Hyderabad, April 16 -- The holy month of Ramadan comes to the Islamic world every year to remind the Muslim faithful on the need to return to Allah by following His teachings in all walks of their lives in order to achieve peace in this world and the Hereafter.

The daytime fasting and nighttime prayers spiritually energize the faithful to lead a new life, benefiting the whole humanity and opening a new chapter of peace and progress.

Ramadan is not a month for shopping festivals as many people wrongly believed.It is a month for fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity and sacrifice observed by Muslims around the world.

While major holidays of other faiths have largely become commercialized events, Ramadan retains its intense spiritual ...