The food eaten before sunrise is known as Suhoor, and the one eaten after sunset is known as Iftar. In Ramadhan, Muslims also strive hard to refrain from any sinful behaviour such as lying, cursing, false speech. During this time, they refrain from eating food, drinking, smoking and engaging in sexual relations. Moreover, the Quran was also completed in this month.Ī Fast (sawm) is kept by Muslims from dawn to sunset, timings of which varies in every region. During this month, Muslims are not only supposed to refrain from eating and drinking during the stipulated timing but they are also required to curb all negative emotions like anger and prove themselves to be the perfect Muslim.

The Muslims fast the whole month as it teaches them the true meaning of perseverance and tolerance. This month is full of celebration and festivity as the Muslims immerse themselves in reading the Quran and Duas and spending maximum time doing Dhikr. The month of Ramadan culminates with the festive occasion of Eid ul Fitr as Muslims thank Allah (SWT), celebrating the festival with religious fervor. Muslims fast during this month, doing maximum Dhikr of Allah (SWT).

Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered one of the most blessed months in Islam. Many children endeavour to complete as many fasts as possible as practice for later life. The only people exempted from keeping a fast are the ones who are travelling, aged, pregnant, diabetic, chronically ill, menstruating or breast feeding. Fasting was made obligatory on all adult Muslims in the Second Year of Hijri (Migration from Makkah to Madinah of Muslims). The word itself comes from the Arabic root “ramida” which roughly translates as “Scorching Heat”. Ramadan (also known as Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan), observed by Muslims worldwide, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The length of the Month varies between 29 and 30 days depending on the sighting of the Shawwal Moon which leads to the awaited festival of Eid ul Fitr on the 1st of Shawwal. This is the tentative date as the actual date is contingent on the sighting of the moon of Ramadan 2019, the 9th month in the Islamic calendar (Hijri 1440). Eid al Fitr 2019 will be on Wednesday, 5th June 2019. Ramadan 2019 will begin on Monday, 6th May 2019 (according to Saudi Arabia) and end on Tuesday, 4th June 2019.

First day of ramadan 2019