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Ramadan [b] (Arabic: رَمَضَان, romanized: Ramaḍān [ra.ma.dˤaːn]; [c] also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, [9] observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting , prayer , reflection, and community. [10]
The Islamic calendar is a lunar one, where each month begins when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. The Islamic year consists of 12 lunar cycles, and consequently it is 10 to 11 days shorter than the solar year, and as it contains no intercalation, [a] Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons.
President Barack Obama hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan in the East Room of the White House. President Bill Clinton continued the tradition, [5] as did George W. Bush who hosted an iftar dinner at the White House in 2001. Bush subsequently continued the dinners every year of his two terms.
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
Islamic New Year; Official name: Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah: Also called: Hijri New Year: Observed by: Muslims: Type: Islamic: Begins: Last day of Dhu al-Hijjah
As an Arab Ramadan series, the drama is released during the month of Ramadan. Season 2 was released on MBC in May 2018. Netflix picked up season 1 and provided English, Chinese, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Turkish and Greek dubbing. The series is set in a fictional village of "Hayba" which is the origin place of the Sheikh Al Jabal Clan.
Shan-e-Ramazan (Urdu: شانِ رمضان) is a Pakistani live television special transmission show of ARY Digital.The transmission includes the recitation of the Quran, Naat Sharif and discussion of various topics and highlighting the teachings of Islam and also includes some relevant competitions like quiz and debate competitions.
Tarawih prayer at Taipei Grand Mosque, Taiwan. Tarawih (Arabic: تَّرَاوِيح, romanized: tarāwīḥ) are special Sunnah prayers involving reading long portions of the Quran, and performing up to 20 rakahs (cycles of prostrations required in Islamic prayer), which are performed only in the Islamic month of Ramadan.