The correct pronunciation in Arabic is for the word depicted by “d” in Ramadhan or “z” in Ramzan is actually between “d” and ”z”. So in reality, neither is the correct pronunciation. Since we are dealing with the word written in a script other than in which it is pronounced, we can live with either. read more
There is no correct English word for رَمَضان but approximately closest word - Ramadan. This is Emma saying Ramadan and this is Yasmine saying Ramadan, both are similar and pronounced as written (almost) and different from Quranic pronunciation. ض is the problem. There’s no equivalent in English. read more
In other words, It is pronounced with “Z” sound in Persian but with a “D” sound in Arabic and hence the different pronunciations of “Ramadan” and “Ramzan”. The fact is that both of these are correct. read more