When Ramadan in 2017 and short description of Ramadan
What is Ramadan:
Ramadan Is ninth month of Lunar Hijri calendar(Islamic calendar).worldwide Muslim accept his month as month of fasting (Roja).Muslims often donate to charities and feed the hungry mostly during Ramadan some Muslim donate whole year. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with the Muslim declaration of faith(Iman), daily prayer(Namaz), charity(Jakat), and performing the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
When Ramadan in 2017 or 1438:
Starting and end of Islamic month is depend on visual sightings
of the crescent moon.
Ramadan start from Friday evening, 26 may 2017 if moon
sightings on evening of 26 may 2017 else its start from Saturday evening, 27
may 2017 and finish on Saturday Evening 24 June 2017 if moon sightings on
evening of 24 June 2017 and Eid al Fitr celebrate on 25 june 2017 else its
finish on Sunday evening of 25 June 2017
and Eid al Fitr celebrate on 26 june 2017.
Declare the beginning of Ramadan, Saudi Arabia and other
Muslim-majority countries depend on the testimonies of local moon sightings.
The Judicial High Court then makes a decision on when Ramadan begins.
Astronomically the birth of a new moon can be calculated,
but the actual visibility of the crescent depends on factors such as
atmospheric conditions, cloudiness, and the distance between the sun and the
moon on the horizon.
In Muslim-majority countries, offices are required by law to
reduce working hours it may be 6 hours, and many restaurants are closed during
daylight hours.
Typically, the start of the month is welcomed with greetings
such as “Ramadan mubarak!” Another hallmark of Ramadan is nightly prayer at the
mosque among Sunni Muslims called “taraweeh.”
