Former President, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, has expressed best wishes to Muslims in Ghana as they observe the holy month of Ramadan.
H.E. John Mahama was hopeful that this fasting period would strengthen love and compassion within the various communities.
“Wishing our beloved Muslim brothers and sisters an edifying Ramadan Mubarak.
“Sighting the sliver crescent moon symbolises Allah’s faithfulness and heralds the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, marked by purification, generosity, and self-sacrifice,” he wrote on his Facebook timeline.
While acknowledging the challenges many Ghanaians are experiencing, H.E Former President Mahama prayed that the 30-day period will unveil Allah’s unfailing grace.
“May this holy period of fasting and prayer instill in us, love, empathy, and compassion for one another, and bring to us, our families, and our nation countless blessings,” he added.
Ramadan, also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan or Ramathan, is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
For Muslims, Ramadan is the holiest month of the year. Many celebrate by gathering regularly in the evenings, trying to read the whole Qur’an during the month and fasting from sunrise to sunset. A common observance is to avoid eating and drinking, including water, while the sun is up.
In Islam, fasting during Ramadan is considered an act of worship in itself and holds great spiritual significance. It helps Muslims to remind themselves that God is the source of all sustenance while sparing extra attention to the poor and those less fortunate.
Is Ramadan the same time every year? The start of Ramadan fluctuates each year because the lunar Islamic calendar follows the phases of the moon. The beginning and end of Ramadan are determined by a moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia.
Saturday marks the first day of Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims around the world. During the holy month, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking water, and smoking from sunrise to sunset.
Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars that make up the core of Islam, in addition to the profession of faith (Shahada), prayer five times a day (Salat), giving alms to charity (Zakat), and pilgrimage to the Mecca (Hajj),
