Every year, Muslims all over the world await the blessed month of Ramadan with eagerness and longing, because of the blessed days and nights, forgiveness and satisfaction from God Almighty to His faithful servants, and it is no wonder that in this holy month, the Holy Qur’an was revealed to be a beacon to mankind over the years.
And the Messenger of God Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, used to say whenever the new moon of Ramadan begins:
“The month of Ramadan has come to you, a blessed month that God has enjoined upon you to fast. Its good is forbidden, it has been forbidden.”
When does the month of Ramadan start 2022 astronomer?
It is astronomically expected that the blessed month of Ramadan for this year will begin on the second of next April 2022, and will last for 30 days, with the first of next May being the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, and God knows best.
Palestinian women pray in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem last Ramadan. The number of fasting hours in Palestine is about 15 hours (Reuters)
Fasting hours in Ramadan 2022
The hours of fasting in the month of Ramadan vary from one country to another, depending on the latitude and longitude of each country and its location from the equator. Fasting at the beginning of Ramadan than at the end of it, and often more than a few minutes, as we are approaching summer.
Shorter fasting hours in Ramadan 2022 in Arab countries
Comoros will witness the shortest number of fasting hours in the Arab world in Ramadan 2022, where Muslims will fast for only 13 hours.
The longest fasting hours in Ramadan 2022 in Arab countries
The countries of the Maghreb and Iraq will witness the longest hours of fasting in Ramadan, which is about 15 and a half hours.
Comoros will witness the shortest number of fasting hours in the Arab world in Ramadan 2022 (Shutterstock)
The number of fasting hours in Ramadan 2022 in the Arab countries
As for the rest of the Arab countries, the average number of fasting hours will be about 15 hours per day, and the following table shows the number of fasting hours in each of the Arab countries, arranged from shortest to longest.
Comoros:
about 13 hours.
Somalia:
about 13 hours and 30 minutes.
Syria:
about 14 hours.
Sudan:
about 14 hours and 20 minutes.
Yemen:
about 14 hours and 27 minutes
Bahrain:
about 14 hours and 30 minutes.
Mauritania:
about 14 hours and 32 minutes.
Qatar:
about 15 hours.
Saudi Arabia:
about 15 hours.
Emirates:
about 15 hours.
Kuwait:
about 15 hours.
Sultanate of Oman:
about 15 hours.
Egypt:
about 15 hours.
Lebanon:
about 15 hours.
Jordan:
About 15 hours.
Palestine:
about 15 hours.
Libya:
about 15 hours.
Tunisia:
about 15 hours and 30 minutes.
Algeria:
about 15 hours and 30 minutes.
Morocco:
about 15 hours and 30 minutes.
Iraq:
about 15 hours and 30 minutes.
The longest fasting hours in Islamic countries in Ramadan 2022
The number of fasting hours varies in Islamic countries as well, and the longest is in Afghanistan, where the number of fasting hours per day is about 17 hours.
The shortest fasting hours in Ramadan 2022 in the world
The number of fasting hours in Singapore, which has a large number of Muslims, is about 13 and a half hours.
Syrian Muslims gather in the historic Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus, and the number of fasting hours in Syria is about 14 hours (Reuters)
The number of fasting hours in Ramadan 2022 in Muslim-majority countries
In what follows, the number of fasting hours per day in a number of countries during Ramadan 2022, arranged from the shortest to the longest.
Malaysia:
about 12 hours.
Singapore:
about 13 hours and 30 minutes.
Senegal:
About 14 hours.
Turkey:
about 14 hours and 30 minutes.
India:
about 15 hours.
Pakistan:
about 16 hours
Iran:
About 16 hours.
Afghanistan
: about 17 hours.
The shortest fasting hours in the countries of the world in Ramadan 2022 will be 11 hours and 20 minutes in New Zealand (French)
The shortest fasting hours in the world during Ramadan 2022
Muslims living in the following countries will have the shortest number of fasting hours in the world. These countries are:
New Zealand:
11 hours 20 minutes.
Chile:
11 hours and 30 minutes.
Australia:
11 hours and 47 minutes.
Uruguay:
11 hours and 48 minutes.
South Africa:
11 hours 52 minutes.
Argentina:
11-12 hours.
Paraguay:
11-12 hours.
The longest fasting hours in the world in Ramadan 2022 will be in Iceland, and it will be 19 hours and 59 minutes (Reuters)
The longest fasting hours in the world during Ramadan 2022
Muslims living in the following countries will have the longest fasting hours in the world, exceeding 18 hours per day in Ramadan 2022. These countries are:
Iceland:
19 hours 59 minutes.
Greenland:
19 hours 57 minutes.
Finland:
19 hours 9 minutes.
Sweden:
18 hours 58 minutes.
The number of fasting hours in Ramadan 2022 in a number of countries of the world, from the shortest to the longest
Muslims fast in Ramadan 2022 also different hours in the rest of the world, and they are arranged from shortest to longest:
New Zealand:
11 hours and 30 minutes.
South Africa:
11 hours and 30 minutes.
Australia:
11 hours and 59 minutes.
Argentina:
12 hours.
Thailand:
14 hours.
Hong Kong:
15 hours.
Japan:
16 hours.
Canada:
16 hours
China:
16 hours and 30 minutes.
America:
16 hours and 30 minutes, a little more or less in America, depending on the geographical location of the states.
Britain:
17 hours.
Norway:
17 hours.
Denmark:
17 hours.
Scotland:
18 hours.
Switzerland:
18 hours.
Poland:
18 hours and 30 minutes.
Norway:
20 hours.
Finland:
20 hours.
Greenland:
20 hours.
Russia:
20 hours.