HR 130 — A Resolution recognizing the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan, a month of reflection and prayer for the Muslim community, which runs from March 1 through 30, 2025, and the festival of Eid al-Fitr.

PRINTER'S NO.   1064

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 130
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, VITALI, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, FREEMAN, PROBST,
        VENKAT, KENYATTA, RABB, McNEILL, WAXMAN, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL,
        MAYES, NEILSON AND KAZEEM, MARCH 19, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 19, 2025


                                A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan, a month
 2      of reflection and prayer for the Muslim community, which runs
 3      from March 1 through 30, 2025, and the festival of Eid al-
 4      Fitr.
 5      WHEREAS, Millions of Americans practice Islam; and
 6      WHEREAS, The Muslim-American population is an extraordinary
 7   mosaic of ethnic, linguistic, ideological, social, economic and
 8   religious groups; and
 9      WHEREAS, In representation of the ninth month of the Islamic
10   calendar, Ramadan was established as a holy month for the people
11   of the Muslim faith; and
12      WHEREAS, The Holy Month of Ramadan is celebrated each year
13   based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon as the time
14   the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad on the occasion
15   known as Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power; and
16      WHEREAS, Observers celebrate the ritual fast known as Sawm,
17   one of the five pillars of Islam, by fasting from dusk until
18   dawn, experiencing hunger and thirst as a means of becoming more
 1   sympathetic, pious and charitable; and
 2      WHEREAS, Participants during Ramadan devote themselves to
 3   reflection and the reading of the Quran, the purification of the
 4   soul and the practice of self-sacrifice; and
 5      WHEREAS, During the Holy Month of Ramadan, Muslims focus
 6   fully on devotion and service to God, purging themselves of
 7   impure thoughts and motivations which are counter to Islam; and
 8      WHEREAS, The faithful gather in celebration of Eid al-Fitr,
 9   the Festival of Fast Breaking, at the end of the Holy Month of
10   Ramadan, is one of the most important holidays in the Muslim
11   world, marked with prayer, family reunions and the sharing of
12   generous evening meals; therefore be it
13      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
14   observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan, a month of reflection
15   and prayer for the Muslim community, which runs from March 1
16   through 30, 2025, and the festival of Eid al-Fitr.




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