How Do You Observe Fasting During Ramadan?
Fasting during the Holy Month of Ramadan is an essential Ritual in Islam. Fasting during Ramadan is meant to inculcate the virtues of self disciple, restraint and keep the soul and mind pure that will help them to seek Allah’s blessings. It is also believed that on Ramadan the prayer of the fasting person is granted by Allah. The primary principle behind fasting is to instruct Muslims the virtues of self discipline, self restraint and kindness. It draws a parallel to the suffering and anguish of hunger that millions of poor endure everyday. This is a practice through which the rich people have the first hand experience of what it feels like to be a poor and the misery that the destitute goes through in his normal living conditions. This imparts the significance of mercy or Rahmah, which is extremely important in terms of keeping the social harmony. It is in Mohammad’s teaching which promulgate, that Allah shows mercy only to those who themselves are merciful to others. There are two fu