“Jill and I extend our best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world as the holy month of Ramadan begins,” a statement issued by the White House on behalf of the US president and his wife said.

The holy month for Muslims in the United States begins on Saturday, announced various associations and representative bodies of Muslims in America.

“For so many people around the world, including fellow Americans across the country, this holy month is a time of reflection and spiritual growth,” Biden said.

“As we continue to recover from the pandemic, we must continue to do our best to support all those who are suffering and vulnerable around the world, who face persecution or hardship,” the US president said, as That the Holy Quran teaches, “Whoever does good, even the weight of an atom, will see the result”.

There are approximately seven million Muslims in the United States, most of whom live in the Northeast and Midwestern states. Arabs, Pakistanis and other South Asian nationalities make up the bulk of the country’s foreign-origin Muslim population, while a third (35%) of Muslims in the US were born in American territory.