As this is ten days less than the Gregorian calendar, the Islamic months, including the month of Ramadan, vary each year in comparison. The month's length could be either 29 or 30 days and has a 12-month cycle revolving around 355 days. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on the lunar system.
In this month, Muslims observe fasting, one of the five pillars of Islam, by abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual intimacy from dawn to dusk.
Perhaps no other month in the year punctuates Muslims' lifestyles around the world more than the holy month of Ramadan.
