Ramzan is the ninth month according to Islamic Lunar calendar. Ramzan (Ramadan) is derived from the Arabic root word 'ramida' or 'arramad' that means intense sizzling heat and dryness, especially of the ground. Ramadan is so called to indicate the heating sense in the stomach as a result of thirst. Some said it is so called because the hearts and souls are more readily receptive to the rebuke and remembrance of Allah during Ramadan, as the sand and stones are receptive to the sun's heat. It is month after Shaban after the new moon has been sighted. It is celebrated in the concept of moon appearance. The month of Ramadan lasts for 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting of the moon. If the moon is sighted on the night of 29th fast then the month of Shawwal begins from the next day and Ramadan is over. The 1st of Shawwal is the Eid also known as Eid-ul-fitr . Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was exposed.Fasting is to be done by all able bodied men and women and children who have reached puberty. It is compulsory to keep fasting whole month. If a person is sick or has some medical reason or if a women is pregnant then they are waived from fasting. During Ramadan the people who fast are not allowed to eat or drink anything (including water, saliva) from sunrise to sunset. Also one has to enclose other body parts, which may render the fast worthless despite the main factor of hunger and thirst; so the tongue must avoid backbiting, slander, and lies; the eyes should avoid looking into things careful by the Lawgiver as unlawful; the ears must stop from listening a conversation of words, songs, and lyrics that spoil the spirit of fasting; and finally restraining of the heart, and mind from indulge, themselves in other things moreover zikir or Allah (remembrance of Allah).Five times prayer daily is a must with fasting.

Also when one is fasting and feels hunger and thirst he has to remember other people in the world who do not have food and water. Charity is one of the extremely recommended acts during fasting. Muslims are required to give minimum of 2.5% of their annual savings as charity to poor and needy people. Also there are various sayings of the prophet (pbuh) where he has said that any charity made in Ramadan is multiplied upto 70 times. If some people are poor and cannot afford to give money then even a smile is an act of charity. It is thought that God's wisdom to the prophet Muhammad took place during the month of Ramzan in the year 610 A.D. These teachings were eventually compiled together and became the Quran, which is the holy book of Islam. As per verse 183 in the second chapter of the Quran, fasting is compulsory. The verse reads as 'O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you, as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may learn self restraint.' In houses women make tasty dessert with milk and offer after the mask, later delicious food to celebrate ramzan with family and relatives. Some people think this one month of fasting is too much while others feel that its only one month where they can get their sins forgiven and get their rewards increased. May Allah bless us all and forgive all our sins, mistakes and make us good Muslims and good human beings.