Dis year Ramadan go start on Thursday, 23 March 2023, dis na base on wetin Saudi Arabia moon-sighting committee tok.
Saudi Arabia bin tok for statement say dia Obsevers bin no spot di moon on Tuesday, meaning say fasting no go start until Thursday.
On Wednesday Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III confam di sighting of di moon.
E say Ramadan 1444AH/2023 begin Thursday as di Arabian council tok.
Muslims go observe fasting for di holy month for 29 or 30 days based on di Islamic Lunar calendar.
Wednesday go be di last day of di month of Shabaan, wey dey bifo Ramadan, dis one dey confam for statement wey Saudi Arabia release.
During di month of Ramadan, Muslims no go chop or drink during di hours of daylight.
Pikins dem no dey expected to fast until dem reach puberty.
Wetin be Ramadan?
Ramadan na di ninth month of di Islamic Lunar calendar.
Di exact dates of Ramadan dey change evri year. Dis na sake of say Islam dey use calendar based on di cycles of di Moon.
Di month of Ramadan dey regarded as di holiest month of di Islamic calendar.
E dey believed say di month of Ramadan be wen di Quran dey revealed to Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon am).
Na more dan 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide dey observe Ramadan.
To observe Ramadan be one of di five holy pillars of Islam and e dey compulsory for all Muslims wey dey good health.
Di Muslim world dey always look up to Saudi Arabia to determine di start of Ramadan and oda religious holidays, although each kountri get dia own sighting sake of time difference.
How Ramadan be?
Most Muslims dey fast between dawn and sunset. Fasting dey allow Muslims to devote demselves to dia faith.
E dey believed say e go teach self-discipline and remind dem of di suffering of di poor.
However, pikins, pregnant women, elderly pipo and those wey dey sick or dey travel no need to fast.
During Ramadan, e dey common to chop one meal (aka sahoor), just bifo sunrise and anoda one (aka iftar), directly afta sunset.
Almost all Muslims try to give up bad habits during Ramadan.
As na time for prayer and good deeds. Dem dey try to spend time wit family and friends and help pipo wey dey in need
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According to di Quran Ramadan na all about goodness, patience and forgiveness.