How Are We Practicing Ramadan? Islam is not the religious background which has shaped me. I have not experienced practicing Ramadan in an intentional way. My interest in Ramadan is fueled more by my curiosity than by obligation. Ramadan is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which comes from Arabic for scorching heat or dryness. It is the month during which the Quran was revealed to Muhammad. The dates of Ramadan are based each year on... Read more