The duration of daily fasting during Ramzan this year around the world mostly alters depending on location and time of year.
The Islamic month which will begin on March 23 in most of the world is considered the holiest month of the year to Muslims.
Why do Muslims fast?
Fasting is primarily an exercise of devotion to willingly renounce oneself, for a definite period of time, from all bodily appetites in order to form spiritual discipline and self-control from dawn until dusk for 29 to 30 days. Muslims are prohibited from eating or drinking from dawn (fajr) to dusk (maghrib).
Which country has the shortest fasting hours in 2023?
This year, Muslims in Chile will face the shortest fasting hours during Ramzan 2023 with an average of 11 hours and 30 minutes.
Which country has the longest fasting hours in 2023?
Muslims in the city of Reykjavík, Iceland, will face the longest fasting hours during Ramzan 2023 with an average of 16 hours and 50 minutes.
How many hours countries will have to fast this Ramzan?
- Greenland: 17 hours
- Iceland: 17 hours
- Finland: 17 hours
- Sweden: 17 hours
- Scotland: 17 hours
- Netherlands: 16 hours
- Poland: 16 hours
- UK: 16 hours
- Kazakhstan: 16 hours
- Belgium: 16 hours
- France: 15 hours
- Switzerland: 15 hours
- Romania: 15 hours
- Canada: 15 hours
- Bulgaria: 15 hours
- Italy: 15 hours
- Spain: 15 hours
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15 hours
- Portugal: 14 hours
- Greece: 14 hours
- China: 14 hours
- United States: 14 hours
- North Korea: 14 hours
- Turkey: 14 hours
- Morocco: 14 hours
- Japan: 14 hours
- Pakistan: 14 hours
- Afghanistan: 14 hours
- Iran: 14 hours
- Iraq: 14 hours
- Lebanon: 14 hours
- Syria: 14 hours
- Egypt: 14 hours
- Kuwait: 14 hours
- Palestine: 14 hours
- India: 14 hours
- 14 hours
- Bangladesh: 14 hours
- Oman: 14 hours
- Saudi Arabia: 14 hours
- Qatar: 14 hours
- UAE: 14 hours
- Yemen: 14 hours
- Ethiopia: 13 hours
- Senegal: 13 hours
- Nigeria: 13 hours
- Sri Lanka: 13 hours
- Thailand: 13 hours
- Sudan: 13 hours
- Malaysia: 13 hours
