WHAT IS RAMADAN IN QURAN,ITS CULTURAL PRACTICES,FASTING,IMP. DATES..

This article is about religious observances during the month of Ramadan. For the actual calendar month, see Ramadan (calendar month). For the village in Iran, see Ramadan, Iran.

Ramadan
A crescent moon can be seen over palm trees at sunset in Manama, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan in Bahrain
Observed by	Muslims
Type	Religious
Celebrations	Communal Iftars and communal prayers
Observances	sawm (fasting) zakat and sadaqah (alms giving) tarawih prayer reading the Quran abstaining from all bad deeds and staying humble
Begins	1 Ramadan
Ends	29, or 30 Ramadan
Date	Variable (follows the Islamiclunar calendar)
2013 date	10 July – 7 August
2014 date	29 June, Sunday[1] – 27 July, Sunday[2]
Frequency	annual
Related to	Eid al-Fitr, Laylat al-Qadr

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان‎ Ramaḍān, IPA: [rɑmɑˈdˤɑːn];