Ramadan 2019: history, dates, and rules in Islam

Ramadan 2019: history, dates, and rules in Islam

This post is about the religious adherence for the Ramadan month. Here you will get full details about Ramadan, including when it will start and what the rules and regulations for the month of Ramadan are. Also you will find out more about the history of Ramadan and how it is observed in the country.

Ramadan 2019: history, dates, and rules in Islam

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Ramadan has began and all the Muslims around the world are prepared to pay honor to the five pillars of the Islam religion, which are: Salah (prayer), Sahada (prayer), Zakat (charity), Hajj (pilgrimage) and Sawn (fasting). So prepare yourself for the holiest period of Ramadan by knowing the history and rules regulation of the Ramadan.

History of Ramadan

It is believed in the Muslim religion that Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad during Ramadan months when the prophet got a visit by the archangel Gabriel. The month of Ramadan is considered as the “Best of times” among the Muslims. On Laylat al- Qadr (The night of power) first revelation occurs. This is among the odd five nights among the last 10 days of Ramadan.

According to Islam hadith, during the period of Ramadan, all the Holy Scripture were sent. The tablets of the Torah, The Ibrahim, The Psalms, The Quran and the gospel were sent during the time of Ramadan. The dates are: the Ibrahim-1st day of Ramadan, The Torah sent in the 6th day of Ramadan, The Psalms in the 12th day of Ramadan, The Gospel in the 13th day of Ramadan, and the Quran at the 24th day of Ramadan respectively.

It is believed in the Muslim religion that Ramadan started during 610 CE. At that time, Prophet Muhammad age was forty years only and had a habit to spend time alone or rather in isolation in a cave of Al-Hira mountain. As time passed by, the prophet became more aware that the Almighty has chosen him as his messenger and he started to have more exposition of Quran from God.

From that time onward, the Muslim people around the world started going on a fast in the ninth month after the new moon. According to the Muslim religion, the month of Ramadan is considered as the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. The primary and the main motive of the Ramadan is to allow a person for one-time spiritual and physical nourishment, self-reflection and also to have the discipline in oneself again.

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The period of Ramadan incorporates Eid al-Fitr and Layat al – Qadr. Before the Ramadan ends, Muslim people pay respect to the Laylat al-Qadr by holding prayers all night on the odd days of the last 10 days. Muslims believe that at that night all sins of people are forgiven, the almighty Allah showers his blessing and shows mercy on his men; supplication and prayers are received at that night.

When the Ramadan month ends then comes the Eid- al- Fitr which means the end of the fasting period. Muslim people gather together with their friends, families and relatives and eat good food and offer thanks to each other along with donating food to the needy people. According to the predictions, this year Eid-al- Fitr will take place between 15th and 16th June.

Ramadan facts

For the Muslim religion, Ramadan is that time period when they can get close with their almighty Allah. According to Muslim religion in the holiest time of Ramadan one can grow physically as well as spiritually. Ramadan as a word came from Arabic root ar-ramad or ramida, the meaning of this word is dryness or scorching heat.

The Ramadan month mainly last for twenty-nine to thirty days according to the visibility of the crescent moon and is based on various accounts which are written in the hadiths. The fasting for thirty days in the Ramadan month is considered as the character building time for Muslim people. During this time period, the believers can achieve some of the following benefits like patience, self- control, self-discipline, purification of soul obedience towards God and much more.

During this time people become more aware and have an exploration of the elements of Islam religion. For the believers, it is known that in the Ramadan month they can get close to Allah as the fasting makes their soul pure. And if we consider it socially in the Ramadan month the wealthiest Muslim people get the experience of thirst and hunger so they become more aware about how the underprivileged people suffer.

How long is Ramadan?

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There is no fixed time period of Ramadan, it may take twenty-nine days or even thirty days or maybe thirty-one days also. It fully depends upon the visibility of the crescent moon. This year it will start from 15th May and shall end on 14th of June. Eid-al-Fitr will be celebrated on 15th or 16th of June.

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When is Ramadan 2019?

The holiest time period of Ramadan this year will start in just two days, 5th May and will last until 4th June. Muslims all over the world do their best in this Ramadan month to bring best out of themselves and to get a purified soul they honor this Ramadan month.

Ramadan rules and regulations

Though the commencement and ending day of the fasting period varies every year, the rules and regulations for Ramadan remain the same. There are some ramadan rules and regulations for doing the sawn (fasting) in that period. The Ramadan rules are given below:

  1. Ramadan eating rules: One cannot eat during the time period between the sunrise and sunset. After that one can eat anything they want.
  2. Ramadan fasting rules water: This can be considered as the toughest rule among the other rules for Ramadan. As you cannot eat anything during the fasting period so you cannot even drink.
  3. Rules on sexual intercourse during the Ramadan: Between the fasting period (sunrise to sunset) one cannot engaged in any type of sexual activity which also includes having sexual thoughts in mind. Your fast will be considered as broken if your sexual thoughts lead to secretion of semen.
  4. Rules for taking medicine: If one is under medication then he or she can take medicines according to their timetable that would not void the fasting rules.
  5. Ramadan rules for who cannot fast: illness or women who are in the menstruation period or who are breastfeeding or have other serious health issues should not fast and they should not tempt another person who is fasting.
  6. Rules on working during the Ramadan time period: You can work during Ramadan if you do your fasting properly and pray as recommended.
  7. Rules on dressing: Try not to wear any tight and revealing clothes. One should dress in the conservative and modest way.
  8. Rules on behavior and thoughts: In the holy month of Ramadan, one should have only pure thoughts and should show good behavior. People should have control over their thoughts and should avoid backbiting and fighting.
  9. Rules for the state of Janaabah/Junub: This is impurity state due to unlawful or lawful sexual act, semen secretion and pleasing oneself. One should clean himself (take a bath). Though Junub is an offensive behavior at the time of Ramadan if one purifies himself then he or she can continue fasting.
  10. Rules for non-Muslim: One might think that Ramadan ceremony is only for Muslim people only but this does not holds true. Well, anyone can join in the Iftar and Suhar because the two is open for all. It is the only time for sharing good thoughts and praying together to the Almighty Allah so it can be understood that there cannot be any room of isolation.

Kaffarah- what it means?

Those people who intentionally go against the rules of sawn during the Ramadan period have to face serious consequences for their negative action. In this case, they have fast for sixty days or they have to provide two times meal to the needy and underprivileged people. This thing is stated as Kaffarah.

Ramadan wishes

Ramadan as the holiest period in the Islamic calendar has two most commonly used greetings; one is Ramadan Kareem and the other one is Ramadan Mubarak.

The meanings of these two Islamic words are stated below:

Ramadan Kareem: This greeting for Ramadan means that “may Ramadan is generous to you”. Though there are some conflicts regarding the use of “Ramadan Kareem” as greeting in Ramadan. Some say that it is against the Islam to say Ramadan to be generous with you as Ramadan cannot be generous itself. But some believers say that it is okay to use the phrase as it means that Allah is showering his blessings on his followers. So now that you understand the Ramadan Kareem meaning it is up to you whether to use it or not.

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Ramadan Mubarak: This greeting means “happy Ramadan” or blessed Ramadan”. Ramadan Mubarak is used most commonly as it is said that this greeting was used by Prophet Muhammad himself.

Ramadan Mubarak

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Here at Tuko.co.ke, we wish you happy and safe Ramadan. Wish your friends and relatives with the above two greetings.

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Dua for Ramadan

Given below are some of the Duas from Hadith and Quran which one can make at the prayer time during the Ramadan days. It is not mandatory that these duas can be only made at the time of Ramadan but it can also be made at any time of the year.

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Ramadan wishes

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Ramadan timetable

As the Muslim people follow the lunar calendar, so the Ramadan dates vary each year. In general, a lunar calendar on average has 29.3 days in a month, whereas, in the solar calendar a month has 30 or 31 days, except the February month. According to calculation, we can say that Ramadan will occur always 11 days earlier in compare to the previous year.

In the previous year, Ramadan Kenya swan (fasting) hour was ranged to thirteen hours a day. The range of hours throughout the month changes as the time of sunrise and sunset alters every day. Ramadan had occurred during the summer in the last few years.

Ramadan for the countries situated in the northern hemisphere means scorching heat and long days. And for the southern hemisphere, the days are shorter so they get relief from the extreme heat. The starting date of Ramadan and also ending date does not remain same for every country as the time of new moon visibility will not be same.

Also, the Ramadan Kenya timetable for different states also varies, for example, if Suhur time for Nairobi is 5.30 am then maybe Mombasa suhur time can be 5.15 am. Scroll down to check out the Ramadan dates and timetable for Nairobi.

Nairobi Ramadan timetable

For the people of Nairobi, we have got the timetable for the Ramadan month. This is the table for the five times prayer that a person from Islam religion will have to do during the Ramadan month. Each day in the Ramadan month, the Muslim people should have their meal before the sunrise (Suhur/ Suhoor) and can eat when the sun sets ( Iftar).

The five times prayers for the Ramadan month are Fajr for the dawn prayers, Zuhr for the noontime, Asir for the afternoon time, Maghrib for the sunset time and Isha’a for the night time. The below timetable will show the five prayer timings for the Ramadan month for Nairobi, Kenya.

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To get a copy of The Ramadan timetable visit Salah times and select your city in Kenya and download the PDF to view details.

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