Welcome to Submission (Islam)

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

Ramadan This Year

Ramadan begins on October 26, 2003 and ends on November 23, 2003 God willing for all parts of the USA. 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 2002 (and up to 2005) are available at the US Naval Observatory. All times are in UTC (also known as GMT). To convert to your time zone you can use the Time Zone Converter.