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Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, focusing on worship, charity and good deeds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024
Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, while also putting a greater focus on worship, charity and good deeds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024
Islam follows a lunar calendar and so Ramadan and Eid cycle through the seasons.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Without a new deal, there is a higher threat of a further spread of tensions during Ramadan, which this year is due to begin on Sunday or Monday, depending on the lunar calendar.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024
Creating a stable calendar was a problem for most ancient peoples, because they generally started out with a lunar calendar: the length of a month was the time between successive full moons.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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