''RAMADAN''
                                                                  ''RAMADAN''   Ramadan  ( / ˌ r æ m ə ˈ d ɑː n / ;  Arabic :  رمضان   Ramaḍān ,  IPA:  [rama ˈdˤaːn] ; also  romanized  as  Ramazan ,  Ramadhan , or  Ramathan ) is the  ninth month  of the  Islamic calendar , and is observed by  Muslims  worldwide as a month of  fasting  ( Sawm ) to commemorate the  first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad  according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the  Five Pillars of Islam . The month lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the  crescent moon , according to numerous biographical accounts compiled in the  hadiths .           The word Ramadan comes from th...