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What you need to know about Ramadan 2023
Date Posted:
When is Ramadan?
March 22, 2023 - April 21, 2023
What is Ramadan?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the holy month of fasting.
What do Muslims do in Ramadan?
Fasting: Muslims do not eat or drink anything between sunrise and sunset.
Charity and Community: increased acts of charity, feeding others or the less fortunate, and community iftars.
Key terms
- Suhoor: pre-dawn meal
- Iftar: meal to break the fast after sunset
- Salah: prayer
- Eid al fitr: holiday at the end of Ramadan