The Muslim month of Ramadan begins today, as many Muslims start their month-long fast of religious introspection. Ramadan undoubtably has to be the coolest name for a religious holiday. Ramadan is also the title of one of the best Sandman issues, #50.
In the Ramadan comic, the ruler of Baghdad views his kingdom as having reached perfection, and its only future is one where it is less great than it currently is. To save his city, he entreats Morpheus (the “main character” of the Sandman comics, who is often inferred and not physically present) to buy the kingdom from him so that it may live on forever in its current state in the land of dreams. It’s really an awesome story - if you can find a copy, I highly recommend it.
If you have read it, there are good Ramadan Annotations online, showing how well Gaiman researches his work even for mere comics.
