What is the name of the Islamic month of fasting?
Islamic holidays the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months make up an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year. Muslims fast from dawn to sunset during the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when the Quran was revealed to Muhammad. Fasting is a purifying experience so that Muslims can gain compassion and deepen their faith in Allah. Although the idea of fasting is done so people feel what
Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist authority" like jurists "is actually an expression of obedience to God." (p. 91) Preserving Islam "is more necessary even than prayer and fasting" (p. 75) and without Islamic government Islam cannot be preserved. The basis of Islamic government is exclusive adherence to "Sharia", or Islamic law. Those holding government posts should have knowledge of "Sharia" (Islamic jurists are such people), and the country's ruler should be a "faqih" who "surpasses all others in knowledge" of Islamic law and justice (p. 59) -- known as a marja`—as well as having intelligence and administrative ability. And while this faqih rules, it might