The month of Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting, one of the five pillars of Islam. Allah says: 'The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people... So whoever among you sights the month, let him fast it' (Surah al-Baqarah 2:185). Muslims fast from dawn until sunset, abstaining from food, drink, and other things, and increase in prayer, Quran, and charity.
When it begins
Ramadan begins with the sighting of the new moon, so it moves about eleven days earlier each Gregorian year. The date shown here is calculated and may differ by a day from your local moon-sighting authority. Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal, ends at dawn, and the fast is broken at sunset (Iftar).
Laylat al-Qadr
The last ten nights of Ramadan hold Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree, which Allah describes as 'better than a thousand months' (Surah al-Qadr 97:3). Muslims seek it especially on the odd nights, increasing in prayer and supplication.