Claim: Ramadan is the first month of the Islamic calendar.
Evidence: also romanized as Ramazan , Ramadhan , or Ramathan -RRB- is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar , and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting -LRB- Sawm -RRB- to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.
Ramadan -LRB- Arabic : رمضان -RRB- or Ramadhan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar , and the month in which the Quran was revealed.