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What is Ramadhan?


Ramadhan is that time of the year when Muslims recharge their spiritual
batteries. For a whole month, they fast from dawn to sunset, and offer
additional prayers at night. After the end of Ramadhan comes one of the two
Muslim festivals, a day of Eid. On this day, Muslims thank God for His guidance
and grace in helping them to control their baser desires and fulfill their
spiritual needs.

Muslims agree on all the fundamentals of the fast. This makes the fasting a
worldwide phenomenon observed by the devoted among the world’s more than one
billion Muslims as one international community. Ramadhan is the ninth month of
the Muslim year, which follows the lunar calendar. Each month begins with a
sighting of the moon’s crescent and lasts for 29 or 30 days until a sighting of
the next month’s crescent.

Ramadhan is the month in which the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for all
mankind. It is a criterion by which to distinguish truth from falsehood. The
prophet Muhammad, on whom be peace, said that on each day of Ramadhan God frees
many souls from the Fire of Hell. Muslims should introduce the Quran’s teachings
to others so that they too can have the opportunity to be free.

Fasting is a major feature of Islam. Many religions recognize the benefits of
fasting, but only Islam institutes a whole month of it to secure its benefits
for all its adherents. God prescribes in His Book that all able-bodied Muslims
must fast. This will develop in them a consciousness that will help them towards
right conduct and prevent them from wrongdoing. To obtain this result, a Muslim
must stick to both the formal and informal aspects of the fast. The formal
aspects include abstaining from food, drink and sexual intercourse.

The informal aspects of the fast are just as important. The fasting person must
abstain from lying, cheating, argumentation, fighting, foul language and every
sort of evil. In this month, one has to cultivate a lasting awareness of God,
and a keen sense to observe His commandments throughout the year. The Prophet
Muhammad, on whom be peace, said that if someone does not give up falsehood in
speech and actions, God has no need for such a one to give up his food and
drink.


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