Ramadan 2023 will start in the UK tonight as Muslims around the world prepare for first day of fasting on Thursday
- Ramadan 2023 will begin across the UK and around the world tonight
- The religious festival marks the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar
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Ramadan 2023 will begin across the UK and around the world tonight, with Muslims preparing for their first day of fasting on Thursday.
The religious festival marks the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar and is a time of worship, fasting, prayer, charity, community spirit and spiritual development.
Throughout the month, practising Muslims will be refraining from eating and drinking anything from dawn until sunset.
They will have a pre-fasting breakfast before sunrise (Suhoor) and a post-fasting dinner after sunset (Iftar).
Ramadan’s etymology stems from the Arabic root ‘ar-ramad,’ meaning scorching heat. It is said that the wisdom behind the deeper linguistic meaning of Ramadan is is that it burns sins away.
London’s first ever celebratory Ramadan lights were switched on last night in Piccadilly Circus by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Ramadan 2023 will begin across the UK and around the world tonight, with Muslims preparing for their first day of fasting on Thursday
Muslims believe that in 610 A.D., the angel Gabriel appeared before the Prophet Muhammad while he was meditating in a cave on Mount Hira near Mecca and told him to read. Muhammad responded that he did not know how to read.
Gabriel is said to have repeated the instruction to read twice more, before embracing the Prophet, upon which Muhammad began to recite the first revealed verses of the Qur’an. The Islamic holy book.
That night of revelation became known as Laylat Al Qadar, meaning ‘Night of Power’ and is believed to have occurred during Ramadan. Muslims believe the rest of the Qur’an was revealed over the following 23 years.
Because Ramadan is viewed as a month of spiritual growth in Islam, extra time is expected to be devoted to prayer.
There are five main prayers each day, called Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha respectively.
Ramadan timetable for London
Below are the London timings for each of the main prayers throughout Ramadan, along with times for sunrise and sunset.
Thursday 23 March
Fajr/Suhoor – 4.20am
Sunrise – 5.55am
Dhuhr – 12.12pm
Asr – 3.28pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 6.20pm
Isha – 7.39pm
Friday 24 March
Fajr – 4.18am
Sunrise – 5.53am
Dhuhr – 12.12pm
Asr – 3.29pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 6.22pm
Isha – 7.41pm
Saturday 25 March
Fajr – 4.15am
Sunrise – 5.50am
Dhuhr – 12.12pm
Asr – 3.30pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 6.24pm
Isha – 7.42pm
Sunday 26 March
Fajr – 5.14am
Sunrise – 6.48am
Dhuhr – 1.11pm
Asr – 4.31pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.25pm
Isha – 8.43pm
Monday 27 March
Fajr – 5.12am
Sunrise – 6.46am
Dhuhr – 1.11pm
Asr – 4.32pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.27pm
Isha – 8.45pm
Tuesday 28 March
Fajr – 5.11am
Sunrise – 6.44am
Dhuhr – 1.11pm
Asr – 4.33pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.29pm
Isha – 8.47pm
Wednesday 29 March
Fajr – 5.08am
Sunrise – 6.41am
Dhuhr – 1.10pm
Asr – 4.34pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.30pm
Isha – 8.47pm
Thursday 30 March
Fajr – 5.06am
Sunrise – 6.39am
Dhuhr – 1.10pm
Asr – 4.35pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.32pm
Isha – 8.49pm
Friday 31 March
Fajr – 5.05am
Sunrise – 6.37am
Dhuhr – 1.10pm
Asr – 4.36pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.34pm
Isha – 8.51pm
Saturday 1 April
Fajr – 5.02am
Sunrise – 6.34am
Dhuhr – 1.09pm
Asr – 4.37pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.35pm
Isha – 8.52pm
Sunday 2 April
Fajr – 5am
Sunrise – 6.32am
Dhuhr – 1.09pm
Asr – 4.38pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.37pm
Isha – 8.54pm
Monday 3 April
Fajr – 4.58am
Sunrise – 6.30am
Dhuhr – 1.09pm
Asr – 4.39pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.39pm
Isha – 8.55pm
Tuesday 4 April
Fajr – 4.56am
Sunrise – 6.28am
Dhuhr – 1.09pm
Asr – 4.39pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.40pm
Isha – 8.56pm
Wednesday 5 April
Fajr – 4.53am
Sunrise – 6.25am
Dhuhr – 1.08pm
Asr – 4.40pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.42pm
Isha – 8.58pm
Thursday 6 April
Fajr – 4.51am
Sunrise – 6.23am
Dhuhr – 1.08pm
Asr – 4.41pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.44pm
Isha – 9pm
Friday 7 April
Fajr – 4.49am
Sunrise – 6.21am
Dhuhr – 1.08pm
Asr – 4.42pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.45pm
Isha – 9.01pm
Saturday 8 April
Fajr – 4.47am
Sunrise – 6.19am
Dhuhr – 1.07pm
Asr – 4.43pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.47pm
Isha – 9.03pm
Sunday 9 April
Fajr – 4.45am
Sunrise – 6.17am
Dhuhr – 1.07pm
Asr – 4.44pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.49pm
Isha – 9.04pm
Monday 10 April
Fajr – 4.42am
Sunrise – 6.14am
Dhuhr – 1.07pm
Asr – 4.44pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.51pm
Isha – 9.06pm
Tuesday 11 April
Fajr – 4.40am
Sunrise – 6.12am
Dhuhr – 1.07pm
Asr – 4.45pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.52pm
Isha – 9.07pm
Wednesday 12 April
Fajr – 4.38am
Sunrise – 6.10am
Dhuhr – 1.06pm
Asr – 4.46pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.54pm
Isha – 9.09pm
Thursday 13 April
Fajr – 4.36am
Sunrise – 6.08am
Dhuhr – 1.06pm
Asr – 4.47pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.56pm
Isha – 9.11pm
Friday 14 April
Fajr – 4.34am
Sunrise – 6.06am
Dhuhr – 1.06pm
Asr – 4.48pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.57pm
Isha – 9.12pm
Saturday 15 April
Fajr – 4.31am
Sunrise – 6.03am
Dhuhr – 1.06pm
Asr – 4.48pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 7.59pm
Isha – 9.14pm
Sunday 16 April
Fajr – 4.29am
Sunrise – 6.01am
Dhuhr – 1.05pm
Asr – 4.49pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 8.01pm
Isha – 9.16pm
Monday 17 April
Fajr – 4.27am
Sunrise – 5.59am
Dhuhr – 1.05pm
Asr – 4.50pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 8.02pm
Isha – 9.16pm
Tuesday 18 April
Fajr – 4.24am
Sunrise – 5.57am
Dhuhr – 1.05pm
Asr – 4.51pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 8.04pm
Isha – 9.18pm
Wednesday 19 April
Fajr – 4.22am
Sunrise – 5.55am
Dhuhr – 1.05pm
Asr – 4.52pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 8.06pm
Isha – 9.20pm
Thursday 20 April
Fajr – 4.20am
Sunrise – 5.53am
Dhuhr – 1.04pm
Asr – 4.52pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 8.07pm
Isha – 9.21pm
Friday 21 April
Fajr – 4.17am
Sunrise – 5.51am
Dhuhr – 1.04pm
Asr – 4.53pm
Maghrib/Iftar – 8.09pm
Isha – 9.23pm
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