Ramadhan, the Muslim's fasting month
Pupils read and learn the Koran during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Kheraisia, east of Algiers July 8, 2014.
Palestinians pray as Israeli policemen stand guard (rear) during prayers on the second Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Arab East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud July 11, 2014.
Workers sew prayer caps, which are high in demand during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a factory in old Dhaka July 10, 2014.
A worker wraps kunafa sweets in paper for customers at Arafah Al Kanafani, a shop selling traditional sweets, in old Cairo July 9, 2014.
A worker shows a Lukmet Arafah sweet to customers at Arafah Al Kanafani, a shop selling traditional sweets, in old Cairo July 9, 2014.
Children from the Al-Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp climb onboard a train to collect their meals for iftar, the breaking of fast meal, with a group of activists during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Amman July 7, 2014.
South Sudanese Muslim men break fast together, during the holy month of Ramadan, inside a mosque in Andalus camp in Khartoum, July 10, 2014.
A Palestinian girl reads the Koran during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque at the Balata refuge camp, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 8, 2014. (left)
A woman distributes food as she waits to break fast with other devotees during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Shanghai, July 12, 2014.
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Ramadhan is the ninth month of Islamic years. Muslims around the world observe fasting during the month. They must refrain from consuming food, beverage, smoking, and sexual activities from the dawn until the sunset, when they break the fast or ifthar in Arabic.
Muslims believe that God will double his rewards of good deeds during the holy month. Fasting is obligatory for every Muslim except for those who are sick, traveling, pregnant, breastfeeding, or in their menstrual cycle.
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