To those who do not understand, fasting is thought to be of abstaining from meals, not eating and not drinking. There's more to it rather. Its a month of abstainance.
Some of the examples of abstainance and refraining from dawn to dusk; from:
- food,
- smoking,
- digging your nose,
- sex,
Image by Omar_MK via Flickr - indulgence,
- talking bad of people,
It is also the month for;
- doing good,
- helping others,
- more of the religious rituals, prayers,
- giving,
- forgiving,
I am not a religious scholar, so what I had written there are more of the simplistic things that a Muslim need to refrain and encouraged to do.
What I do hope is that there is more tolerance in the world not only during this holy month but the months that follow.
The month is also for us to reflect. It is also not so much about the fight against the hunger pang but the fight against self, self control, victory over self. People tend to indulge during the breaking of fast during dusk. They eat as though to compensate their abstainance for the whole day, and defeat the purpose of fasting.
To all Muslims, Merry Ramadhan, to those who are not you can also joint the merriment of Ramadhan.
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