'''Ramadan''', ook '''Ramazan''', '''Ramzan''' of '''Ramathan''' ([[Arabies]]: رمضان) is die negende maand van die [[Islamitiese kalender]].<ref>[[BBC]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/ramadan_1.shtml ''Religions''] Besoek op 25 Julie 2012</ref> Dit word beskou deur Moslems beskou as 'n heilige maand van vas om die eerste openbaring van die [[Koran]] te herdenk.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/722486.shtml | title= Muslims worldwide start to observe Ramadan |work= The Global Times Online | year= 2012 |accessdate= 28 JulyJulie 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://newsfeedresearcher.com/data/articles_w30_3/ramadan-muslims-fasting.html |title= The Muslim World Observes Ramadan | work= Power Text Solutions |year= 2012 |accessdate= 28 July 2012}}</ref>
Hierdie jaarlikse viering word beskou as een van die [[Vyf Pilare van die Islam]].<ref name="BBC 2012">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/islam/ramadan.shtml |author=|title=''Schools - Religions''|publisher=BBC| accessdate = 25 July 2012}}</ref> Die maand is 29-30 dae. Volgens talle biografiese rekeningeaantekeninge in die hadithsis word die duur van die maand deur die visuele waarnemings van die ''Hilal'' (sekelmaan) bepaal.<ref name="Bukhari">{{cite web |url= http://hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/64-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2031.%20Fasting/2466-sahih-bukhari-volume-003-book-031-hadith-number-124.html |title= Sahih Bukhari - Book 031 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 124. |first= AbdAllah-Muhammad |last= Bukhari-Ibn-Ismail |work= hadithcollection.com |accessdate= 25 JulyJulie 2012}}</ref><ref name= "Muslim">{{cite web |url= http://hadithcollection.com/sahihmuslim/134-Sahih%20Muslim%20Book%2006.%20Fasting/10970-sahih-muslim-book-006-hadith-number-2378.html |title= Sahih Muslim - Book 006 (The Book of Fasting), Hadith 2378. |first= Abul-Hussain |last= Muslim-Ibn-Habaj | work= hadithcollection.com |accessdate= 25 JulyJulie 2012}}</ref>
