Ramadan is a month of renewal, redemption and purity.
As Muslims try to elevate their spiritual experience by immersing themselves in Islamic practice; they also encounter a few ‘personal’ challenges. Let us celebrate the essence of Ramadan and the quirks that make us human.
| RAMADAN FAST FACTS |
1. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk.
2. Fasting is an exercise in self-restraint and is one of Islamβs five pillars, alongside: declaration of faith; prayer five times a day; alms-giving; and the pilgrimage to holy sites in Saudi Arabia.
3. The month is also marked by a special nightly prayer called βtaraweeh.β
4. Ramadan is particularly significant to Muslims because it was the month when the first verses of Koran were revealed to the prophet Mohammed in the 7th century AD.
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Here is a compilation of Ramadan humour to keep you going:
Sham Idrees is honestly hilarious. He deserves a mention.
Barber: How do you want it?
Me: I want to know when Ramadan will end
Barber: No problem cousin pic.twitter.com/IECqd0vXUJ
β Dearborners (@dearborners) June 2, 2016
When you wake someone in up in Ramadan and they sit at the table for 5 minutes wondering what’s going on π pic.twitter.com/LJt7YQmdGM
β Mushy (@123Mushy) May 1, 2016
me all year: I hope my period only lasts like six hours I can’t do any more than that
me in ramadhan: how can I make my period last 30 daysβ farwz (@farwzz) May 30, 2016
I’LL NOT EAT FRIED THINGS IN THIS RAMZAN
Family: HAHAHAHA
Friends: HAHAHAHA
Whole Muslim Ummat: HAHAHAHA
Even fried things: HAHAHAHAβ Waleed Nasir (@waleednasir00) June 22, 2015
PSA: it’s Ramadan tomorrow, so please be mindful and retweet all my selfies. Thank u
β robin dabanc (@futimah) June 5, 2016
who needs a date for prom when imma have one everyday for #Ramadan π© pic.twitter.com/EVd0lPUf64
β Ro (@roaa_obeid) May 13, 2018
what you call a Muslim that goes gym? Musulman #Ramadanhumour
β Aadil (@AadilAli8) August 1, 2013
Always say “Bismillah” before drinking water. There are three jinns in water, two hydro- jinns & one oxy-jinn. #RamadanHumour #Justforlaughs
β Ψ§Ψ¨Ω Ψ§Ω ΫΩ (@rafiqi_wasim) June 23, 2015
Do you do this? #RamadanHumour pic.twitter.com/grRN1oigHd
β Defining Life (@DefiningLife1) July 11, 2013
No, I’m staring lovingly at you because both of your eyes look like giant cinnamon rolls. #ramadanhumour
β St Olaf’s Butter Queen (@lawgurrl) July 10, 2013
LMAAAAO WHAAAT #Islam #RamadanHumour #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/VhGKr42u0F
β IKKRaaaShahRukhπππ (@Ikra4SRK) June 8, 2017
Taraweeh not Tarameeh… #RamadanHumour #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/codgoH0WDc
β Ji. Masun. (@FlairMan_) June 9, 2016
When bae doesn’t speak to you during Ramadan. You realize it was shaytan for the past 11 months #ramadanhumour
β . (@_leemaxo) July 1, 2014
#ramadanjoke
A boy asked a girl for a date.
The girl said she’s not interested.
The poor boy only wanted to break his fast.β ππͺπΌ β‘ ia // exams (@yvesaintcurIs) July 30, 2017
I haven’t laughed this hard in a while. ππ happy Ramadan! #Ramadan2015 #RamadanJoke pic.twitter.com/URNqTeGbZx
β Omar Bash (@o_obash) June 20, 2015
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Pious chicks #RamadanJoke pic.twitter.com/z4cilCuOTsβ AA (@AbuAhmadayn) July 27, 2014
#RamadanJoke Why do they call it fasting, if the day goes by so sloowww?
β Ahmed. (@Axhmdd) June 21, 2014