Ramadan is a very important Islamic observance. For a month, Muslims over the age of twelve abstain from food, drink, and other physical requirements during daylight hours and re-evaluate their lives in accordance with the guidance the angel Gabriel gave to the prophet Mohammad, guidance that appears in the first verses of Islam’s holy book, the Qur’an. During Ramadan, quarrels are mended, family ties strengthened, bad habits overcome, and help offered to the poor. At the end of Ramadan, much feasting and celebration takes place in a festival called Eid al-Fitr.
* NOTE: Exact dates for Islamic holidays vary in accordance to location, as they are determined by the expected visibility of the hilal (the waxing crescent moon that follows a new moon).
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