Ramadan2023 begins as Muslims flock to suburban mosques for nightly prayers and observe daily fasting
Muslims across the suburbs and globe will come together for their yearly rituals of prayer, fasting and charity during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which began Wednesday night as determined by lunar calculations or by the moon sighting in North America. Muslims abstain from food, drink and sensual pleasures from predawn until dusk, engage in spiritual reflection and take part in charitable giving and community service with the goal of self-improvement during the month.
Worshippers again will gather for special nightly vigils of congregational prayers, known as taraweeh in Arabic, during which one of 30 parts of the Quran is recited each night until the entire book is completed during the month. They also will break bread together at daily community iftars hosted by most suburban mosques.
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