Ramadan

[ ram-uh-dahn ]

/ ˌræm əˈdɑn /

the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Compare Muslim calendar.

the daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month.

Origin of Ramadan

First recorded in 1590–1600, Ramadan is from the Arabic word ramaḍān

When the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began, in late June, Lawand was allowed to leave the prison.

Abducted, Tortured, Indoctrinated: The Tale of a Teen Who Escaped ISIS |Yusuf Sayman |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sheikh Raad al-Khafaji had invited me to break the Ramadan fast in the headquarters of his recruiting operation.

The Brewing Battle for Baghdad |Jacob Siegel |August 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Since this hearing was taking place during Ramadan, many of the Muslims had been fasting since sunrise.

When Bigotry Comes to Your Hometown |Dean Obeidallah |July 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When Ramadan fasting began, the militants bombed the gas and electricity lines to keep people from cooking.

Who Is Fazlullah? The Pakistani Mullah Who Targeted Malala |Michael Daly |November 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But the Pakistani, the Kuwaiti, and the two Saudi fighters breaking the Ramadan fast with me seemed unperturbed.

Dining with Al Qaeda |Anna Therese Day |September 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The only excitement was the end of the Ramadan fast and the entrance on the Bairam month of feasting.

The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 |F.L. Morrison
In Hums, some Moslems saw a dog eating a bone in Ramadan, and killed him because he would not keep the fast.

The Women of the Arabs |Henry Harris Jessup
It is greater than the day of Ramadan and the day of el-Adha and the day of Ashura.

Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion |Najeeb M. Saleeby
In the same year he also appointed the fast of the month Ramadan.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 |Various
The month of Ramadan is the holy month, corresponding in some measure to our Lent.

The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) |Various

Ramadan

/ (ˌræməˈdɑːn) /

the ninth month of the Muslim year, lasting 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset

the fast itself

C16: from Arabic, literally: the hot month, from ramad dryness

Ramadan

[ (ram-uh-dahn) ]

A holy month in Islam; the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Devout Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset during each day of Ramadan.