Ramadan 2024 To Begin on Monday
Monday, March 11, 2024, will mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan for this year, 1445 AH.
State-run news agencies for Bahrain, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait and UAE – BNA, SPA, QNA, KUNA and WAM confirmed Monday, March 11 will be the first day of the Holy Month in the country. While state run agency for Oman, ONA confirmed that it would begin on Tuesday, March 12.
Ramadan is a significant month in the Islamic calendar, observed by millions of Muslims around the world with fasting, prayer, and charitable acts.
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar. With 12 months and either 354 or 355 days in the Islamic year the corresponding date is slightly different each year.
The word “Ramadan” comes from the Arabic root word “ramidha,” which means “scorching heat” or “dryness.”
Muslims are required to fast from dawn until sunset each day. The fast is broken each evening with a meal called iftar, which typically includes dates and other traditional foods.
