Ramadan
Islamic fasting period
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a period of fasting, prayer, and reflection.
During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs from dawn until sunset.
The fast is broken each evening with a meal called iftar.
The month commemorates the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad and concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr.
Islamic obligatory prayer
- prayerAddress to deity
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- recitationOral delivery from memory
prostration · ablution · imam · minaret · congregation · devotion · supplication
Receiving divine favor
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- EidIslamic holy celebration
Islamic · obligatory · Allah · prophet · Muhammad · sunnah · hadith
Sunset meal ending fast
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- thirstNeed for fluid
- pre-dawnTime before daylight
prohibition · deprivation · self-discipline · restraint · patience · willpower · self-control · purification
Obligatory Islamic charity donation
- givingTransferring to another
- almsGifts to the destitute
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- communityCollective of connected people
sharing · donation · needy · orphans · benevolence · compassion · solidarity
Returned light or thought
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- pietySincere religious devotion
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
humility · self-examination · contemplation · soul-searching · purification · renewal · faith · mindfulness
salat
Islamic obligatory prayer
recitation · prostration · ablution · imam · minaret · congregation · devotion · supplication
blessed
Receiving divine favor
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
Eid · Islamic · obligatory · Allah · prophet · Muhammad · sunnah · hadith
iftar
Sunset meal ending fast
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- thirstNeed for fluid
pre-dawn · prohibition · deprivation · self-discipline · restraint · patience · willpower · self-control · purification · detoxification
zakat
Obligatory Islamic charity donation
- givingTransferring to another
- almsGifts to the destitute
- generosityReadiness to give freely
community · sharing · donation · needy · orphans · benevolence · compassion · solidarity
reflection
Returned light or thought
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- pietySincere religious devotion
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
gratitude · humility · self-examination · contemplation · soul-searching · purification · renewal · faith · mindfulness · forgiveness
iftar
Sunset meal ending fast
baklava · tabbouleh · lamb · kunafa · kebab · pilaf · pakora · chaat · sweets
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- ArabiaSaudi Arabia, Mecca, Medina, Kaaba, Riyadh
- Cultural FestivalsChinese New Year, Diwali, Oktoberfest, Mardi Gras, Holi
- observancesholidays, holy days, commemorations, anniversaries, Remembrance Day
- Religious HolidaysEaster Sunday, Passover, Pentecost, Good Friday, Eid al-Fitr
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, hajj
RamadanEid al-Fitr
Islamic feast after fasting
feast · Eid al-Adha · Eid · Mardi Gras · carnival
- Ramadan fastIslamic daytime food abstinence
- Ramadan fastingIslamic daylight food abstention
- ramadan kareem
- Ramadan prayersIslamic worship during fasting month