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Background on Ramadan
09:07 AM CDT on Monday, September 1, 2008
Today marks the beginning of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, during which Muslims fast from sunup to sundown. The faithful believe Ramadan recalls the time when Allah sent the Angel Gabriel to Muhammad in Mecca, giving him the teachings of the Quran. Islam follows a lunar calendar, so Ramadan shifts each year on Western calendars.
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