WATCH: Muslim faithful attend Eid prayers in Kenya
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
Month-long fasting event in Islam
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.
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