Ramadan or Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is considered to the holiest month of the calendar. Muslims follow the lunar calendar, which means Ramadan arrives several days earlier each year.
Ramadan is month-long fasting observed by the Muslims to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad as per Islamic belief.
So in the month of Ramadan, fasting is obligatory for the adult Muslims except for people suffering from illness, while traveling, for older people, pregnant, breastfeeding mothers, people with chronic disease or menstruating.
Ramzan begins from May in India, sighting of the crescent moon which would bring the current Islamic month – Shaban – to an end.
Some rules of fasting:
RAMADAN CALENDAR 2019 – NEW DELHI |
RAMADAN | DATE | SEHR | IFTAR |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mon 06 May | 04:10 AM | 7:00 PM |
2 | Tue 07 May | 04:09 AM | 7:01 PM |
3 | Wed 08 May | 04:08 AM | 7:01 PM |
4 | Thu 09 May | 04:07 AM | 7:02 PM |
5 | Fri 10 May | 04:06 AM | 7:03 PM |
6 | Sat 11 May | 04:05 AM | 7:03 PM |
7 | Sun 12 May | 04:04 AM | 7:04 PM |
8 | Mon 13 May | 04:03 AM | 7:04 PM |
9 | Tue 14 May | 04:02 AM | 7:05 PM |
10 | Wed 15 May | 04:01 AM | 7:06 PM |
11 | Thu 16 May | 04:00 AM | 7:06 PM |
12 | Fri 17 May | 04:00 AM | 7:07 PM |
13 | Sat 18 May | 03:59 AM | 7:07 PM |
14 | Sun 19 May | 03:58 AM | 7:08 PM |
15 | Mon 20 May | 03:57 AM | 7:09 PM |
16 | Tue 21 May | 03:57 AM | 7:09 PM |
17 | Wed 22 May | 03:56 AM | 7:10 PM |
18 | Thu 23 May | 03:55 AM | 7:10 PM |
19 | Fri 24 May | 03:55 AM | 7:11 PM |
20 | Sat 25 May | 03:54 AM | 7:11 PM |
21 | Sun 26 May | 03:53 AM | 7:12 PM |
22 | Mon 27 May | 03:53 AM | 7:13 PM |
23 | Tue 28 May | 03:52 AM | 7:13 PM |
24 | Wed 29 May | 03:52 AM | 7:14 PM |
25 | Thu 30 May | 03:51 AM | 7:14 PM |
26 | Fri 31 May | 03:51 AM | 7:15 PM |
27 | Sat 01 June | 03:51 AM | 7:15 PM |
28 | Sun 02 June | 03:50 AM | 7:16 PM |
29 | Mon 03 June | 03:50 AM | 7:16 PM |
30 | Tue 04 June | 03:49 AM | 7:17 PM |
The observance which will last for 29-30 days will end on June 4, Tuesday. Eid or Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the first week of June 2019.