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Ramadan Start

By Salman Hassan [Salman Zuberi Hussain] (Founder/Owner) [Written in Third-Person]

February 28th, 2025 at 8:00pm

Ramadan Start

Ramadan starts on February 28th, 2025. One of the most significant times in the world, they say this is the time that the devil is locked and put away. Muslims take the time modestly to wake up before sunrise eat their meals and then eat at sunset. If one studies the signficance of Ramadan health wise one can see the reason why many fast.

Why Should One Observe Ramadan?

Ramadan is one of the most peaceful times on earth. It helps keep the mind sharp, it helps keep the mind fresh. When one focuses on their religion what happens is people start to progress and/or grow. Think of Ramadan as ethnic cleaning, meaning cleaning of the mind, soul, and body similar to a detox. It also gives great momentum when it comes to the dynamics of our world as the energies of Islam start to unite. Since many Muslims are fasting, Ramadan can chain all the Muslims who practice together for strength and unity. Many say how does this affect the world. In the world, there are about 1.9 billion practicing Muslims. These Muslims all pray on schedule. When 1.9 billion people are on a sharp schedule, there will be a lot of changes. The winds and the earth follow the growth of people rather than the buildings, so it’s important to know that Ramadan changes the air space.

What Are The Rules of Ramadan?

As a practicing Muslim, one must prepare before sunset to fast. Feast as much as possible before sunrise as this is the only time consumption will take place before sunset. Why even do this one may ask? Forget Islam for a second, fasting teaches the body to build mental strength and character as it showcases one can stay loyal or true to its promises. In life, promises always break, and people always do wrong things, but what fasting mentally does is sharpen up the mind for proper behavior. What is the reward if I do good? One can find oneself in better situations and safer environments if one is doing things properly. Obviously, in a tough environment it’s one thing, but if not from a tough environment then from there it’s much better to ignore capital funds and focus specifically on growth.

Culture of Ramadan

The culture of Ramadan is something that many love. When people break their fasts, people break their fast with dates, as Muhammad P.B.U.H. used to eat dates all the time as it was his favorite fruit. In addition, it’s important that the only person we follow in life is Muhammad P.B.U.H and try our best to keep his morals. So Muhammad P.B.U.H is known for wrestling. These days although no one follows the word of Muhammad P.B.U.H, as he most likely didn’t wrestle naked. Many feel the reason why they make athletes take clothes off is to demoralize the confidence of a man/woman and/or make them feel less as they compete otherwise the ones who don't work out feel less. Athletically we’re taught that it helps, but if we go back to golden times, these athletic thoughts do come from slavery times so this is something important to know. Things might change there as culture has changed a lot, which is no big issue. Many these days don’t even follow the word of the prophet as we’ve been programmed to go against the word of Islam. The beauty of Ramadan shows how we’re supposed to stay together and to unite as people. In Islam these days, people have lost their ways a bit and have got caught up with corporate culture that leads them the wrong way to an extent. Ramadan brings people together as they get more rewards when celebrated together rather than separately.

Ramadan Facts

So Ramadan on the Islamic calendar is the 9th month of the year. On the 27th night, the Quran was revealed to Muhammad P.B.U.H a night they call Laylat Al-Qadr. The idea is to stay away from bad things that are haram and to maintain no diet the whole time. The start of Ramadan was 622 A.D and the term was made off of Excessive Heat. When starting Ramadan, one looks at the moon to see when Ramadan starts. Specifically looking for the new moon. In Islamic culture always prepare for mosques to have different days to start Ramadan as this is common practice. One of the worst things in Islam and in our society today is how split apart we are and how people don't work together. If our world was more in unison there would be much more peace, but since everyone has their own respective thoughts, it's best to keep peace with everyone and try to bring people together so when something big happens in a good way people are in unison.

Overview

So Ramadan is a great time to work on your spirit and to improve your mind and body. It keeps people more stable mentally and it keeps people more at peace. If one takes a look at all the health benefits that Ramadan can bring they would be fasting every year Ramadan takes place. According to Google Generative AI, Ramadan improves cardiovascular health, mental clarity, boosts gratitude and mindfulness, and enhances digestive system health. These are all great reasons why one should fast as these are things that have nothing to do with religion but more for actual health. Many during this time are always waiting for the sun to set and hoping to get their date in to make sure they have completed their fast. Make sure to take the time if Muslim to study Islam, to see what the situation is, and to see how to improve your deen and your character as a person. When looking at yourself in the mirror do you feel like a good person? If the answer is no, take the time to fast, read the Quran as that is something that will guide you in a better light or whatever religion you believe in, and do self-reflection to improve your life.

MLA Citation

“Ramadan.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 28 Feb. 2025, www.britannica.com/topic/Ramadan.

“The History of Ramadan.” Muslim Aid, www.muslimaid.org/ Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.