So What Exactly Is Ramadan?

A 3-minute summary of the month celebrated by millions

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1. What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the 9th month of the hijri calendar — a lunar calendar observed by Muslims all over the world. It’s the equivalent of September in our standard Gregorian calendar.

A Muslim year consists of 12 months. Each month starts when the moon is in its crescent phase, and lasts…