Gov. Tom Walz of Minnesota when he hosted an Iftar dinner at the Governor's residence in St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The nightly Iftar dinner is the evening meal that ends the daylong fast during Ramadan. Photo: Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Governor Walz Iftar on May 7 2019
Gov. Tom Walz of Minnesota when he hosted an Iftar dinner at the Governor's residence in St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The nightly Iftar dinner is the evening meal that ends the daylong fast during Ramadan. Photo: Office of Gov. Tim Walz

Ramadan is expected to begin on Saturday, April 2 in Minnesota according to AINA Fatwa Committee, a Minnesota based group of nine Imams. It is set to end on May 1 and followed with the celebratory Eid al-Fitr on either May 2 or May 3, 2022.

The Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, causing a change in when Ramadan starts and ends each year.

Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Every year millions of Muslims around the world celebrate the month by fasting from sunrise to sunset every day to fulfill one of the five pillars of Islam.

The nightly Iftar dinner is the evening meal that ends the daylong fast during Ramadan.

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About Mohamud Farah Dulyadeyn, Mshale Contributing Writer

Mshale Contributor Mohamud Farah Dulyadeyn is the host of Wacyi Show for Somali Cable TV. He is an alum of Metropolitan State University, where he majored in journalism.

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