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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997
Contents:
Message on the Observance of Ramadan,
January 10, 1997
Warm greetings to all those celebrating the sacred month of Ramadan.
Each year during Ramadan, Muslims across America and around the world commemorate God’s revelation of the Koran to Muhammad with a month of rigorous fasting and devout prayer. This period of discipline for body, mind, and spirit draws the Muslim community closer not only to God, but also to their fellow human beings.
By experiencing hunger during Ramadan, the followers of Muhammad learn true compassion for the poor of the world who go hungry every day. By reflecting on God’s teachings in the Koran, they learn humility and the beauty of forgiveness. And, by their example of devotion and self-discipline during Ramadan, Muslims remind us all that our true strength is derived, not from food and drink, but from closeness to God.
As the crescent moon marks the beginning of Ramadan again this year, Hillary and I extend our best wishes for a holy and memorable observance.
Bill Clinton
Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on January 11.
Contents:
Chicago: William J. Clinton, "Message on the Observance of Ramadan, January 10, 1997," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 1997 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997), 33:2108 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZFA1QC7QUA45HPP.
MLA: Clinton, William J. "Message on the Observance of Ramadan, January 10, 1997." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 1997 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997), 33:2108, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZFA1QC7QUA45HPP.
Harvard: Clinton, WJ, 'Message on the Observance of Ramadan, January 10, 1997' in Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1997. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 1997 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997), 33:2108. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZFA1QC7QUA45HPP.
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