What time is iftar in Dubai and why does it keep changing? The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, which is approximately 29 to 30 days long. This means that Ramadan shifts by about 11 days every year and, as a result, the fasting hours during Ramadan can be longer or short...
Observant Muslims worldwide will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts.
Curate your Ramadan From preparing Iftar and Suhoor meals, to spending quality time with our dearest ones, every Ramadan moment is worth capturing and sharing. Share your perspective on Ramadan nights, random acts of goodness, moments of generosity, and gatherings with family and friends, or be ...
How is Ramadan celebrated? Muslims celebrate Ramadan by decorating their homes with lights and banners. Image:Pic: iStock Friends and family members often greet one another with 'Ramadan Mubarak' or 'Ramadan Kareem' to mark the start of the holy month - and will meet at 'Iftar' gatherings i...
Did you know that Islam is the world's second-largest religion? More than 1.6 BILLION people celebrate Ramadan! There are 3.45 million Muslims living in the USA as of 2017. Many Non-Muslim celebrate as well! In many regions around the world, Iftar and Suhoor events are set up as a way...
(including water) fromdawn to sunset. Muslims consider fasting in Ramadan one of the pillars of their faith. Muslims typically eat a meal before dawn, and then break the fast immediately after sunset with a meal callediftar. A few hours after the meal, some Muslims also attend congregational...
Muslims have a meal called suhoor or sehri early in the morning before dawn. Following a sunset prayer, the fast is broken with ameal called iftar, which often begins with dates or apricots and water or sweetened milk. What do you say at the beginning of Ramadan?
Ramadan Elagha, Pacific Press/Lightrocket/Getty Images At dusk, Muslims break their fast during iftar, which is a meal that means "breaking the fast," and then pray the sunset prayer called maghreb. In some countries, like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the iftar is marked by communal banquet...
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. Those fasting are expected to also refrain from bad deeds, such as gossiping, an...
Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year in Islamic culture. During Ramadan, Muslims fast, abstain from pleasures and pray to become closer to God.