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Ramadan.  Ramadan 14Enlarge A man sits on the side of a hill
waiting to see the new moon of Ramadan as astronomers and
scholars of Islam debate when the holy Muslim month of Ramadan
begins, in the Saudi city of Taif on July 19, 2012. The start of
the fasting month, when the faithful abstain from eating from
dawn to sunset, is determined by the sighting of the new moon.
(AMER HILABI/AFP/Getty Images)  Millions of Muslims around the
world are currently observing Ramadan, a holy month in the
Islamic calendar marked by worshippers abstaining from food or
drink between sunup and sundown. But why is Ramadan so important
for Muslims? And what exactly is the purpose of a fast?
GlobalPost answers some frequent questions about the Holy Month
What's the historical significance of Ramadan?  Muslims believe
that it was during the month of Ramadan that the Koran was first
revealed in its entirety t