The long period of fasting is referred to as Ramadan. Muslims believe they are brought closer to God through fasting because of following beliefs and practices:
It is the month which the Quran was sent down
Allah says in the Quran that fasting was prescribed to you just as it was prescribed to those before you. Because of this, Muslims believe that they are following the practice of the people of the past in worshipping Allah through fasting
Fasting expiates sins
Muslims observe lots of pieties during this period
The King of Axum that made Christianity the state religion was King Ezana, and more specifically King Ezana II. He was converted by his teacher, who later became the bishop of Ethiopia.
