What is important to know about Ramadan? Ramadan (also written
as Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth
month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of
fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating and
drinking from dawn until sunset. Fasting is meant to teach the
Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality Ramadan is a time for
Muslims to fast for the sake of Allah and to offer more prayer
than usual. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past
sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday
evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and
good deeds. As compared to the solar calendar, the dates of
Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days each year as it is
a moving holiday depending on the moon. The Islamic calendar
follows a lunar cycle. Ramadan was the month in which the first
verses of the Qur'an were said to be revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad. How did Ramadan start? Are there any saints or
Prophets attached to the tradition?