Ramadan and Quran

guidance and the criterion by which to distinguish right from wrong. Therefore, whoever of you is present in that month, let him fast; but he who is ill or on a journey shall fast a similar number of days later on.” (The Quran, 2:185) The above verse indicates that there is a close link between Ramadan and the Quran. The revelation of the Quran started in 610 A.H. in the month of Ramadan according to the lunar calendar. The first revelation was made to the Prophet of Islam when he was in the cave of Hira, near Makkah and it continued for the next twenty-three years, finally reaching completion in Madinah. The guidance given in the Quran is the best blessing to mankind from God as it shows man the path to ultimate success. It tells man how to live in this world so as to gain entry into Paradise in the eternal world. Paradise is the goal of man. Fasting is the path to it. The month of Ramadan is the annual reminder of this blessing.