1. The Qur’ans revelation
As Allah mentions in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ramadan is the month in which the Qur’an was revealed.
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ هُدًۭى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ ۚ
“The month of Ramadan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.”
2. The Battle of Badr
The Battle of Badr took place on the 17th of Ramadan. In the second year of Hijra in which the Muslims were victorious. This was an amazing feat in which Allah assisted the believers with thousands of Angels against those who were persecuting the Muslims for years on end.
3. The Makkah conquest
On the 18th of Ramadan in the eighth year of Hijra, the Prophet entered with an army of 10,000 to conquer the City of Makkah which was a peaceful conquest. This conquest signaled the end of idol worship and paganism in the Arabian Peninsula and the return to the worship of the One True God.
4. Khadija passing
Khadija, The beloved wife of the Prophet Muhammad, of over two decades sadly passed away in the tenth year after prophethood in Ramadan. This affected the Prophet deeply and is one of the reasons why this specific year was titled “The year of grief”.
5. Ali Ibn Abi Talib’s Martydom
The Fourth Caliph of Islam and the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad was tragically murdered by the Khawarij on the 17th of Ramadan in the year 40 AH in Kufah.
6. The tribe of Thaqeef
In the 9th year of Hijrah in the blessed month of Ramadan, the Tribe of Thaqeef from the city of Taif came to accept Islam after twenty years of animosity to the Prophet and Islam.
7. Salahudeen and the Crusaders
In Ramadan of 1187 CE, Salahudeen came head to head with and defeated the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin. This battle signaled the end of the Crusaders hopes to wage war against the Muslims and also paved the way for Salahudeen to soon conquer Jerusalem.
8. The Mongols defeat
The Mongols reeked havoc across the Earth, killing millions of people. Mamluk Sultan Qutuz of Egypt realized he must take a stand. He aimed to save not just Muslims but the entire world’s population. Otherwise, they faced complete demise from the Mongol attacks.
So on Ramadan’s 15th in 658 AH, Sultan Qutuz led the Muslims. They battled the Mongols at the Springs of Goliath (Ain-Jalut). In this battle, the Muslims delivered the first ever defeat to the Mongols.
