Cricket fraternity conveys their greetings for the holy month of ‘Ramzan’

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar wished health and happiness for one and all during the month of Ramzan.

Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar among others conveyed their warm wishes for the month of Ramzan

Ramzan, the month of fasting in Islam, commenced on Thursday (May 17) after the moon was sighted on Wednesday night.

Considered as the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, Ramzan is a time of contemplation, fortitude and worship. During this holy month, the believers of Islam all around the globe refrain from food and water and join mass prayers at mosques. They start their fasting from sunrise and keep it till sunset.

Fasting during Ramzan is deemed as one of the five pillars of Islam besides the declaration of faith, daily prayer, charity, and performing the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of this blessed month.

In order to make the occasional special, renowned cricketers from different parts of the world took to micro-blogging site Twitter and conveyed their heartfelt greetings.

Here are some of the tweets:

 

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 17 May, 2018

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