Ramazan
Muslim holy month
Ramazan is the Turkish and South Asian spelling of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Muslims abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs from dawn to sunset, focusing on prayer, reflection, and community.
The month ends with Eid al-Fitr celebrations: During Ramazan, we break fast together each evening.
Of the moon
- monthYear's twelfth part
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- twenty-ninthPosition after twenty-eighth
- thirtiethOrdinal for thirty
Sunset meal ending fast
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- thirstNeed for fluid
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
discipline · restraint · endurance · willpower · purification · sacrifice · prohibition · self-denial
Sunset meal ending fast
- datesCalendar numbers or courtship
- biryaniSpiced layered rice dish
- kebabGrilled food on skewer
- kunafaLevantine cheese pastry
baklava · halva · pilaf · meze · sweets · delicacies · sherbet · lentil soup
Islamic obligatory prayer
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- imamMuslim religious guide
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
Obligatory Islamic charity donation
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
gathering · sharing · generosity · hospitality · almsgiving · neighbors · masjid · togetherness
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
meditation · mindfulness · gratitude · humility · conscience · soul-searching · forgiveness · sincerity
lunar
Of the moon
- monthYear's twelfth part
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- twenty-ninthPosition after twenty-eighth
iftar
Sunset meal ending fast
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- thirstNeed for fluid
self-control · discipline · restraint · endurance · willpower · purification · sacrifice · prohibition · self-denial · dehydration
iftar
Sunset meal ending fast
kunafa · baklava · halva · pilaf · meze · sweets · delicacies · sherbet · lentil soup · pakora
salat
Islamic obligatory prayer
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- imamMuslim religious guide
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
zakat
Obligatory Islamic charity donation
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
congregation · gathering · sharing · generosity · hospitality · almsgiving · neighbors · masjid · togetherness · unity
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
self-examination · meditation · mindfulness · gratitude · humility · conscience · soul-searching · forgiveness · sincerity · self-improvement
RamazanEid al-Fitr
Islamic feast after fasting
feast · gluttony · gorging · carnival · Mardi Gras