Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän 
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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In 2016, at least $4,000 in cash donations were stolen from the ICM after the mosque's celebration of Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
With the month of Ramadan happening throughout February and March next year, both the Bahrain and the Saudi Arabian Grands Prix have been again pushed to April, landing the fourth and fifth rounds on the 12th and 19th respectively.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
With the month of Ramadan happening throughout February and March next year, both the Bahrain and the Saudi Arabian Grands Prix have been again pushed to April, landing the fourth and fifth rounds on the 12th and 19th respectively.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Ramadan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ramadan. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with daily fasting from dawn to sunset
Etymology
from Arabic Ramaḍan
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