Ramadan

E28290

Islamic holy month fasting period religious observance

Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ramadan canonical	40
Ramadan fasting	10
Ramadan in Islam	1
Ramadan observances	1
RamadanIftarMeals	1
the fasting month of Ramadan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T213030 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ramadan
Context triple: [Eid al-Fitr, marksEndOf, Ramadan]

A. Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
B. Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
C. Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, known for encompassing the major pilgrimage rites and the festival of Eid al-Adha.
D. Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
E. Al-Ahad
Al-Ahad is an Islamic divine name of Allah emphasizing His absolute oneness and uniqueness without any partner or equal.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ramadan
Target entity description: Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.

A. Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
B. Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
C. Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, known for encompassing the major pilgrimage rites and the festival of Eid al-Adha.
D. Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
E. Al-Ahad
Al-Ahad is an Islamic divine name of Allah emphasizing His absolute oneness and uniqueness without any partner or equal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy month ⓘ fasting period ⓘ religious observance ⓘ
associatedEvent	revelation of the Quran ⓘ
associatedNight	Laylat al-Qadr ⓘ
associatedNightMeaning	Night of Decree ⓘ Night of Power ⓘ
associatedNightTiming	often believed to be the 27th night ⓘ one of the last ten nights ⓘ
calendar	Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
charityObligation	Zakat al-Fitr ⓘ linked to: Zakat
corePractice	charity ⓘ community gatherings ⓘ fasting from dawn to sunset ⓘ increased prayer ⓘ recitation of the Quran ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ
duration	29 or 30 days ⓘ
effectOnSchedule	changes in work and school hours in some Muslim-majority countries ⓘ
endsWith	Eid al-Fitr ⓘ
eveningMeal	iftar ⓘ
exemption	breastfeeding women ⓘ children ⓘ elderly unable to fast ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ the sick ⓘ travelers ⓘ
fastingIncludes	abstaining from drink ⓘ abstaining from food ⓘ abstaining from sexual relations ⓘ abstaining from smoking ⓘ
fastingTimeframe	from true dawn (fajr) to sunset (maghrib) ⓘ
follows	Sha'ban ⓘ
frequency	annually ⓘ
greeting	Ramadan Kareem ⓘ Ramadan Mubarak ⓘ
legalStatus	officially recognized in many Muslim-majority states ⓘ
monthNumber	9 ⓘ
observedBy	Ahmadi Muslims ⓘ linked to: Ahmadiyya Ibadi Muslims ⓘ linked to: Ibadi Islam Muslims ⓘ Shia Muslims ⓘ linked to: Shia Islam Sunni Muslims ⓘ linked to: Sunni Islam
precedes	Shawwal ⓘ
preDawnMeal	suhoor ⓘ
purpose	developing taqwa (God-consciousness) ⓘ empathy for the poor ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ
recommendedPrayer	Qiyam al-Layl ⓘ Taraweeh ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
socialAspect	communal iftar meals ⓘ
startDeterminedBy	astronomical calculations ⓘ sighting of the new moon ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eid al-Fitr → marksEndOf → Ramadan ⓘ

Arabs → majorHoliday → Ramadan ⓘ

Xoraxane Roma → observes → Ramadan ⓘ

Cave of Hira → visitedEspeciallyDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Yom Kippur War → dateCoincidedWith → Ramadan ⓘ

Muslims → fastingPeriod → Ramadan ⓘ

King Fahd Gate → usedDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Kuwaiti American → mayObserveHoliday → Ramadan ⓘ

Tigrinya Muslims → culturalPractice → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Surah Al-Qadr → relatedConcept → Ramadan ⓘ

Islamic crescent → religiousAssociation → Ramadan ⓘ

Islam in Egypt → hasPractice → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Witr prayer → oftenPrayedInCongregationDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Islamic lunar calendar → hasMonth → Ramadan ⓘ

Hijri calendar → hasMonth → Ramadan ⓘ

Laylat al-Qadr → occursDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Laylat al-Qadr → category → Ramadan in Islam ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Night of Decree → calendarMonth → Ramadan ⓘ

Fath Makkah → tookPlaceInMonth → Ramadan ⓘ

Ramadan War → religiousContext → Ramadan ⓘ

Shawwal → follows → Ramadan ⓘ

Sha'ban → precedes → Ramadan ⓘ

Sha'ban → occursBefore → the fasting month of Ramadan ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Islam in Maldives → observes → Ramadan ⓘ

Arab cuisine → servedOnOccasion → Ramadan ⓘ

Islamic holidays → majorCategory → Ramadan observances ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

TurkishCuisine → hasMealTradition → RamadanIftarMeals ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Turkish Canadians → observesHoliday → Ramadan ⓘ

Islam in Yemen → hasRitual → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Moors (Sri Lanka) → culturalPractice → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

1963 Ramadan Revolution in Iraq → religiousCalendarContext → Ramadan ⓘ

The Power → associatedWith → Ramadan ⓘ

The Majesty → associatedWith → Ramadan ⓘ

Niujie Subdistrict → observes → Ramadan ⓘ

Dungan → religiousPractice → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Sangil → religiousPractice → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Egyptian cuisine → eatenDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Taraweeh prayers → performedDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Hırka-i Şerif Mosque → pilgrimageSeason → Ramadan ⓘ

Night of Measure → occursDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Ramadan Shalah → givenName → Ramadan ⓘ

Islamic Religious Community of North Macedonia → observes → Ramadan ⓘ

Bir pletok → consumedDuring → Ramadan ⓘ

Cape Malays → religiousPractice → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Lata’if al-Ma‘arif → discusses → Ramadan ⓘ

Umm Ali → typicallyServedOn → Ramadan ⓘ

subject linked to: umm ali

Muslim community in Kampala → hasReligiousPractice → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

Salman Ramadan Abedi → givenName → Ramadan ⓘ

subject linked to: Abedi

Ramadan Abedi → givenName → Ramadan ⓘ

Book of Fasting → hasSubject → Ramadan fasting ⓘ

linked to: Ramadan

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