Ramadan...The Art of Fasting

Finally, after thirty harsh days, a holiday called Eid al Fitr or Id al Fitr finally

occurs. of weight (the last one was a joke), people who fast just can't help

thinking how they're going to get through their day without eating that Big Mac they

normally have for lunch. It is believed to be the night when prophet

Muhammed recieved the Quran. For a person who is fasting

from sunrise to sunset, it is forbidden to eat or any kind of food or to drink any kind of

liquids, to have any kind of sexual pleasures, to smoke, to curse and to gossip. Sunset is called Iftar in arabic and is the time to break a muslims

fast and to pray to Allah. The meal turns out to be so good, that muslims eat so much and

forget their problems and worries and remenisce about the Kodak moments that they

have shared as a family. Fortunately, it lasts for three days and people eat even more food at dinner

time, in addition to being allowed to eat or drink any time they want.

During the month of Ramadan, muslims must fast everyday for thrirty days from

sunrise to sunset on the ninth month of the muslim calender. Also, on the twenty seventh day of the month, the Night

of Power (Laylat al Qadr) is celebrated. Seeing as

how a lot of people spend most of of their days doing all of the above, it makes life quite

difficult knowing you can't live life to it's fullist until the sun slowly sets every night on

a Ramadan day. Muslims feast

on anything from turkey to roast beef, with mashed potatoes, corn, kabab, fatoosh (arabic

salad) and pita bread. It isn't necessary, but people ask god to forgive the sins they have

comitted year round by praying.

However, when the sun finally sets, people are ecstatic knowing that not only are

they about to eat their first meal of the day, it's a pretty decent meal at that. People spend their entire year eating junk food, that when

Ramadan rolls around the corner, so does bad karma.