ﺍﺳﻢ ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻣﻘﺘﺼﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ] 1 [ , ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺍﻹﺳﻢ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺑﻌﺜﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ , ﻓﺎﻻﺳﻢ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﺍً ﻣﻨﺬﺍﻟﺠﺎﻫﻠﻴﺔ , ﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﺴﻤُّﻮﻥ ﺃﺷﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﺣﺴﺐ ﻭﻗﺖ ﻭﻗﻮﻋﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﻤﺖ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻤﻴﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺣﺴﺐ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﺮ . ﻓﻤﺜﻼً ﺷﻬﺮ ﺫﻱ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺔ : ﺳُﻤِّﻲَ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻷﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪﻣﻮﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﺤﺞ ﻭ ﻳﺤﺞ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ , ﻭﺷﻬﺮ ﺭﺑﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ : ﺳُﻤﻲ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻷﻧﻪ ﻭﻗﻊ ﻭﻗﺖ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﺘﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻓﺼﻞ ﺭﺑﻴﻌﺎ ؛ ﻭﻫﻜﺬﺍ . ﺃﻣﺎ ﺷﻬﺮ ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺎﺭﻙ؛ ﻓﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ ﺟﺎﺀﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺻﻞ " ﺭﻣَﺾ " ﻭﻫﻲ ﺷﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﺤﺮ , ﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﺔ ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻭﻗﺖٍ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﺤﺮ ؛ ﻓﺄُﻃﻠﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﺳﻢ . ﻭﺍﻻﺳﻢ ﻣﺘﻄﺎﺑﻖ ﻣﻊ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﺔ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﺮ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻦ , ﺣﻴﺚ ﺃﻥ ﺟﻮﻑ ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺋﻢ ﻳﺸﺘﺪ ﺣﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﻉﻭ ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺶ ﻓﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺟﻮﻓﻪ ﺭﻣِﻀﺎَ ] 2 [ ] 3 [