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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Muslim holy month has started today after the crescent moon was sighted. Saudi Arabia announced yesterday the sighting of the crescent by their committee. During the holy month, Muslims observe fasting and also hold communal prayer at the Mosque.<\/b><\/p>\n

Observance of Ramadhan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims believe that it was during the holy month that the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Prophet Muhammad.<\/p>\n

During this period, Muslims are expected to maintain high level of discipline.<\/p>\n

Muslims believe that although Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was promised Paradise, he used to exert himself even more in worship during these days, hoping to draw closer to Allah.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. The Muslim holy month has started today after the crescent moon was sighted. Saudi Arabia announced yesterday the sighting of the crescent by their committee. During the holy month, Muslims observe fasting and also hold communal prayer at the Mosque. Observance of Ramadhan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":68580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[233,240,234],"class_list":["post-68581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-culture-and-art","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-uganda","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"\nHoly month of Ramadhan starts - Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Muslim holy month has started today after the crescent moon was sighted. 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