Are you ready for Ramadan this year? Mmmm, anyway check out these interesting Ramadan facts below
1. Fasting during Ramadan is one of
the five pillars of Islam
2. Ramadan occurs on the 9th month
of the Islamic Lunar Calendar. This is
the month that the Angel Gabriel
reportedly came to the prophet
Muhammad to reveal the Koran.
3. Ramadan was based on a pagan
festival that celebrated the “Moon
God” lasting from moon rise to moon
set. It was adapted to later be sunrise
to sunset by Muhammad.
4. Every person is expected to abstain
from food, liquid, and intercourse as
well as anything deemed sinful from
sunrise until sunset during the month
of Ramadan.
5. Like Christian celebrations and
holidays, Ramadan has become largely
commercialized around the world with
waste and excess to show for it.
Advertisements skyrocket during the
month, lavish buffets are offered, and
hotels in Mecca charge extortionate
prices to the pilgrims that flock to the
holy city. City dumps and hospitals
are stretched to capacity because of
the surge in food waste and gluttony.
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