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The Night of Power[ 2] ( Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized : Laylat al-Qadr; also rendered as the Night of Destiny, [ 3] Night of Decree, [ 4] Night of Determination, or the Precious Night ), is, in Islamic belief, the night when Muslims believe the Quran was first sent down from heaven to the world, and also the night when its first ...
t. e. Ramadan ( Arabic: رَمَضَان, Ramaḍān) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which the Quran is believed to be revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Fasting during 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.
Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity with clear proofs of guidance and the standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺. So whoever is present this month, let them fast. But whoever is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramaḍân˺.
The Islamic New Year ( Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية, Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah ), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the Islamic year is observed by most Muslims on the first day of the month of Muharram.
Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, of the "festival of breaking the fast," one of two major Muslim holidays. Eid al-Fitr begins at the end of Ramadan, the holiest ...
Gargee'an ( Arabic: قرقيعان ), sometimes spelled as Gerga'oon (Arabic: قرقاعون), is a semiannual [1] celebration, observed primarily in Eastern Arabia. It takes place on the 15th night of the Islamic month of Sha'ban for Shia Muslims and on the 15th night of Ramadan for all sects. It is celebrated by children and adults alike ...
During the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to fast ( Arabic: صوم, sawm; Persian: روزہ, rozeh ), every day from dawn to sunset. Fasting requires the abstinence from sex, food, drinking, and smoking. Fasting the month of Ramadān was made obligatory ( wājib) during the month of Sha'ban, in the second year after the Muslims ...
Islam. There are two main holidays in Islam that are celebrated by Muslims worldwide: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar, which is based upon the cycle of the moon, and so is different from the more common, European, solar-based Gregorian calendar. Every year, the Gregorian dates of ...