Muslims are preparing for the most important and responsible month for them. Ramadan this year for most believers will begin on May 27. It will last 30 days. It is believed that the Holy Quran was written in the ninth month of the lunar calendar. This is the time when a Muslim must spend in prayer and restrictions, which are important for rethinking life, purifying the soul and body.

Observing Ramadan is the religious duty of a Muslim; it is believed that fasting can cleanse a person of vices and passions. It helps control negative emotions and qualities such as anger, greed, hatred. It must be observed by all adults, there are exceptions for the elderly, pregnant women and nursing mothers, sick people who are forced to take medications, and travelers who are caught outside the house by fasting (distance of at least 100 km). However, in the future, they need to compensate for all the days of fasting.

Ramadan is a month of obligatory fasting and daily prayers that will be reckoned by Allah. In this month, it is important to do good deeds, to sacrifice, to pray: five daily prayers (namaz), fasting during Ramadan (uraza), the Taraweeh prayer, sincere prayer-dua, evening (iftar). It is important to observe a number of restrictions: refuse to eat during the day, you can eat after sunset - a pre-dawn meal (suhoor), it is forbidden to take pea-sized medicines, drink water, have sexual intercourse: you should refuse any drinking and smoking.

Fasting is not considered broken if ...

A Muslim ate or drank something during the day, but did it out of forgetfulness, accidentally ... "Allah fed him", if he did it on purpose, he must atone for his guilt: keep a strict fast for two months or feed 60 poor people.

During the day, it is allowed to taste food and chew food for the child.

Everything that is introduced into a person is forbidden, therefore, the following actions also require atonement:

Fasting during menstruation ...

It is a sin for a non-Muslim, apostate, or a woman to observe the fast during menstruation or postpartum purification.

In the heat, it is better to take a shower, or even better to wipe yourself with a wet towel.

Muslims are not recommended to use toothpaste. The teeth are cleaned with a sivak (a toothpick made from the branches and roots of this tree), it has a strong odor and freshens breath.

These are any objects that distract the mind from the remembrance of Allah, including the wife of a Muslim and, of course, other women.

Unnecessary arguments, unnecessary conversations, lies, backbiting, oaths, jokes ...

Fasting is a time of limitations ...

Ramadan is the ninth and most exalted month of the lunar calendar for Muslims. This period is sacred for all believers, because it was in this month that the Koran appeared. Muslims must observe a strict pillar throughout the month. In this sacred period, there is the night of Kadr, which has great significance and a certain magical mystery. Pictures with the month of Ramadan are always performed in a religious, magical context. At the same time, in many postcards you can find a text aimed at wishes for the best in life and, of course, peace for the soul, the ability to move away from all existing grievances. The catalog contains a variety of pictures with the month of Ramadan, so you should try to find a worthy option and present it with personal wishes to a believer. Remember that this kind of attention always promotes closeness and openness in communication!

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The most ancient traditions of Islam are becoming modern for those who observe the fast during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins this week.

The trendy “iPray” or “iQuran” applications have appeared on mobile phones, reminding of prayer times, and the “Find Mosque” application allows a Muslim to quickly navigate in an unfamiliar city and find the nearest mosque to pray. And these apps aren't just for Ramadan. Now, with the help of such applications, Islamic users will be able to find the nearest catering points where food is served prepared according to all the rules of the Muslim diet. Also, with the help of such programs, you can learn the Arabic pronunciation of daily prayers or count how many pages of the Quran you have read today. Ramadan dates are still determined by the lunar calendar and calculations may vary in different Islamic communities around the world. In North America, for example, many Muslims celebrated the first day of Ramadan on Wednesday. But Islam has never been alien to technology.

An Indonesian woman prays on the first night of Ramadan in Jakarta on August 10. The fasting month of Ramadan, which began on August 10, is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during the day, and in the evening they break their fast and pray.

An Islamic State University official looks at the moon through a telescope from the coast of Madura, West Java, ahead of Ramadan. The exact start and end dates of Ramadan depend on the new moon. Muslims observe Ramadan by strict fasting during the daytime. Fasting is one of the five foundations of Islam. Indonesia is dominated by the Muslim population.

Pakistani flood victims sleep outside their tents at a refugee camp in Sukkur August 12, the first day of Ramadan.

A Pakistani flood victim prepares tea for her family before fasting at a refugee camp in Sukkur August 12. For millions of Pakistanis, Ramadan brought nothing but misery and grief as catastrophic floods hit the country, washing away entire homes and villages.

A woman puts on sandals after praying at the Darul Oulum Institute in Pembroke Pines, Florida on August 11. Muslims all over the world pray and break their fast on the first night of Ramadan.

Muslims pray at the Darul Ulum Institute in Pembroke Pines on the first day of Ramadan.

Muslims line up to break their fast after sunset at the Dar Al-Hijra Muslim Center in Falls Church. state of Virginia.

Local resident Ahmad Issa (right) helps his daughter Yasmin lace up her sneakers after an evening prayer in Falls Church, Virginia.

Muslims pray at sunset on August 11 at the Muslim Center in Falls Church.

Omanis shop at a market on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Muscat on August 11.

Residents and migrant workers of Saudi Arabia prepare to break the fast on the first day of Ramadan after sunset in Jeddah city

Palestinian Muslim girls hold traditional Ramadan lanterns during the holiday after breaking the fast on the first day of Ramadan in Jerusalem.

Palestinians walk under garlands to the first evening prayer at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

Palestinians go to evening prayer at the al-Aqsa mosque after breaking the fast on 11 August.

Muslims pray before the start of Ramadan at the Masjid Mosque in Hyderabad on August 11.

Pakistani traders prepare belyashi for Ramadan in Karachi.

Residents and tourists came to Rabat beach on August 11, on the eve of Ramadan. On Wednesday, Ramadan began for many Sunni Muslims. Country leaders hope that the holy month will strengthen the piety of the people and help bring communities closer together.

A Sudanese woman shops on the first day of Ramadan at the Umdorman market on the outskirts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum on August 11.

A Palestinian man looks at selling garlands on the first day of Ramadan in the old city of Jerusalem.

Indian Muslims hide under a canopy from the rain ahead of Ramadan in New Delhi.

The orphans attended the meeting in Dhaka on 11 August.

Muslim children point to the moon. marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, in Dhaka.

Afghans break their fast at a mosque in Kabul August 11.

An Afghan man prays on the first day of Ramadan in Kabul.

Customers buy meat dishes from a roadside stall in Kabul.

A Palestinian woman prepares traditional Arab pancakes - "kataf" - on the first day of Ramadan in Jerusalem.

Palestinians read the Koran at al-Omri Mosque in Gaza on August 11.

Lebanese "musaharati" Mohammed Phanas lights a lantern before waking Muslims for an evening meal of "suhoor" before fasting in the old town of Sidon on August 11.

A Palestinian girl walks along an alley in the old city of Jerusalem with a traditional Ramadan lantern on August 10.

A Palestinian boy plays with fireworks during Ramadan on August 10 in Gaza.

Palestinian boys stand outside a store decorated specifically for Ramadan in the city of Nablus, West Bank on Aug.10.

A Bahraini man points to the sky at the thin crescent that marks the beginning of Ramadan - the month of prayer, fasting and gift-giving - at Hamad on August 10.

Indonesian women pray during the first night of Ramadan in Jakarta on August 10.

A worker shows cakes specially prepared for Ramadan.

Indonesian Muslims attend an evening prayer called taraweeh at the istiklal mosque in Jakarta.

A blind Palestinian boy reads the Quran in braille in the city of Jenin, West Bank.

Afghan youths pray on the first day of Ramadan in Kabul.

Two weeks ago, The Boston Globe asked its readers to send them their pictures of Ramadan celebrations around the world. As a result, the editorial office received about 250 high-quality and individual images. On the occasion - the end of Ramadan - the best photos in the opinion of the editorial staff of the resource were published. We invite you to take a look at the pictures taken by amateur photographers from around the world. The signatures were left by photographers.

(41 photos total)

1. An elderly couple reads the Quran together near Orlando, Florida on September 5. Prayers and reading of the Quran are especially important during the last 10 days of Ramadan. (© Sammy Abusrur)

2. The younger brother of the photographer Kurrat Ansari says a salad - an obligatory prayer - at a house in Toronto, Ontario. (© Qurrat Ansari)

3. The Ramadan Cannon Shot is an ancient Egyptian tradition when the last day of fasting is announced. Photo taken on August 15 in El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt. (© Mohamed Hossam Eldin)

4. August 11 is the first day of Ramadan for Muslims in North America. Iftar dinner is served at the table, where a Canadian-Moroccan family is going to break the fast with traditional dishes. The modern Muslim diaspora relies on new technologies to maintain Islamic traditions. (© Chamsi Dib)

5. A boy smiles at a photographer during evening prayers at the Al Amin Mosque in Beirut. (© Philipp Breu)

6. A Turkish Muslim man prays at a new mosque in central Istanbul on August 12. (© Pierre Marsaut)

7. Food vendors at the Bendungan Hillir market in Jakarta. Usually people buy different cakes and drinks with which they will break their fast. This seasonal market opens only once a year - during Ramadan. (© Pitra Satvika)

8. Bucket with "aloo ki subji" (curry made from potatoes and various spices), which will be served with iftar along with "kachori" (fried cakes made from white flour, ghee and water, stuffed with vegetables or beans). Green chili peppers float on the surface, the dish is poured with a ladle (hanging on the bucket on the right). Photo taken in Old Delhi, India on September 4th. (© Priyanka Sachar)

9. Sheikh Hasan al-Karbalay (center) conducts prayer at the Ahlul Bayt Mosque in Brooklyn, New York, August 19. (© Daniel Peyser)

10. Morning prayer at Cocoa Beach, Florida. (© Muhammad Saif / Ahmad Deeb)

11. Workers prepare the traditional dodol betawi cake in the village of Kalibata, Jakarta, September 2. As Eid al-Adha approached, the demand for dodol increased sixfold, however, so did the price - from 60 to 100 rupees apiece. (© Afriadi Hikmal)

12. A traditional Arabic style mannequin stands on a tray with prayer caps in Bangalore, India, September 4. (© Abubaker)

13. A respected man reads the Quran before breakfast in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 25 August. (© Dhafer Alshehri)

14. The name of the Lord in the rays of the sun before the beginning of Ramadan in Manassas, Virginia. (© Hasan Kazmi)

15. Girls prepare to break the fast at the Islamic Center in Wayland, Massachusetts, September 4. (© Zeenat Rasheed)

16. Every year in Ramadan, especially closer to its end, the largest market opens in Kuala Lumpur, which occupies the entire Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman lane. It's always crowded here. The photo was taken from the roof of the parking lot of a nearby complex. (© Mohd Shazni Zainal)

17. Sheikh teaches children the Qur'an while an elderly man listens and thinks about something in Shubra, Cairo, Egypt. (© Khaled Zohny)

18. Muslims in the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (© Ahmed Ismail)

20. Photographer Amna Rehmatullah: “When I think about Ramadan, dates come to my mind. Although they are small, just one can satisfy your hunger. They have a rich taste, and their sweetness for such a small fruit is amazing. Traditionally, break the fast with dates and water. When I hear the evening prayer, I feel like eating a date. Tasting this sweet fruit, I thank Allah for the opportunity to satisfy my hunger. The food tastes better when you know you deserve it. " (© Amna Rehmatulla)

22. Ramadan encourages American Muslims to do charity by donating to schools and kindergartens in New York. (© Omar Ranginwala / Islamic Circle of North America)

23. A homeless man tries to sleep under a bridge in Jakarta. Others will undoubtedly join him soon, as the homeless and beggars flock to Ramadan in the capital of Indonesia in the hope of human compassion. (© Afriadi Hikmal)

24. Muslim women pray in the evening at a local festival in Jakarta on August 28. (© Nugroho Budianggoro)

25. Lamb, prepared for iftar, in a Chechen family of students living in Malaysia, September 5. (© Alieva Iman)

26. Nadine Abu-Jubara and Shahma Palliagat blow bubbles and discuss the mystery of names at the annual fast-a-tone event hosted by the Muslim Student Council in Orlando, Florida, September 1. This year, the student council raised funds to help the victims of the Pakistani flood. (© Raqeebah Zaman)

27. A man raises his hands in supplication before fasting in Pomona, California. (© Leena Butt)

28. A Muslim woman during Friday prayers at a mosque in Istanbul on August 21. (© Boryana Katsarova)

29. Believers are visible through a wooden partition separating Muslim women from men during Friday prayers in a mosque in Istanbul. (© Pierre Marsaut)

30. A Canadian Muslim woman prays while standing outside Tim Hortons in Toronto September 6. More than 500,000 Muslims call Canada home. These Muslims try to combine Canadian and Islamic principles every day. (© Yasin Dusoruth)

32. A man rests after an afternoon prayer at a mosque in Jakarta on September 5. (© Rizal Adi Dharma)

Muslims all over the world started Ramadan -the holiest month of the year for Muslims... Believers who fast in Ramadan abstain from food, drink, smoking, and other physical needs until sunset. They monitor the purity of thoughts and speech and are engaged in charity work. Many communities hold festive breakfasts every evening. In the same monthmuslims must reconsider their lives through the prism of Islamic teachings.

A student reads the Qur'an before morning prayer at the start of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Mukmin School in Solo, Indonesia.

A Pakistani Muslim prepares a meal for an "iftar" break, on the first day of Ramadan in Karachi. Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan by refusing to eat, drink and smoke from dawn to dusk.

Women break the fast at King Fahad Mosque on the first day of Ramadan in Culver City, California, USA.

Libyans pray after the end of the first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan in the city of Benghazi.

Indonesian Muslims perform taraweeh, an evening prayer on the eve of Ramadan, at the Istiklal Mosque in Jakarta.

A Muslim entered a mosque for evening prayer in Moscow.

A Kashmiri Muslim reads the Qur'an on the first day of Ramadan at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar.

Sunset over the Al-Hussein Mosque in Amman. Religious representatives in most of the Middle East have declared Monday the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

A mini-replica of a waffle biscuit mosque in a shopping center in Surabaya. This 8 x 8 meter mosque was created to celebrate the month of Ramadan. It took three days and the efforts of five workers to build it, and it consists of 21 thousand pieces of biscuits.

A Muslim tries on a skullcap he bought for prayer in Karachi.

A Palestinian boy with lights celebrates the start of Ramadan in Rafah, southern Gaza.

A Palestinian decorates a street outside his home in the Old City of Jerusalem.

A Pakistani man reads the Koran under an umbrella in the rain in Lahore.

A corn merchant waits for customers after the iftar break in Istanbul.

An Afghan man makes sweets at a store in Kabul on the eve of Ramadan. Fasting is one of the foundations of Islam, as is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which every Muslim must complete at least once in his life.

An Indian Muslim man prays before breaking the fast on the first day of Ramadan at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad.

A Palestinian boy wearing a Barcelona shirt reads the Koran at the Al Furqan Mosque in Gaza.

A Somali refugee reads the Koran during a class at a refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Somali-Kenya border. The UN estimates that about 3.7 million people in Somalia, 800,000 of whom are children, are on the verge of starvation. Hunger in the Horn of Africa continues to spread and could soon engulf six regions of lawless Somalia.

A Kashmiri Muslim with his son bathes in a fountain at the Jamia Masjid before the afternoon prayer on the first day of Ramadan in Srinagar.

Sleeping Kashmiri Muslim in a mosque in the Srinagar Cathedral Mosque.

Students pray on the first day of Ramadan at an Islamic boarding school in Solo, Indonesia.

An Egyptian stormtrooper with the national flag after the armed forces removed the tents of several dozen protesters who refused to leave Tahrir Square in Cairo.

Somali refugees wait for food at the Badbado camp in southern Mogadishu. Ramadan in Somalia began amid the tents and barracks of the largest refugee camp at the height of the famine.

A Yemeni soldier joining anti-government protesters reads the Koran in an armored vehicle near the entrance to a square in Sana'a. After six months of demonstrations for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled the country for 33 years, demonstrators have vowed to continue the sit-in in the main square until their demands are met.

Nepalese Muslim reading Quran in Kathmandu.

A boy prays at the new Great Mosque in Strasbourg. At the mosque, which opened on Monday, the first prayers were held in honor of the beginning of Ramadan.

Afghan children carry empty food containers outside a mosque in a poor district of Kabul.

Indian Muslim women during "Taraweeha" (special evening prayer) at a house in Hyderabad ahead of the start of Ramadan.

A Libyan family breaks their fast in a tent after the first day of Ramadan in Benghazi.

A dervish spinning like a top in front of an Iftar in Istanbul.

Chinese Muslim women read the Koran outside the Niujie Mosque while awaiting fasting on the first day of Ramadan in Beijing.

Chinese Muslims before a meal while waiting for Iftar in Beijing.

A girl points to the sky to her sons, looking for a crescent moon, in Amman.

Indian Muslim after breaking the fast in New Delhi.

Children play next to a Muslim prayer outside the Istiklal Mosque in Jakarta.

Muslim woman praying to mark the beginning of Ramadan at the Al-Markaz Al Islami Mosque in Makassar, South Sulawesi

Children help carry food for the fasting break at the Jama Mosque in New Delhi.

A Nepalese Muslim man prays on the second day of Ramadan at a mosque in Kathmandu. Only 4.3% of the country's 27 million population are Muslims.

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