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The Islamic calendar is a lunar one, where each month begins when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. The Islamic year consists of 12 lunar cycles, and consequently it is 10 to 11 days shorter than the solar year, and as it contains no intercalation, [a] Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons.
Ramadan [b] (Arabic: رَمَضَان, romanized: Ramaḍān [ra.ma.dˤaːn]; [c] also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. [9] It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting ( sawm ), prayer ( salah ), reflection, and community. [ 10 ]
Another theory suggested, "lebaran" is derived from Betawi, lebar which means "wide and broad", so the celebration means to broaden or widen one's heart feeling after fasting ritual of Ramadhan. Madurese people have also a similar word called lober to describe the completion of Ramadhan fast. It is also possible the word 'lebaran' derived from ...
Fasting during the month of Ramadan is specifically mentioned in four verses of the Qur'an: . O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint.
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