" Celebrating Eid in Tajikistan 10-13-2007 " by Steve Evans - originally posted to Flickr as Celebrating Eid in Tajikistan . Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons . 1. No water too During the month of ramzaan Muslims not only refrain from eating from sunrise to sunset , they also do not drink water! 2.Lunar calendar " Ramadan100years1938-2037 " by Ksulaiman1 - Own work . Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons . Ramzaan falls in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar .Unlike the Gregorian calendar which is universally used , the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and a month begins with the first sighting of the crescent moon 3.Suhoor and Iftar The meal Muslims take before beginning their fast is called Suhoor. It usually has sweets in the ingredients. And the meal they take after the fast is called Iftar. 4.Quran was created in Ramadan
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