.jpg "Muslims around the world today commenced fasting (Ramadan). Ramadan is the ninth month as per the Islamic dating system, i.e. the Hijri calendar. The period allows Muslim faithful to undertake dawn to dusk fasting which primarily entails abstinence from food, drink, marital intimacy and any such prohibitions as instructed by Allah (God).")
Muslims around the world today commenced fasting (Ramadan). Ramadan is the ninth month as per the Islamic dating system, i.e. the Hijri calendar. The period allows Muslim faithful to undertake dawn to dusk fasting which primarily entails abstinence from food, drink, marital intimacy and any such prohibitions as instructed by Allah (God).
Islamic history has it that the Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad during Ramadan.
The fasting day starts with a pre-dawn meal called suhoor and ends with a meal called iftar.
It has been established that fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and is compulsory for all Muslims except those who are exempted among others are the terminally ill, travellers, elderly, pregnant, breastfeeding, or menstruating.
They are also encouraged to engage in more charity work while they fast to bring them closer to God and remind them of the suffering of the less fortunate.
Vigil360 wishes all Muslim Ummah around the World and Nigeria in particular, a happy Ramadan fast.
