Welcome to Submission (Islam)

1. Introduction to Fasting / Ramadan
2. Full details of Fasting from Quran: Chapter 2:183-187
3. Ramadan: Overview
4. Religious Duties: A Gift From God: Fasting (Ramadan)
5. Spiritual Benefits of Fasting: Ramadan, A Gift of Rememberance
6. Blessings of Ramadan
7. Ramadan : Reflections on Fasting
8. Misunderstandings and Violations in Ramadan
9. The Night of Destiny
10. Medical Benefits of Ramadan
11. Ramadan and Thanksgiving

Ramadan This Year

Ramadan begins on September 23, 2006 and ends on October 22, 2006 God willing for North America (and all parts of the Western hemisphere). The Night of Destiny (Night of Power), will be on October 18, 2006 God willing.
To calculate the Ramadan start date - compare the time of the New Moon with the Sunset in your location. If the new moon is born before sunset, you should fast the next day God willing. *
Similarly to determine the last day of fasting - compare the time of the next New Moon with the sunset in your location. If the new moon is born before sunset, the month of Ramadan is complete on that day.

Phases of the moon data (including the new moon) for 2006 (and beyond) are available at the US Naval Observatory (USNO). All times are in UTC (also known as GMT). To convert to your time zone you can use the Time Zone Converter.

* For the year 2006 and your specific location you can visit the USNO Sun/Moon daily data page. Calculate the information for September 22, 2006. Compare the time of sunset with the time for the new moon (in local time).