Ramadan[a][note 1] is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer (salah), reflection, and community.[5] It is also the month in which the Quran is believed to have been revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam[6] and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.[7][8]

Ramadan

A crescent moon over Sarıçam, Turkey

Women reading the Quran in Bandar Torkaman, Iran

Men breaking their fast in Dubai Grand Mosque

Tarawih prayers in a mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia

iftar meal

Ramadan decorations in the streets of Aden, Yemen

zakat donation boxes in Taipei, Taiwan
Calendar
Islamic calendar
Month number
9
Number of days
29–30 (depends on actual observation of the moon's crescent)
Significant days
Al-'Ashr al-Awakher [ar]
Laylat al-Qadr
Jumu'atul-Wida
Laylat al-Jaiza