All Muslims must fast during the month of Ramadan, unless you're not Muslim you should be fasting.
the first revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammad
It is the doorway into Paradise through which people whose fasting during Ramadan was perfect will enter Paradise
"Ramadan is the month in which people of the Islamic religion fast" "My friend is Muslim and during the month of Ramadan she fasts" People also tend to say: "He's celebrating Ramadan" Obviously people who are aware of what Ramadan is know that you are referring to the fasting but just to be clear Ramadan is the MONTH of which they fast (the ninth month on the Islamic Calendar).
Ramadan has been celebrated for thousands of years. It is a month of fasting where you may only eat before dawn and after the sun goes down.
Fasting during Ramadan is extremely significant because it is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The other four include Salat, Shahadah, Hajj and Zakat. Fasting as a Pillar is called Sawm. During the 30 days of Ramadan, Muslims who have reached at least the age of 7, or a capable age, are required to keep some of the fasts, if not all. People who are more stable are required to keep all.
Then he or she is required by his religion to make up any missed days of fasting before the next Ramadan. Pre-pubescent children, the sick, the insane, the disabled, the infirm, the elderly, people who are travelling, and women who are menstruating, pregnant, or breast-feeding are all exempt from fasting during Ramadan, but many of them do it anyway, out of piety and as an exercise in self-discipline.
Some sects say that you have to fast after some day after Ramadan instead of the day that you broke fasting. Some sects say that you have to fast for 61 days (60 for the punishment, 1 for the day that you broke fasting) after Ramadan.
its to celebrate the end of ramadan, the fasting month. during this time people go to other peoples houses and have food and give food and invite people. its kind of like christmas. In Islam two annual occasions are celebrated as Id. They are the occasion of end of Ramadan (the month of fasting) and Hajj (or Islam Pilgrim) days.
Then the fasting is not done! It doesn't count like that! In order to make you're fasting count then you have to start fasting during Fajr time. End at Maghrib time. Few people don't know how to fast!... Happy Ramadan Sep 1 - 30 / 2008
It is not a real chalenge but rather a ritual worship. The Muslim in Ramadan has to keep fasting throughout the month. The fasting each day is during the day time from dawn to sunset. Fasting includes refraining from eating, drinking, smoking, and/or performing sexual intercourse. During the evening period from sunset until before dawn, every thing is allowed as in any normal day. Muslims are allowed to break fasting during travelling days or illness or any health reasons and to be compensated after Ramadan (and after the reasons for breaking fasting are no longer valid) by fasting equal number days. Allowed also not to fasting for old people or those who are not allowed permenantly to fasting due to health reasons and they should feed a poor a full day meal for each day not be fasted.
Sawm is an Arabic word that means fasting. Sawm; per Islam teachings and Quran; is to stop eating, drinking, smoking, and practicing sex from dawn to sunset. It is one of the five Islam pillars to fast during the month of Ramadan (except for some people on certain conditions) and voluntarily to fast other days of the year.
Depending on the sickness, yes, you will be exempt from fasting. But if the sickness is temporary, the missed fasts must be made up later.