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Ramadan
[ rahm-uh-dahn, rahm-uh-dahn, ram-uh-dan ]
noun
- the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
- the festival celebrated during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, commemorating the revelation of the Quran to Muhammad: observed with strict fasting from dawn till sunset and, often, feasting and festivities after sunset.
Ramadan
/ ˌræməˈdɑːn; ˌræməˈzɑːn /
noun
- the ninth month of the Muslim year, lasting 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset
- the fast itself
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Origin of Ramadan1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ramadan1
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Example Sentences
When the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began, in late June, Lawand was allowed to leave the prison.
Sheikh Raad al-Khafaji had invited me to break the Ramadan fast in the headquarters of his recruiting operation.
Since this hearing was taking place during Ramadan, many of the Muslims had been fasting since sunrise.
Muslims observe a month-long day fast for Ramadan and Jews go a full day for the High Holy Day, Yom Kippur.
When Ramadan fasting began, the militants bombed the gas and electricity lines to keep people from cooking.
The day after his arrival chanced to be the last of the great Mohammedan feast of the Ramadan.
It was the month of Ramadan, the great fast, and any one who failed to keep it strictly was punishable by death.
Early in Ramadan he fell sick, and soon became dangerously ill.
In Annam the Ramadan lasts only three days, though the priests observe the fast for the full prescribed month.
The weather was hot, and our people suffering from thirst, as Ramadan had that day commenced.
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