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Ramadan 2014 Around the World - Muslim Women &
Girls
Ramadan 2014 began on
29
June 2014.
It will continue for 30 days until 28 Jul 2014.. Although
Ramadan is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the
Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, since the Gregorian calendar is a
solar calendar and the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar.
A Muslim holy month of fasting during which Muslims abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan is the time Muslims believe God started to reveal the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. For believers, Ramadan is meant to be a time of reflection and worship, remembering the hardships of others and being charitable.
USA-Houston, Texas - WOMEN FOR THE FIRST TIME WILL RECITE THE QURAN DURING RAMADAN IN MOSQUES.
Houston has one of the largest Muslim populations in the United States.
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Muslims hold prayers on the first night of the holy month
of Ramadan at the Istiqlal mosque in
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