Ramadan also known as Ramadhan or Ramzan is when the Quaran is believed to have been revealed to the Prophet Muhammed. Here's your guide to the blessed month of fasting in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.

1. In UAE

2. Ramadan is one of the five pillars of
Islam, so it is an essential step in the
spiritual life of every Muslim.
"O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you, as it was prescribed to those before
you, that you may (learn) self-restraint." (Quran 2:183)

3. • Month in which the Qur’an ( the holy Book of Islam was
revealed).
• Ninth Month of Hijri Calender (Lunar Calendar).
• Ramadan begins at sighting of new moon.
• Start of Ramadan would differ from location to location
depending on the ability to see the moon.
• Ends with the festival of Eid-Ul-Fitr Day of celebration and
gratitude.

4. Basically, Ramadan is a time of challenges and fasting during which
Muslims should be more turned to Allah, their spiritual life and others.
Being free from eating and from the worries and tasks of every day life
during the day, they have to use that time to pray and thus be closer to
Allah.

5. • From dawn until dusk, eating drinking and sexual activity are
prohibited during Ramadan.
• Primary objective of the Ramadan fasting is to attain the
“Taaqwa” (Good Consciousness).
• Refrain from blame worthy thoughts an acts
• Experience the hardships faced by the poor and hungry.

6. • During the Ramadan Season
• Try to avoid meetings which
include food
• Try to avoid Meetings
extending 5 pm
• Eid day is off specially for
those who with family
• Greeting colleagues saying:
“Ramadan
Mubarak”(Blessed
Ramadan) is a very nice way
to cross into a new culture.
• If invited to share Iftar, try to
make it

7. For everybody in the UAE, during
Ramadan, it is strictly forbidden:
• Eating in public places between
sunset and sunrise, even chewing
gum (subject to one month in
prison)
• To drink (even water) or smoking
in public places between sunset and
sunrise
• To drink alcohol during the day,
even in a hotel bar (this rule tends
to change in some areas of Dubai)
• Listening to loud music other than
religious in a public place.

8. BestHotelto Stay in during Ramadan
• Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa By Anantara
• Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort
• Royal Pavilion Villas, United Arab Emirates
• Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts

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