RAMADAN IN NEPAL

The first day of the Ramadan — a sacred festival of Muslims — was celebrated. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset. The Nepali Muslim community across the nation celebrated the first day of Ramadan today with full enthusiasm. Muslims believe Ramadan to be a month in which the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The Koran prescribes Roja (fasting) as an obligation for every adult Muslim. The month-long Ramadan is celebrated by Muslim communities across the world by reciting the Koran and performing namaj (prayers) and is also taken as a festival in which Muslims help the poor people. Throughout the month, Muslims wake up before dawn and the fajr prayer to eat a meal (Suhoor), break their fast at Maghrib (at sunset) prayer time with a meal called iftar. Blogger Tricks

The first day of the Ramadan — a sacred festival of Muslims — was celebrated. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset. The Nepali Muslim community across the nation celebrated the first day of Ramadan today with full enthusiasm. Muslims believe Ramadan to be a month in which the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The Koran prescribes Roja (fasting) as an obligation for every adult Muslim. The month-long Ramadan is celebrated by Muslim communities across the world by reciting the Koran and performing namaj (prayers) and is also taken as a festival in which Muslims help the poor people.