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Week Ending Friday, September 29, 2006
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Message on the Observance of Ramadan,
September 21, 2006
I send greetings to the many Muslims observing Ramadan in America and around the world.
Ramadan is the holiest time of the Muslim year and an important holiday when Muslims take time for prayer, fasting, and personal sacrifice. According to Islamic teachings, this month represents when God delivered His word to the prophet Muhammad in the form of the Qur’an. Ramadan is also an opportunity to gather with friends and family and show thanks for God’s blessings through works of charity.
Ramadan and the upcoming holiday seasons are a good time to remember the common values that bind us together. Our society is enriched by our Muslim citizens whose commitment to faith reminds us of the gift of religious freedom in our country.
Laura and I send our best wishes for a blessed Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak.
George W. Bush
Note: The transcript was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on September 22. An original was not available for verification of the content of this message. This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue.
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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Message on the Observance of Ramadan, September 21, 2006," Week Ending Friday, September 29, 2006 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 29, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:1663 Original Sources, accessed May 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KP4SKSEPXNP3UQ4.
MLA: Bush, George W. "Message on the Observance of Ramadan, September 21, 2006." Week Ending Friday, September 29, 2006, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 29, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:1663, Original Sources. 19 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KP4SKSEPXNP3UQ4.
Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Message on the Observance of Ramadan, September 21, 2006' in Week Ending Friday, September 29, 2006. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 29, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:1663. Original Sources, retrieved 19 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KP4SKSEPXNP3UQ4.
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