O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you,
that ye may (learn) self-restraint
[Quran: Chapter 2:183]

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

dates for ramadan 2009

Ramadan fasting, which the greatest religious observance in Islam, is an annual month of fasting. What are the dates for Ramadan in 2009? This a question on a more than a billion people's mind during the few days left before the first day of fasting.

Ramadan in 2009 would start on Friday, the 21st of August and will continue for 30 days or 29 days if the crescent is observed one day earlier.

Note that Ramadan is not the fasting itself but the name of the month. Ramadan is the name of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.

Now that you know the dates (approximate dates) of Ramadan 2009, try to answer this question: When is Ramadan in 2010? When is Ramadan in 2011? ...

Answer: subtract 11 to 13 days, and you should get the approximate answer. Roughly each 33 years, Ramadan makes a circle in the calendar.
Special Ramadan Series

Dear Reader, Assalaamu’alaikum.

Ramadan Mubarak. We wish you a blessed and productive Ramadan! Make no mistake about it - keeping the fast and increasing our acts of worship during this blessed month is not an easy task. The physical demands of balancing work or school with fasting all day, feeling fatigued and less effective than you normally are, waking up for Suhoor, praying Teraweeh and Tahajjud prayers, dealing with sleep deficits.

But the last thing we would want is to let Ramadan pass us by without doing all that we aim and desire to. Do not allow yourself to feel guilty or regretful when Ramadan passes.

The Ramadan Series will send you emails with practical tips on how to gain and maintain the physical and spiritual energy necessary to embark on increased religious oligations so that you will reap the benefits from this blessed month. This includes special Ramadan duas to say during the month. Do sign-up today!

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posted by Ramadan World at 1:18 AM

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