The prescription of the Ramadan fast
فرض صيام رمضان
c. 624 CE · 2 AH
The fast of the month of Ramadan was prescribed for the Muslims of Medina in the second year after the Hijra.
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At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Worship and the pillarsFasting
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- Occurred at
- Medina
- Had participant
- Muhammad
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Caused by
- The Hijra
- Mentioned in
- Qur'an 2:183Qur'an 2:185
People and things also explored
The change of the qiblaThe brotherhood of the Muhajirun and AnsarThe Constitution of MedinaThe marriage of Fatima and AliThe Pledges of AqabaThe building of the Prophet's MosqueThe MessageThe Hijra
Sources
- Ibn Ishaq / Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (1955)
- Watt, Muhammad at Medina (1956)
- Lings, Muhammad (1983)
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islam.museum contributors. “The prescription of the Ramadan fast”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fasting-of-ramadan-prescribed/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.