Word: islamicization
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This year, Ramadan, the sacred ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, collides with Harvard's fall exam schedule, forcing Islamic students to balance their religious practices with their study time.
The Islamic calendar is based on the moon, so Ramadan falls at different times every year. Because each year the month shifts back 10 days, the fasting also coincided with first semester exams and reading period last year.
Secretary of the Harvard Islamic Society (HIS) Abdur-Rahman Syed '99, explained the basic Muslim practices of the month of Ramadan.
The month of Ramadan (whenever it falls) has significance to Muslims because it was during this period that Mohammed first revealed the Koran, the holy book of the Islamic people. To commemorate this revealed, it is traditional to read part of the Koran for an hour each day throughout the...
At around 4:20 p.m., the participants congregate to eat dates, the traditional staple for breaking the fast in Islamic heritage, and to drink milk and apple juice, (neither of which have any religious or historical significance). After this brief snack, those in attendance stand in rows in their bare...