Who celebrates ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims across the globe fast during the hours of daylight every single day. Ramadan is the holiest month of the year for most of the world’s two billion or so Muslims, but why is this month so revered, and why does it include fasting?

Here are seven facts to explain the significance of Ramadan and its practices.

1. Ramadan was important before Islam.

Ramadan is said to have been an important and holy month for Arabs long before the advent of Islam; in this month, local feuds and warring would stop as a period of uninterrupted peace was observed during which the more pious would retreat to temples, caves and other spaces to meditate.

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According to Islamic tradition (known as hadiths), Ramadan was also the month when God revealed the scriptures to Abraham (Ibrahim to Muslims); the Torah to Moses (Musa); the Psalms to David (Dawud) and the Gospel to Jesus (Isa).

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Ramadan includes 'The Night of Power.' 

Muslims believe it was during Ramadan in A.D. 610 that God first spoke to the Prophet Muhammad. According to Islami

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