Actual fasting hours and times will vary by day, as well as calculation methods: For Muslims living south of the equator, the opposite will happen.īelow are the number of fasting hours in cities around the world. After that, fasting hours will increase until the summer solstice – the longest day of the Northern year. Muslims living in the world’s southernmost countries such as Chile or New Zealand will fast an average of 11 hours while those living in northern countries such as Iceland or Norway will have an 18+ hour fast.įor Muslims living in the Northern Hemisphere, the number of fasting hours will be a bit shorter this year and will continue to decrease until 2032, which is the year Ramadan will fall during the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. The number of daylight hours varies from country to country.
The next time Ramadan will start around April 13 will be about 33 years from now, or the year 2054. According to Shariah, sunset is marked when the sun's disk goes beyond the horizon and disappears. Taking iftar: One must take their after-fast meal (iftar) soon after sunset. It is best to take sahur during the last 30 minutes before dawn or the Fajr prayer. This is because the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar “Hijri” calendar with months that are 29 to 30 days long. The meal is Sunnah, and taking sahur is considered a blessing. to begin a month-long Ramadan fasting during which time they are to abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset. Ramadan begins 10 to 12 days earlier each year. Muslims in Nigeria have today joined their counterparts from other. The fast entails abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations to achieve greater “taqwa”, or consciousness of God. Allah have mercy on him) said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade fasting on the day of ‘Isha’ (i.e. If one does not intend to fast on Friday alone, it is permissible. The pre-sunrise to sunset fast lasts anywhere from 10 to 21 hours depending on where in the world you are. It is not permissible to fast on Friday if you fast on a day before or a day after it. But if the moon is not sighted this Sunday night, then Fasting starts on Tuesday as Monday will then. If the moon is sighted this Sunday night, then Ramadan Fasting starts on Monday. This year the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is likely to start on Tuesday, April 13. Ila al-layl (till the nightfall) means until one achieves that goal and reaches the night, and the preposition ila is chosen to indicate that one should hasten to break the fast when the sun sets, because the preposition ila means that the purpose is achieved then, unlike the preposition hatta (until). About 2 billion Muslims all over the world abstain from eating, drinking and coitus from daybreak to sunset as a devotional ritual for a whole month of 29/30 days.
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