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The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the sighting of the moon, something Muslim religious authorities tend to disagree on...
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection, and community. A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.
The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the sighting of the moon, something Muslim religious authorities tend to disagree on...