Ramadan fasting begins after crescent moon sighting

A time of fasting, reflection and spiritual growth.

Ramadan is celebrated during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which follows the lunar cycle. A new month starts with the sighting of a new crescent moon, lasting around 30 days.Burhan Hamdan has fasted since he was about five-years-old. He's the imam at the Islamic Center of Tucson leading prayers at the mosque.

Ramadan comes at a time when things in the Middle East are extremely unstable. Hamdan tells me the people of Gaza are top of mind when praying alongside any suffering Muslim brothers and sisters around the globe."The purpose of it is righteousness," said Hamdan."It's really to come together as one community. Each one of us will come together as an individual and as a community to attain righteousness.

"One of them is bringing us together for nightly prayer, another one is the break the fast together and then especially in the last ten nights of Ramadan, we encourage people to donate," Hamdan said.As the Tucson community joins Muslims around the world in observing Ramadan, let us remember the spirit of unity and gratitude that this holy month brings.Jacqueline Aguilar is a multimedia journalist at KGUN 9. Born and raised in Yuma, AZ.

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