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noun(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
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nounthe ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
Definition that contains ramadan
- ramadan (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
- sawm the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
- id al-fitr a Muslim day of feasting at the end of Ramadan