The other pillars include Shahada (a declaration of Faith), Salah (prayers), Zakat (charity) and Hajj (pilgrimage). Ramadan is also determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.įasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and involves the complete abstention of food and drink. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is the time in which the Quran, Islam's holy book, was revealed to the prophet Muhammed. Leicester’s Muslim community will also spend the month paying regular visits to the mosque to pray, and giving to charity over the next four weeks. The holy month of Ramadan officially begins today and Muslims across the globe will be dedicating themselves to fasting between sunset and sunrise.
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