Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is a holy month for Muslims worldwide. During this month, Muslims devote themselves to Allah through fasting, prayer, Tarawih prayers, recitation of the Quran, and charity (zakat). Adults abstain from food, drink, and sexual intercourse from dawn to sunset in an effort to practice self-discipline, purity, and mercy.Ramadan ends with Eid-ul-Fitr, a festival of prayer, feasting, and charity, devotion, community, and surrender to Allah.