How many times is Ramadan named in the Quran?

Ramadan is named once in the Quran, in Surah al-Baqarah 2:185. The verse says that Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as guidance for humanity, making the month’s name an explicit Quranic reference rather than merely a later traditional label.

The word appears in Arabic as Ramaḍān. Although the Quran discusses fasting, prescribed days, moon-based timing, and exemptions in surrounding verses, it does not repeatedly name Ramadan throughout those passages. This is why the answer is “once,” not twice or several times.

A common mix-up comes from confusing the number of times the month is named with the number of verses about Ramadan or fasting. The Quran also contains Surah al-Qadr, which discusses the Night of Power associated with Ramadan, but that chapter does not name the month. The fasting command and its rules are concentrated especially in Quran 2:183–187.