it started on or around Thursday. In parts of the world particularly hard hit by the virus, this year's celebrations are tinged with sadness. Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound has been closed to worshippers since mid-March and will not open during Ramadan. Even Islam's holiest site in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has been affected by the pandemic.
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Ramadan Islam

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                        Ramadan                                                             Islam   Alternative Title: Ramaḍān Ramadan , Arabic Ramaḍān , in islam, the ninth month of the muslim calender and the holy month of fasting. It begins and ends with the appearance of the new moon. In 2020 Ramadan lasts from April 23 to May 23. Ramadan Boy celebrating Ramadan. Islamic tradition states that it was during Ramadan, on the “Night of Power” (Laylat al-Qadr)—commemorated on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, usually the 27th night—that God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad the Qurʾān , Islam’s holy book, “as a guidance for the people.” For Muslims, Ramadan is a period of introspection, communal prayer ( ṣalāt ) in the mosque , and reading of the Qurʾān . God forgives the past sins of those who observe the holy month with fasting, prayer, and faithful intention. Ramadan, however, is less a period of atonement than it is a time for Muslims to pract
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Ramadan Information Sheet

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                                          Ramadan Information Sheet Introduction Ramadan is considered one of the holiest months of the year for Muslims. In Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revelation of the Qur’an, and fast from food and drink during the sunlit hours as a means of learning self-control, gratitude, and compassion for those less fortunate. Ramadan is a month of intense spiritual rejuvenation with a heightened focus on devotion, during which Muslims spend extra time re-reading the Qur’an and performing special prayers. Those unable to fast, such as pregnant or nursing women, the sick, or elderly people and children, are exempt from fasting . When does Ramadan take place? Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on a 12 month lunar year of approximately 354 days. Because the lunar year is 11 days shorter than the solar year, each lunar month moves 11 days earlier each year. It takes 33 solar years for the lunar month
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