Let’s find out all about it ramadan 2022, the calendar and times for the start and end of fasting in Spain. Analyzing the prayer schedules in Madrid and Barcelona. Join us to know everything about the Ramadan in Spain! we tell you what is Ramadan 2022 and we give you the calendar and schedule of Ramadan in Spain and in the world.
As always we bring you all the information on dates and times so that you can know exactly the moments the start and end of the fast for each of the days of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Therefore, we bring the tables of departure and sunset times sun for the main cities of Spain.
When is Ramadan this year, in 2022?
The ramadan 2022 will start in the afternoon of Saturday, April 2, 2022 until the afternoon of Monday May 2022.
Ramadan timetable
They are estimated to reside in Spain about 2 million Muslims. and the celebration of Ramadan It is one of the most important events of the religion islamic. For a month, the Muslim people carry out a fast during daylight hours. This implies that meals must be eaten before sunrise or after sunset.
Before starting the fast of the day (sawm), thousands of millions of Muslims all over the world they get up before dawn to take suhoorthe pre-dawn meal and performs the fajr first of the six prayers of the day. The schedule of sunrise depends on where we are.
During the whole day you should refrain from consuming drinks, cigarettes, food and having sexual intercourse. Once the sun has set, between approximately 9:07 p.m. – 9:45 p.m., it is time for the Maghriband terminates the fast.
The moment of dinner during the 30 days of Ramadan, becomes an occasion for the meeting with the family. A very abundant and nutrient-rich meal is made, which will be necessary to carry out the fast the next day.
Which is the Ramadan
The Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar during which we observe complete daily abstention (from dawn to dusk) from food, drink, and sexual intercourse. Only children, the sick, pregnant women and those who have to face a long journey are exempt from the daily fast. The duration of Ramadan can be 29 or 30 days and varies depending on the observation of the first crescent of the new moon. Fasting is practiced from sunrise to sunset and, in addition to eating, it also refers to sexual intercourse, drinking, and smoking.
In this way they get closer to God by purifying their bodies and remembering how lucky they are and helping those who are less lucky.
How long is Ramadan?
This year, 2022 the Ramadan starts on April 2 and ends on May 2. That is, Ramadan lasts between 29 and 30 days, beginning with the appearance of the moon at the end of Sha’ban. As we have said before with the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar.
Ramadan, because the start date changes
Refraining from eating, drinking, smoking and even sexual activity from sunset until next May 12, is something practiced by no less than 1,500 million faithful around the world. As we have mentioned, Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which, unlike the Gregorian calendar, It follows the lunar cycles and not the solar ones. This means that the fasting month occurs approximately 11 days before each Gregorian year. The start of Ramadan varies from country to country, depending on the new moon that must be seen with the naked eye in each country. In Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Tunisia and others it started yesterday; while for other countries like Spain it starts today.
Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and marks the month in which the holy book of the Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is mandatory from puberty, usually between 12 and 14 years old. The elderly, the sick and travelers are exempt. The month ends with the celebration of the fast-breaking festival called Eid al-Fitr.
Ramadan 2022
It is now during the spring period and from Tuesday, April 2 to Wednesday, May 2 when all Muslims in the world begin Ramadan 2022. During this month they will not eat food or drink liquids, in addition to not being able to smoke or have sex, from dawn «the fajr“until sunset”the maghrib«.
Depending on the country or place where we are, the schedule will be different since it is adapted to sunrise and sunset. There are five pauses established for the prayer that we will see later.
What are the Ramadan prayers
These are the Five sentences that are made during the month of Ramadan throughout the day:
- Fahr or dawn prayer
- Dhuhr or midday prayer
- Asr or evening prayer
- Maghrib or sunset prayer
- isha or night prayer
Prayer times in Madrid
To know the times for the prayers we have to take into account that Spain is 2135.56 kilometers from Mecca, and that they begin with Fajr, Dhuhr, continue with Asr, Maghreb and end with Isha’a.
As you can see in the image in Madrid, prayers begin at 06:04 am on April 2, 2022. They end at 11:04 pm on May 2. In these photographs that we show you above and below you have all the prayer times in Madrid 2022 during all the days that it lasts.
Prayer times in Barcelona
As we have seen in Madrid, we are now focusing on another of the most important cities in Spain, we are talking about Barcelona. Knowing that Mecca is 1634.87 kilometers from the city, we are going to know the schedules.
Between the image above and the ones below, you can see that the first prayer takes place at 5:37 a.m. and ends at 10:02 p.m. You have all the information in the photographs so that you can know when the Ramadan schedule in the city of Barcelona between April 2 and May 2.
Ramadan Prayer Breaks
- At 7:00 in the morning
- At 12:15 noon
- At 5:30 p.m.
- At 8:10 p.m. at night
- At 9:30 p.m.
Ramadan times in other cities of Spain
In addition to the Ramadan times in the main cities of Madrid and Barcelona, we can also point out what the Ramadan times are in other Spanish cities where these fasting days are celebrated.
- Valencia: From 5 am to 10 pm at night.
- Bilbao: From 4:45 in the morning and 11 at night.
- Seville: From 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. at night.
ramadan images
Next we will see a gallery with many images of Ramadan, Muslims, Mecca, how they pray… that is, everything related to Islamic culture.
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