The fast will last a whole month and will take place during the day until sunset.
Muslims pray at the entrance to the Temple Mount, 2018
Photo:
Noam Moskowitz (Archive)
About one billion Muslims around the world, including about 1.4 million Arab citizens of Israel, will mark the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, starting today (Tuesday).
Ramadan is considered a month of abundance and a month of giving gifts to family members.
Many Muslims get up before dawn to eat the merchant, the last meal before the start of the fast.
For Muslims Ramadan is a month of inner contemplation (like Yom Kippur in Judaism), modesty, approaching God, thoughts of iniquity and atonement in fasting.
This is in addition to making donations and volunteering.
The difficulty caused by fasting is intended to illustrate the suffering of the poor of society, hence the blessing in which it is customary to greet one another "Ramadan Karim" - which means: generous Ramadan.
Dr. Thabet Abu Ras, co-CEO of Avraham Initiatives, explains: "The Ramadan fast symbolizes cleansing from all evil. It is important to mention that this is a month of giving and acts of kindness."
