5 Things Everyone Should Know About Ramadan --- The Muslim observance of Ramadan begins this evening and ends a month later on Monday, July 28. Here are five things to help non-Muslims appreciate why this month is the holiest on the Islamic calendar. --- 1. What is it? - Ramadan is the actual name of the ninth month on the Islamic calendar when Muslims believe that God began to reveal what would become their main religious text, the Koran, in the year 609 CE (common era). Muslims are taught that it took the subsequent 23 years for Allah to reveal his full message and guide to humanity. - More, Calvin Lawrence Jr. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/06/5-things-everyone-should-know-about-ramadan/