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Source :From :Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name "Ramadan" had been the name of the ninth month in Arabian culture long
before the arrival of Islam; the word itself derived from an Arabic root rmḍ, as in words
like "ramiḍa" or "ar-ramaḍ" denoting intense heat,[2] scorched ground and shortness of
rations. In the Qur'an, God proclaims that "fasting has been written down (as obligatory)
upon you, as it was upon those before you". According to the earliest hadith, this refers to
the Jewish practice of fasting on Yom Kippur.[3][4]
Hilāl (the crescent) is typically a day (or more) after the astronomical new moon. Since
the new moon indicates the beginning of the new month, Muslims can usually safely
estimate the beginning of Ramadan.[5]
There are disagreements each year however on when Ramadan starts. This stems from
the tradition to sight the moon with the naked eye and as such there are differences for
countries on opposite sides of the globe.[6] More recently however, some Muslims are
leaning towards using astronomical calculations to avoid this confusion. For the year of
1431 Hijri, the first day of Ramadan was determined to be August 11th, 2010.