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As in Muslim Ramadan, Yom Kippur is a sacred day of reflection and rapprochement of the Jews with God. Ramadan is an opportunity to meet with family and friends. Muslims usually eat breakfast and pray together before sunrise and reunite at dusk to share dinner. People generally know that Ramadan is a month out of the year when Muslims fast every day during the daytime. But there is a lot more to the holiday then just that. Here are five things that Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. For observant Muslims, Ramadan is a month of fasting to commemorate the giving of the first revelation of the Quran to the prophet Muhammed by the angel Jibril (Gabriel). Rabbi Allen S. Maller has published over 850 articles on Jewish values in over a dozen Christian, Jewish, and Muslim magazines and web sites. Rabbi Maller is the author of "Tikunay Nefashot," a By observing Muslims keeping Ramadan, and studying the detailed laws of their fast, Jews can be inspired to better see the links between ritual, ethics, and self-respect in Jewish tradition. Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection, self-improvement, and heightened devotion and worship. Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam. The fast (sawm) begins at dawn and ends at sunset. Muslims around the world are welcoming the start of Ramadan, a month of fasting, increased worship, heightened charity, good deeds and community. Christians are also fasting during Lent, the 40-day period of penance and prayer ahead of Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Ramadan Celebrated this year March 22 through April 20, this Muslim observance is a time for believers to acknowledge the revelation of the Quran’s first verses 1,400 years ago to the Prophet Muhammad. Believers fast throughout each day, from dawn to sunset. WHEN IS RAMADAN? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons. The start of the month traditionally depends on the sighting of the crescent moon. This year, the first day is expected to be on or around March 1. The daily fast in Ramadan includes abstaining from all food and drink – not even a sip of water is allowed – from dawn to sunset before breaking the fast in a meal known as “iftar” in Arabic. Ramadan, in Islam, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting. It begins and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon. Islamic tradition states that it was during Ramadan that the Prophet Muhammad received the first revelations of the Quran. Ramadan is considered the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, so it's a time of heightened spirituality. People will do extra prayers and devotions and give to charity during this time. Yom Kippur Ramadan is a time to practice self-restraint and self-reflection. Fasting is seen as a way to cleanse the soul and have empathy for those in the world who are hungry and less fortunate. Muslims go NOTE: The Jewish calendar date begins at sundown of the night beforehand. Thus all holiday observances begin the night before, as listed. The exception to this rule is most fast days, which begin at dawn of the date listed (aside for Tisha b’Av and Yom Kippur which also begin the night before). Jewish calendar dates conclude at nightfall. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar year and the only one mentioned by name in the Qur’an. It is intrinsically linked to the observance of the fourth of the five pillars of Islam, i.e. the practice of obligatory fasting (sawm, sometimes siyyam). Before the Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him) and his Jewish World. Tech. Magazine. Thursday will mark the advent of Ramadan, a month during which members of the Muslim faith worldwide will fast 13 hours a day, from dawn until dusk. But how can The start of Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon by local religious authorities and astronomers, and can sometimes vary from Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr. This year, Ramadan comes as the latest Israel-Hamas war has killed thousands of Palestinians, left much of Gaza in ruins and created a Muslims pray on the last Friday of Ramadan in front of the Dome of the Rock, the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 7 It is the season for the three major Abrahamic religions' holidays: Ramadan, Passover and Easter are upon us. Ramadan, which began on the evening of March 22, is a holy month during which Muslims
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