I know it is the month of Shaaban (the month just before Ramadan)
No. Married couples only refrain from sex during the day while fasting. After sunset they could do whatever they want.
There is no special role for women during Ramadan fasting. Muslim woman role in Ramadan fasting is the same as that for the Muslim man. Her role as woman or wife during the month of Ramadan should be the same as woman and/or wife role out of Ramadan month. The only exception is that she should break fasting during the menstruation (period) and to compensate for these not fasted days after end of Ramadan but before the next year Ramadan. Also, if she is pregnant or feeding her child and can't fast from health point of view, then she is entitled to break fasting and compensate for these days as soon as convenient to her. Refer to question below for more information.
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar (called Hijra calendar). Muslims are commanded by God to keep fasting during the month of Ramadan (as one of Islam five pillars). See related questions below for more information.
Muslims are highly rewarded by Allah (God) for fasting the month of Ramadan. Muslims are more tending to give charities to the poor and more motivated to offer good deeds for the benefit of the community.
The most important activity to be done during the month of Ramadan is fasting (or Sawm in Arabic). Fasting the month of Ramadan is the 4th pillar of Islam 5 pillars.In addition, Muslims in Ramadan are more persuaded to:do good deeds,paying charities,helping the poor,reading Quran, andpraying Sunna called Tarawih and/or Tahajjod after the evening praying (Al-Ishaa).See related questions below for more information
The purpose of fasting during Ramadan is to remind Muslims that there are things more important in life than food. Other than just fasting, its common to give up at least one thing that you think you could not live without or like for the 40 days of Ramadan.AnswerNote on the above: The month of Ramadan is 29 or 30 days (it is a lunar calendar month). So, fasting Ramadan is never continues for more than 30 days. The benefits of fasting during the month of Ramadan can be outlined mainly in the following:The most important benefit of fasting is obedience to ALLAH (God) as He commanded us to fast the whole month of Ramadan.Second, it leads to spiritual self purification and full submission to ALLAH (God).Third, it is a motivation not to approach what is prohibited to be done by religion. If you used, during fasting, to forbid yourself from eating food, drinking, doing sex with your partner of marriage (things that are allowed out of fasting) then you will be used to forbid yourself from doing what is prohibited to be done as drinking Alcohol, gambling, prostitution, cheating, etc...Fourth, you will have closer feeling with the poor suffering and you will be more tending to give donations and charities to those who need.
Ramadan is a time to detach from worldly pleasures and focus on one's prayers. Many Muslims dress more conservatively during Ramadan and spend more time at the mosque than at any other time of the year.
In Islam, sinning during Ramadan is generally considered more serious than sinning in other months because Ramadan is a holy month of fasting and spiritual reflection. Muslims believe that the rewards and consequences of their actions are amplified during this time.
Ramadan
Romadan is not really a holiday. It is a month-long period of fasting, a little like Lent in the Christian tradition, but more arduous. At the end of the month there is a holiday called Eid el Fitr. In order to infer something you have to have something to infer from. What facts about Ramadan do you want to make inferences from?
The 5 pillars are: Testimony, Praying, Alms giving (zakat), Fasting the month of Ramadan, and Pilgriamage (Hajj). see related question below for more information.
Fasting the month of Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam, and teaches self discipline, to help a person remember God more, to give more sympathy for the poor and to help people be grateful for what they have