New Delhi, March 3 -- "The light is coming" or so Muslims across the world are heard saying as Ramadan, the holy month of healing and forgiveness and the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, approaches to commemorate the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with fasting, prayers, reflection, charity and communal harmony. Fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, with adherence to specific rules and guidelines outlined in the holy Quran and Hadith, during the 29 or 30 days of Ramadan (also spelled as Ramazan or Ramzan or Ramzaan), depending on the crescent moon sighting.

The holy month of Ramadan occurs approximately 10-11 days earlier every year depending on when the moon is sighted since lunar months ...