
Īli (as) said: Do not say "Ramadan", rather say "month of Ramadan" for verily you don't know what Ramadan is. Rather say "month of Ramadan", for the word 'month' is a genitive for the noun, and the noun is the name of Allah, Prestigious and Majestic. He does not come nor leave, for the coming and leaving is for a thing that is not everlasting. Muhammad al-Baqir (as) said: Do not say "this Ramadan", nor "Ramadan has gone", nor "Ramadan has come", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, Prestigious and Majestic. The meaning of the word 'Ramadan"' is that burns in this month the sins of His worshippers, meaning he forgives them." Shia Īisha asked: "O Messenger of God, what is the meaning of 'Ramadan'?" So the Messenger of God (sa) said: "O Humayra', do no say "Ramadan" for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan". Rather say "month of Ramadan" just as your Lord, Prestigious and Majestic, has said in His book (i.e. The Messenger of God (sa) said: Not a single one of you should be saying "I fasted Ramadan", nor "I establish in Ramadan", nor "I produced in Ramadan such-and-such", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, Prestigious and Majestic is His greatness. Ibn Abu Hurairah reported: Do not say "Ramadan", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan". The Messenger of God (sa) said: Do not just say "Ramadan", for verily Ramadan is the name of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan". The Prophet (sa) said: Do not say "Ramadan has come" or "Ramadan has finished", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, the Lofty.

Rather we say just as Allah said – the "month of Ramadan". He (the Prophet Muhammad) hated them saying "Ramadan", and he said: "Because it is a name from the names of Allah. The Messenger of God (sa) said: Do not say "Ramadan", for verily Ramadan is a name from the names of Allah, rather say "month of Ramadan". Prohibition to pronounce the word Ramadan by itself Īccording to numerous hadiths Ramadan is one of the names of God in Islam, and as such it is prohibited to say only "Ramadan" in reference to the calendar month and that it is necessary to say the "month of Ramadan". ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Consequently, the Islamic year is 10 to 11 days shorter than the solar year and contains no intercalation, Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons. The Islamic calendar is a lunar one: months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted.

The first three days of the next month, Shawwal, are spent in celebration and are observed as the "Festival of Breaking Fast" or Eid al-Fitr. Therefore, Muhammad told his followers that the gates of Heaven would be open for the entire month and the gates of Hell ( Jahannam) would be closed. According to Islam, the Quran was sent down to the lowest heaven during this month, thus being prepared for gradual revelation by Jibreel to Muhammad. The month is spent by Muslims fasting during the daylight hours from dawn to sunset. Ramadan ( Arabic: رَمَضَان, Ramaḍān) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which the Quran is believed to be revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.įasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
