Cham ethnic minorities in An Giang begin Ramadan month
Ceremonies were held at 28 mosques across the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 26 to mark the beginning of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims.
Mosque Jamiul Azhar in Chau Giang hamlet of Chau Phong commune, Tan Chau town (Photo: VNA)
An Giang (VNA)– Ceremonies were held at 28 mosques across the Mekong Delta province of AnGiang on May 26 to mark the beginning of Ramadan, the month of fasting forMuslims.
On this occasion, representatives of theGovernment’s Committee for Religious Affairs, Steering Committee for the South-westernRegion, Military Region 9 High Command, and local authorities visited and congratulatedCham ethnic minority people in An Giang.
Go Sa Ly, chief of the office of the province’sMuslim community representative board, said Ramadan is the most important eventof Muslims. During the month, adult Islamic followers (from the age of 15) willfast in the daytime to understand hunger and misery so as to makeself-improvement and support the poor.
The Ramadan 2017, the 1438th year inthe Islamic calendar, lasts from May 27 to June 27.
After that, the festival of Roya Aidilfitri willmark the end of this holy month. This is an occasion to visit relatives, aidthe poor, leave behind all hostility and give each other the best wishes.
Jacky, head of the Muslim communityrepresentative board in An Giang, said local Cham people have always lived inharmony with other ethnic groups. The representative board has worked as abridge connecting the Party and State with local Muslim Cham people.
He called on Muslims to continue upholding thesolidarity with followers of other religions and ethnic groups, actively engagein patriotic emulation movements, comply with the Party’s guidelines and theState’s policies and laws, adhere to Islamic teachings, and preserved culturaltraditions.
There are more than15,000 Muslim Cham people in An Giang, making up nearly 0.7 percent of theprovince’s population. Most of them are residing in the districts of Phu Tan,Chau Phu, Chau Thanh and An Phu, and Tan Chau town.-VNA
The Government’s Committee for Religious Affairs hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 19 for Muslim dignitaries from Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Ninh Thuan.
Thousands of Cham Bani or Muslim Cham people in the south central province of Ninh Thuan are busy preparing for Ramuwan (Ramadan), their traditional New Year festival, from May 24-26.
Ethnic Cham people in the central province of Binh Thuan began celebrations to welcome their traditional Ramuwan festival, the biggest festival for the Islamic community in Vietnam, on May 24.
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Mosque Jamiul Azhar in Chau Giang hamlet of Chau Phong commune, Tan Chau town (Photo: VNA) 
