Google online searches have revealed heightened interest among Kenyans keen on enhancing their religious experience via purchases, religious songs and texts during the holy month of Ramadan.
According to the just-released Google Search Trends, many are anxious to observe the fasting timelines as set out for various regions based on the sighting of the moon.
According to Google Search, faithfuls professing the Islamic faith searched for the Ramadan timetable to inform the exact time to break or start fasting based on their current location.
Searches made mostly came from Kenyans living in Nairobi (Jamia), Bungoma, Nakuru, Mombasa, Tana River, Tanzania, Garissa, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Busia.
People searched for Islamic poems related to the fasting season (qaswida za ramadhan) while others sought information on how to sight the Ramathan moon. Ramathan Nasheed (prayer Muslims perform nightly during the month of Ramadan) reported heightened searches while Tanzanian music crooner Diamond Ft Mbosso’s song on Ramadan also received favourable mention.
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‘Meaning of Ramadan’ also featured in the month-long searches with people searching for insights on whether one should conduct prayers before fasting. The Search results also showed an interest in suitable texts to use during Ramadan.
Top ten searched words during the month of Ramadan;
1. Ramadan Timetable 2022
2. Qaswida za Ramadan
3. Ramadan Moon
4. Ramadan Nasheed
5. Ramadan by Diamond mp3 download
6. Meaning of Ramadan
7. Ramadan Texts
8. In Ramadan Do You Pray Before Fasting?
9. Dates Ramadan Tax free in Kenya
10. Mapishi ya Ramadhan Alhidaaya
