The Ramadan FAQ

Q: So it's Ramadan. What is Ramadan anyway?

Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims. It's a period of 28-30 days (the whole month) during which able-bodied Muslims fast from sun up to sun down.

Because the Islamic calendar is a non-self-correcting* lunar calendar, every (Western) year Ramadan falls about 12 days earlier, moving backwards ( Read more... )