{"id":33,"date":"2009-08-18T12:22:13","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T12:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ramadan\/2009\/08\/ramadan-2009-on-beliefnet.html"},"modified":"2009-08-18T12:22:13","modified_gmt":"2009-08-18T12:22:13","slug":"ramadan-2009-on-beliefnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ramadan\/2009\/08\/ramadan-2009-on-beliefnet.html","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan 2009 (on Beliefnet)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Ramadan calendar dates for 2009 are August 21st through September 19th.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Are you hungry for more on Ramadan? Here are some useful links for you to learn about this holy month observed by Muslims worldwide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Muslim holy month trivia: Find out how much you really know &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Faiths\/Islam\/Quiz\/What-Do-You-Know-About-Ramadan.aspx\">test your knowledge with this Ramadan quiz<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get the most out of the days of this holy month. Before it even starts, read these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Faiths\/Islam\/2009\/08\/How-to-Make-the-Most-of-Ramadan-Before-Ramadan.aspx\">four ways to prepare for Ramadan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Fasting from sunrise to sunset is required to achieve the goal of whole-body awareness of God. Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Holidays\/Why-Do-Muslims-Fast-During-The-Month-Of-Ramadan.aspx\">why Muslims fast during Ramadan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Combine fasting with these ten <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Faiths\/Islam\/2009\/08\/Ten-Prayers-for-Ramadan.aspx\">Ramadan prayers to become closer to God<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Bookmark <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Faiths\/Islam\/Ramadan.aspx\">our guide to Ramadan<\/a> for more on the goals and spiritual lessons during this ninth month of the Islamic calendar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Shahed Amanullah is no longer blogging for us but you can still get the Islamic perspective daily from our Muslim blogger Azziz Poonawalla on his <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/\">City of Brass blog<\/a>.  You can also <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/azizhp\">follow Azziz Poonawalla on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ramadan calendar dates for 2009 are August 21st through September 19th. Are you hungry for more on Ramadan? 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