Friday, September 10, 2010

Happy Ramadan / Ramzan

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which the Qur'an was revealed.


CE / ADAHFirst dayLast day
200514264 October  2 November
2006142724 September23 October
2007142813 September12 October
200814291 September30 September
2009143022 August20 September
2010143111 August  9 September
20111432  1 August29 August
2012143320 July18 August
20131434  9 July  7 August
2014143528 June27 July
2015143618 June16 July
Ramadan dates between 2005 and 2015




Ramadan is the holiest of months in the Islamic calendar. Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The month is spent by Muslims fasting during the daylight hours from dawn to sunset. The name came from the time before the Islamic calendar, when the month of Ramadan fell in the summer. Fasting during this month is often thought figuratively to burn away all sins. Muslims believe that the Qur'an was sent down to the lowest heaven during this month, thus being prepared for gradual revelation by the angel Gibril (Gabriel) to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.