What is Ramadan? What does Ramadan Mubarak mean?

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a period of time when Muslims observe a month of fasting and dedicate more time to reading the Koran.Muslims around the world have begun observing Ramadan,celebrities from around the world wished all Muslims observing the holy month a Ramadan Kareem .

Between sunrise and sunset, Muslims abstain from food and drink, the physical ritual allows them to understand the suffering of others. Muslim will eat just two meals per day during Ramadan: ‘Suhoor’, the meal before dawn at the beginning of the fast and ‘Iftar’, the meal at sunset to mark the end of the fast.

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Things you might not know about Ramadan

1. The salutation to those observing the holiday is “Ramadan Mubarak” or “Ramadan Kareem,” which wishes them a blessed or generous Ramadan.

2. While they may never ask, your Muslim friends will most likely appreciate it if you don’t tempt them by deliberately eating, drinking or smoking in front of them and if you show patience for any hunger-induced crankiness.

3. Practicing adult Muslims do not consume food or water during the daylight hours of Ramadan, but just as importantly they also try to refrain from spiritually negative practices such as gossiping, lying, swearing and arguing.

4. Although the Quran does not specify the exact date,— the holiest night of the year — celebrates the night Allah reportedly revealed some of the holy book to the Prophet Muhammad. It is generally recognized as occurring some time on an odd-numbered day in the last 10 days of the observed holiday.

5. While some people report experiencing endorphin highs from daily fasts, others binge once night falls and gain weight.

6. In Arabic countries, Ramadan is prime-time TV binge-watching season and many stations work to produce 30-episode series for their audience.
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