And [to name] the personified essences (Ashkhas) of what follows it concerning the Year and the twelve months; and concerning the Month of Ramadan among them, its thirty days, and its thirty nights—for this was a matter not included in the [previous] question.

We said to him: "Yes, we shall tell you what we have learned from the knowledge of Allah—sanctified be His Name—and it is not permissible for us to conceal it from you..." [leading] to his saying—may Allah sanctify his soul:

And it is the Year, and in it are twelve months. The first of them is: The Month of Ramadan, which is 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. The fasting of the Month of Ramadan is the silence of 'Abd Allah therein, which Allah made clear in His Book by His Almighty's saying: {So say: "Indeed, I have vowed a fast to the Most Merciful, so I will not speak today to [any] human"} ¹ .

And in the story of Zechariah, His Almighty's saying: {"My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound." So he came out to his people from the sanctuary and signaled to them to exalt [Allah] morning and afternoon} ² .