Ramadan 2017 | India schedule: Here are the prayers, dates & timings in IST for Sehri and Iftar for fasting in the Holy month

The holy month of Ramadan has arrived, it is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a "month of blessing" marked by prayer, fasting, and charity. Muslims believe that during the month of Ramadan, Allah revealed the first verses of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, to the Prophet Muhammad.

In this month practising Muslims all over the world abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex only from dawn to sunset, one is free to do all of this after the evening prayer, Maghrib and before the morning prayer, Fajr.

Siyam or Sawm, or as it is known in India, Roza  (fasting) is intended to bring the faithful closer to God and to remind them of the suffering of those less fortunate. However, one is exempt from fasting if they are sick, pregnant, travelling, suffering from old age and children are exempt as well.

The Ramadan time-table is religiously followed by Muslims for Suhoor or Sehri (meal before dawn) and Iftar or Fatoor (breaking fast) timings. One is intended to finish the Suhoor before the morning Fajr prayer and only commence eating after the Maghrib i.e. evening prayer.

Here are the prayers one must recite after Suhoor and before Iftar, download the image for your convenience:

Here are the timings for Ramadan 2017 in India, you can download the images for your convenience:

Mumbai Timings

Delhi Timings

Bengaluru Timings

Allahabad Timings

Hyderabad Timings

The Suhoor and Iftar timings given in these calendars are approximate and tend to change on the basis of the day to day movement of the moon. Timings for other cities can be viewed here.