Discover the longest and shortest fast durations observed during Ramadan 2025 across the globe. From sunrise to sunset, explore the diverse range of fasting times and rituals that make this holy month such a unique and meaningful experience for Muslims worldwide. Here is the list of ten countries with the longest fasting hours during Ramadan 2024: 1. Nuuk, Greenland. 14 hours 37 minutes of fasting on the first day of Ramadan and 17 hours 52 minutes on the last day of Ramadan. 2. Reykjavik, Iceland. 14 hours 7 minutes of fasting on the first day and 17 hours 25 minutes on the last day. 3. Helsinki, Finland This year, Muslims in Chile will face the shortest fasting hours during Ramadan with an average of 12 hours and 44 minutes. Being in the southern hemisphere, New Zealand, Argentina and South Africa are also looking at a shorter fasting period, between 12 and 13 hours a day during the month. Countries closer to the North Pole will experience the longest fasting day this Ramadan, between 16 to 17 hours. Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on the country’s southwest coast, offers plenty of time for a spot of whale watching, with the world’s longest Ramadan fast this year, at around 17 hours and 26 minutes, according to Islamicfinder Astronomical calculations show that Muslims living in Porto Montt, Chile will have the shortest fasting period of only 12 hours and 44 minutes per day during Ramadan this year. This year, Muslims in the world’s southernmost countries like Chile or New Zealand will fast for approximately 12 hours. In contrast, those residing in the northernmost countries like Iceland or Greenland will observe fasts that last for 17 or more hours. Muslims in Brazil will fast for 11 hours, and those in Argentina will fast for nine hours and thirty minutes, the shortest fasting time this Ramadan. Fasting in Nuuk, Greenland, is observed for 18 hours 12 minutes, which is the longest fasting hour of all places. In the capital city of Reykjavik, Iceland, Muslims must endure a punishing 18-hour-long fast. Muslims in Glasgow, Scotland, must sustain a grueling fast of 17 hours during Ramadan. Which cities experience the longest and shortest durations of fasting during Ramadan? Listed below are the average fasting durations in various cities across the globe during Ramadan 2024. As the holy month of Ramadan begins worldwide, countries across the globe face different fasting hours. According to the latest maps recording fasting hours worldwide, residents of Sweden and This time period can last anywhere between 12 to 17 hours. For Muslims all around the world the Holy month of Ramadan is the time when the verses of the Quran revealed itself to the Prophet Mohammed for the first time. The Ramadan fast entail complete abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations during daylight hours. The holy month of Ramadan or Ramzan began on April 2, 2022, and will end, tentatively, on May 2, 2022. The end date varies from region to region, depending on the local time of the moonrise. Ramadan in the UAE and around the world: 2023’s longest and shortest fasting hours Here is a list of countries where Muslims will fast for the most and least number of hours in 2023 Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a time when Muslims will fast during the hours of daylight. It lasts for 29 or 30 days. Muslims believe the Koran was first revealed to the Longest Ramazan fast: Ramazan fasting durations across the Arab world: Tunisia: The longest day was 14 hours and 29 minutes, while the shortest was 13 hours and 17 minutes. Here are countries that may fast for upto 20 hours a day during Ramadan 2023. Mar 22, 2023. These Countries Will Have the Longest Ramadan Fasting Hours in 2023 major countries of the world This year, Saudi Arabia and much of the Middle East will be fasting for about 13.5 hours to 14 hours a day. Tunisians will experience the longest fast day of Ramadan at 14 hours and 29 minutes. While the number of days of Ramadan are equal for all Muslims observing it around the world, the length of the daily fast is not. During Ramadan, observers vow to abstain from eating, drinking A cannon is fired to signal the end of the fast on the first day of Ramadan at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Victor Besa / The National A boy looks through a window near decorations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Sidon, Lebanon. Muslims around the world will abstain from eating and drinking from dawn till dusk, with fasting hours ranging from 12-17 hours Countries with the longest, shortest Ramadan fasting hours this
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