Ramadan: An annual opportunity for self-control and spirituality

In a world caught up by the relentless storm of mass consumerism, materialism, war and the muddles of social and political problems, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan offers an annual opportunity for entire nations and communities to focus on self-control and spirituality.

Ramadan, which is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is the month during which hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world fast by not eating or drinking from before the sunrise to after the sunset for a whole month.

The purpose is to strengthen their powers of self-control and to enhance their spirituality.