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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.
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, [10] observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (), prayer (), reflection, and community. [11]
Fasting is an ancient tradition, having been practiced by many cultures and religions over centuries. [9] [13] [14]Therapeutic intermittent fasts for the treatment of obesity have been investigated since at least 1915, with a renewed interest in the medical community in the 1960s after Bloom and his colleagues published an "enthusiastic report". [15]
Iftar (Arabic: إفطار, romanized: ifṭār) is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan at the time of adhan (call to prayer) of the Maghrib prayer.. This is their second meal of the day; the daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the pre-dawn meal of suhur and continues during the daylight hours, ending with sunset with the evening meal of iftar.
Among Muslim Filipinos in the Philippines, Eid al-Fitr is commonly known as Hariraya, Buka, Hariraya Buka, or Hariraya Buka Puasa. "Eid al-" is often replaced with Eid'l in the country's local English variant. [97] [98] [99] It is also known as Wakas ng Ramadan (lit.
Ganti may refer to: Ganti (2005 TV series), a 2005 Philippine television drama; Ganti Jogi Somayaji, Telugu linguist, poet and chancellor; Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi, past Speaker of Indian Lok Sabha; Ganti Pedapudi (or Pedapudi), a village in a Gannvaram Mandal in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Didik Hadiprayitno (born 13 November 1954), born Kwee Tjoen An, better known by his stage name Didik Nini Thowok, is an Indonesian dancer who always impersonates women during his performances of traditional Javanese dance and Balinese dance.