Ramzan month begins
Image Mumbai 脗路 Aug 13 2010 12:00AM
Muslims offer prayer on roads on the first day of Holy Month of Ramzan festival in Srinagar on Thursday,12 August 2010. Ramzan (also written Ramazan, Ramadan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until dusk, Fasting is meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality. Ramzan is a time to fast for the sake of Allah, and to offer more prayer than usual.