PRINTER'S NO. 3548
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
933
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, J. HARRIS,
SCHLOSSBERG, READSHAW, BIZZARRO, WARREN, McCLINTON,
J. McNEILL, KINSEY, NEILSON, SOLOMON, MILLARD, YOUNGBLOOD,
DALEY, PASHINSKI, DAVIS, WATSON, KIRKLAND AND THOMAS,
MAY 22, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 22, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan, a month
of reflection and prayer for the Muslim community, which runs
from sunset on May 15, 2018, through sunset on June 14, 2018.
WHEREAS, Millions of Americans practice Islam; and
WHEREAS, The Muslim-American population is an extraordinary
mosaic of ethnic, linguistic, ideological, social, economic and
religious groups; and
WHEREAS, In representation of the ninth month of the Islamic
calendar, Ramadan was established as a holy month for the people
of the Muslim faith; and
WHEREAS, The Holy Month of Ramadan is celebrated each year
based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon, as the time
the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad on the occasion
known as Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power; and
WHEREAS, Observers celebrate the ritual fast, known as Sawm,
one of the five pillars of Islam, by fasting from dusk until
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