{"id":957,"date":"2019-05-01T02:05:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T06:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=957"},"modified":"2019-05-02T11:21:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:21:02","slug":"what-is-the-date-and-meaning-of-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=957","title":{"rendered":"What is the date and meaning of Ramadan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D957&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>The season of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and lasts for 29 or 30 days, depending on the year.\u00a0 It is marked by fasting; Muslims refrain from eating or drinking during the day, focusing upon prayer and submission to God in all things. This year Ramadan begins May 5th and ends with the festival of Eid al-Fitr. 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