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===Prohibition to pronounce the word Ramadan by itself===
According to numerous hadiths Ramadan is one of the ], and as such it is prohibited to say only "Ramadan" in reference to the calendar month and that it is necessary to say the "month of Ramadan".

====Sunni====
{{quote|The Messenger of God (sa) said: Do not say "Ramadan", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan".<ref name="Al-Bayhaqi">{{cite book |last=Al-Bayhaqi |author-link=Al-Bayhaqi |first=Abu Bakr |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 4, Book 11, Ch. 6, Nu. 7904 |quote=قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّٰهِ صَلَّىٰ اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «رَمَضَانُ» فَإِنَّ رَمَضَانَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّٰهِ وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» }}</ref>}}

{{quote|He (the Prophet Muhammad) hated them saying "Ramadan", and he said: "Because it is a name from the names of Allah. Rather we say just as Allah said – the "month of Ramadan".<ref name="Al-Tabari">{{cite book |last=Al-Tabari |author-link=Al-Tabari |first=Muhammad ibn Jarir |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 3, Pg. 187 |quote=أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُقَالُ «رَمَضَانَ»، وَيَقُولُ: لَعَلَّهُ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّٰهِ، لَٰكِنَّ نَقُولُ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّٰهُ: «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» }}</ref>}}

{{quote|The Prophet (sa) said: Do not say "Ramadan has come" or "Ramadan has finished", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, the Lofty.<ref name="Al-Razi">{{cite book |last=Al-Razi |author-link=Fakhr al-Din al-Razi |first=Fakhr al-Din |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 5, Pg. 251 |quote=عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّىٰ اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «جَاءَ رَمَضَانُ» وَ«ذَهَبَ رَمَضَانُ» وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ «جَاءَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» وَ«ذَهَبَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» فَإِنَّ رَمَضَانَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّٰهِ تَعَالَىٰ. }}</ref>}}

{{quote|The Messenger of God (sa) said: Do not just say "Ramadan", for verily Ramadan is the name of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan".<ref name="Ibn al-Jawzi">{{cite book |last=Ibn al-Jawzi |author-link=Ibn al-Jawzi |first=Abdul Rahman |title=Al-Mawdu'at |language=ar |page=Vol. 2, Pg. 187 |quote=قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّٰهِ صَلَّىٰ اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «رَمَضَانُ» فَإِنَّ رَمَضَانَ اسْمُ اللَّٰهِ، وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» }}</ref>}}

{{quote|Ibn Abu Hurairah reported: Do not say "Ramadan", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan".<ref name="Ibn Abu Hatim">{{cite book |last=Ibn Abu Hatim |first=Abdul Rahman |title=Tafsir Ibn Abu Hatim |language=ar |page=Vol. 1, Pg. 310, Nu. 1648 |quote=لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «رَمَضَانُ»، فَإِنَّ رَمَضَانَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّٰهِ، وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» }}</ref>}}

{{quote|The Messenger of God (sa) said: Not a single one of you should be saying "I fasted Ramadan", nor "I establish ]] in Ramadan", nor "I produced in Ramadan such-and-such", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, Prestigious and Majestic is His greatness. Rather say "month of Ramadan" just as your Lord, Prestigious and Majestic, has said in His book (i.e. the Quran).<ref name="Al-Dimashqi">{{cite book |last=Al-Dimashqi |first=Tamam |title=Fawa'id al-Tamam |language=ar |page=Vol. 1, Pg. 104, Nu. 241 |quote=قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّٰهِ صَلَّىٰ اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ «صُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ»، وَ«قُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ»، وَلَا «صَنَعْتُ فِي رَمَضَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا»، فَإِنَّ رَمَضَانَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّٰهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْعِظَامِ، وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» كَمَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ }}</ref>}}

{{quote|] asked: "O Messenger of God, what is the meaning of 'Ramadan'?" So the Messenger of God (sa) said: "O Humayra', do no say "Ramadan" for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan". The meaning of the word 'Ramadan"' is that burns in this month the sins of His worshippers, meaning he forgives them."<ref name="Ibn al-Saqri">{{cite book |last=Ibn al-Saqri |first=Abu Tahir |title=Mashyakhah |language=ar |page=Vol. 1, Pg. 126, Nu. 52 |quote=عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّٰهِ مَا مَعْنَىٰ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّٰهِ صَلَّىٰ اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا حُمَيْرَاءُ لَا تَقُولِي «رَمَضَانُ» فَإِنَّهُ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّٰهِ وَلَٰكِنْ قُولِي «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» يَعْنِي رَمَضَانَ أَرْمَضَ فِيهِ ذُنُوبَ عِبَادِهِ فَغَفَرَهَا }}</ref>}}

====Shia====
{{quote|] (as) said: Do not say "this Ramadan", nor "Ramadan has gone", nor "Ramadan has come", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, Prestigious and Majestic. He does not come nor leave, for the coming and leaving is for a thing that is not everlasting. Rather say "month of Ramadan", for the word 'month' is a genitive for the noun, and the noun is the name of Allah, Prestigious and Majestic.<ref name="Al-Kafi 1">{{cite book |last=Al-Kulayni |author-link=Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni |first=Muhammad ibn Ya'qub |title=] |language=ar |page=Book 14 (the Book of Fasting), Ch. 4, Hadith 2, Nu. 6281 |quote=قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «هَٰذَا رَمَضَانُ» وَلَا «ذَهَبَ رَمَضَانُ» وَلَا «جَاءَ رَمَضَانُ» فَإِنَّ رَمَضَانَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّٰهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَجِيءُ وَلَا يَذْهَبُ وَإِنَّمَا يَجِيءُ وَيَذْهَبُ الزَّائِلُ وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» فَإِنَّ الشَّهْرَ مُضَافٌ إِلَىٰ الْاسْمِ وَالاسْمُ اسْمُ اللَّٰهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ }}</ref><ref name="Al-Faqih 1">{{cite book |last=Ibn Babawayh |author-link=Ibn Babawayh |first=al-Saduq |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 2, Pg. 182, Nu. 2050 }}</ref><ref name="Wasa'il al-Shia 1">{{cite book |last=Al-Hurr Al-Amili |author-link=Al-Hurr al-Amili |first=Muhammad |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 10, Ch. 19, Hadith 2, Nu. 13505 }}</ref><ref name="Bihar Al-Anwar 1">{{cite book |last=Al-Majlisi |author-link=Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi |first=Muhammad-Baqir |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 93, Ch. 48, Hadith 1 }}</ref>}}

{{quote|] (as) said: Do not say "Ramadan", rather say "month of Ramadan" for verily you don't know what Ramadan is.<ref name="Al-Kafi 2">{{cite book |last=Al-Kulayni |author-link=Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni |first=Muhammad ibn Ya'qub |title=] |language=ar |page=Book 14 (the Book of Fasting), Ch. 4, Hadith 1, Nu. 6280 |quote=قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «رَمَضَانُ» وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ مَا رَمَضَانُ }}</ref><ref name="Al-Faqih 2">{{cite book |last=Ibn Babawayh |author-link=Ibn Babawayh |first=al-Saduq |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 2, Pg. 182, Nu. 2051 }}</ref><ref name="Wasa'il al-Shia 2">{{cite book |last=Al-Hurr Al-Amili |author-link=Al-Hurr al-Amili |first=Muhammad |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 10, Ch. 19, Hadith 1, Nu. 13504 }}</ref><ref name="Bihar Al-Anwar 2">{{cite book |last=Al-Majlisi |author-link=Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi |first=Muhammad-Baqir |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 93, Ch. 48, Hadith 2 }}</ref>}}

{{quote|Ali (as) said: Do not say "Ramadan" for verily you don't know what Ramadan is. So the one who says that (just 'Ramadan'), then let him give alms in charity and he should fast as an atonement for his blasphemy. Rather say as Allah, Prestigious and Majestic, has said: "month of Ramadan".<ref name="Al-Iqbal">{{cite book |last=Ibn Tawus |author-link=Sayyed Ibn Tawus |first=Sayyid |title=Al-Iqbal Bil-Amal |language=ar |page=Vol. 1, Pg. 29 |quote=عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) قَالَ: لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «رَمَضَانُ» فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ مَا رَمَضَانُ فَمَنْ قَالَهُ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ وَلْيَصُمْ كَفَّارَهً لِقَوْلِهِ وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّٰهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» }}</ref><ref name="Wasa'il al-Shia 3">{{cite book |last=Al-Hurr Al-Amili |author-link=Al-Hurr al-Amili |first=Muhammad |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 10, Ch. 19, Hadith 3, Nu. 13506 }}</ref><ref name="Bihar Al-Anwar 3">{{cite book |last=Al-Majlisi |author-link=Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi |first=Muhammad-Baqir |title=] |language=ar |page=Vol. 93, Ch. 48, Hadith 3 }}</ref><ref name="Mustadrak al-Wasa'il">{{cite book |last=Al-Nouri Al-Tabarsi |first=Husayn |title=Mustadrak al-Wasa'il |language=ar |page=Vol. 7, Ch. 12, Hadith 1, Nu. 8609 }}</ref>}}

====Zaydi====
{{quote|Ali (as) said: Do not say "Ramadan" for verily you don't know what Ramadan is. So the one who says that (just 'Ramadan'), then let him give alms in charity and he should fast as an atonement for his blasphemy. Rather say as Allah, Prestigious and Majestic, has said: "month of Ramadan".<ref name="Al-Amali Al-Khamisiyah">{{cite book |last=Al-Shajari |first=Yahya bin Hussein |title=Al-Amali Al-Khamisiyah |language=ar |page=Vol. 1, Pg. 380, Nu. 1355 |quote=أَنَّ عَلِيًّا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ يَقُولُ: لَا تَقُولُوا۟ «رَمَضَانُ» فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ مَا رَمَضَانُ فَمَنْ قَالَهُ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ وَلْيَصُمْ كَفَّارَةً لِقَوْلِهِ، وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا۟ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّٰهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ» }}</ref>}}

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Ninth month of the Islamic calendar
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Ramadan
A crescent moon can be seen over palm trees at sunset in Manama, Bahrain, marking the beginning of the Muslim month of Ramadan.
Native nameرَمَضَان (Arabic)
CalendarIslamic calendar
Month number9
Number of days29-30 (depends on actual observation of the moon's crescent)
Significant days
← Sha'banShawwal →
Islamic calendar
Months
  1. Muharram
  2. Safar
  3. Rabi' al-Awwal
  4. Rabi' al-Thani
  5. Jumada al-Awwal
  6. Jumada al-Thani
  7. Rajab
  8. Sha'ban
  9. Ramadan
  10. Shawwal
  11. Dhu al-Qadah
  12. Dhu al-Hijjah

Ramadan (Template:Lang-ar, Ramaḍān) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which the Quran is believed to be revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The month is spent by Muslims fasting during the daylight hours from dawn to sunset. According to Islam, the Quran was sent down to the lowest heaven during this month, thus being prepared for gradual revelation by Jibra'il to Muhammad. Therefore, Muhammad told his followers that the gates of Heaven would be open for the entire month and the gates of Hell (Jahannam) would be closed. The first three days of the next month, Shawwal, are spent in celebration and are observed as the "Festival of Breaking Fast" or Eid al-Fitr.

Timing

The Islamic calendar is a lunar one, where each month begins when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. The Islamic year consists of 12 lunar cycles, and consequently it is 10 to 11 days shorter than the solar year, and as it contains no intercalation, Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons. The Islamic day starts after sunset. The estimated start and end dates for Ramadan, based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia, are:

Ramadan dates between 2022 and 2026
AH First day (CE/AD) Last day (CE/AD)
1443 02 April 2022 01 May 2022
1444 23 March 2023 20 April 2023
1445 11 March 2024 09 April 2024
1446 01 March 2025 29 March 2025
1447 18 February 2026 19 March 2026
An iftar meal

Many Muslims insist on the local physical sighting of the moon to mark the beginning of Ramadan, but others use the calculated time of the new moon or the Saudi Arabian declaration to determine the start of the month. Since the new moon is not in the same state at the same time globally, the beginning and ending dates of Ramadan depend on what lunar sightings are received in each respective location. As a result, Ramadan dates vary in different countries, but usually only by a day. This is due to the cycle of the moon. Astronomical projections that approximate the start of Ramadan are available.

Events

Martyrdom of Imam Ali, Yousef Abdinejad

Ramadan is observed by Muslims during the entire lunar month by the same name. The month of religious observances consists of fasting and extra prayers. Some important historical events during this month are generally believed to include:

Laylat al-Qadr is observed during one of the last ten days of the month (typically the odd nights). Muslims believe that this night which is also known as "The Night of Power" is better than a thousand months. This is often interpreted as praying throughout this night is rewarded equally with praying for a thousand months (just over 83 years i.e., a lifetime). Many Muslims spend the entire night in prayer.

Hadith

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See also

Notes

  1. A tropical year is almost the same length as a year in the Western Gregorian Calendar, the difference is imperceptible in a human lifespan.

References

  1. Hadith al-Bukhari 3:123 Archived 2018-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Hadith Collection
  2. "The Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia". webspace.science.uu.nl. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. "What is the Islamic calendar?". FAQ - For Muslims. Ramadan Awareness Campaign. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  4. "Ramadan and Eidian". Committee For Crescent Observation. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  5. Sayyid Ali Ashgar Razwy (10 November 2013). "The Birth of Muhammad and the Early Years of his Life". Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-64696-3.
  7. Chittick, William (Summer 2018). "Ibn Arabi". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford: Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 19 July 2018. Ibn 'Arabî referred to himself with fuller versions of his name, such as Abû 'Abdallâh Muhammad ibn 'Alî ibn al-'Arabî al-Tâ'î al-Hâtimî (the last three names indicating his noble Arab lineage)
  8. Haylamaz, Resit (1 March 2013). Aisha: The Wife, The Companion, The Scholar. Tughra Books. pp. 192–193. ISBN 9781597846554. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  9. ^ W. Montgomery Watt (1956), Muhammad at Medina Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 12. Watt notes that the date for the battle is also recorded as the 19th or the 21st of Ramadan (15 or 17 March 624).
  10. F.R. Shaikh, Chronology of Prophetic Events, Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd., London, 2001 pp 3, 72, 134-6. Shaikh places the departure on Wednesday, 29 November. This is apparently calculated using the tabular Islamic calendar and then substituting Ramadan for Sha'ban in an (ineffective) attempt to allow for intercalation.

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