Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a time filled with blessings. It is most appropriate, and especially appreciated, to wish your Muslim friends well in reverence at the start of the holy month. And though we’ve all become quite familiar with the common way to wish someone a ‘Happy Ramadan’ – usually by either saying ‘Ramadan kareem’, meaning ‘May your Ramadan be generous’ or falling back on the popular ‘Ramadan mubarak’, meaning ‘May your Ramadan be blessed’ – there are many more ways to impress your fasting brethren. Here, we’ve gathered nine of the most traditional or common Arabic greetings used during Ramadan.
