The fasting month of Ramadan begins on the evening of March 10, 2024. For 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide, this is considered particularly sacred and is inextricably linked to 30 days of fasting and special devotion to Allah. It ends on the evening of April 8. The festival of breaking the fast follows the next day.
In addition to the daily fasting, this time is marked by two special religious festivals: The Night of Fate (Lailat al-Qadr) commemorates the revelation of the first Surah of the Quran and the Festival of Breaking the Fast (Id al-Fitr/ Eide Fetr, also called the Sugar Festival, Lent ends.
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. The beginning is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Because the Islamic calendar is based solely on the moon, the years are ten to eleven days shorter than in the solar year.
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During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset and break the fast along with the Iftar meal in the evening. Fasting is intended to reflect positively on one’s own behavior and serves to consciously dedicate oneself to God, to focus on what is important in life and to improve character.
Children, people with a physical or mental disability, the chronically ill and the very elderly are exempt from fasting. Making up missed fasting days – or compensating for them with alms – is allowed for anyone who is acutely ill, traveling, pregnant and lactating women, women in the postpartum period or menstruating.
These facilitating rules are enshrined in the Qur’an and Islamic traditions. Smoking, drinking and sexual intercourse should also be avoided.
Source: Krone
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