Why Muslims Fast
More than 420,000 Muslim Texans have started fasting from dawn to dusk for the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the most important month to Muslims, acting as a time of spiritual cleansing. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is marked by reflection, worship, charity and community. Muslims get together to break their fast, gather at the mosque for prayer and Quran recitation every night and drape their homes with crescent and lantern decorations.
WHAT DOES RAMADAN FASTING LOOK LIKE?
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with prayer, profession of faith, charity and pilgrimage. Healthy Muslim adults abstain from all food, drink (including water) and sexual activity from dawn to dusk, eating a meal before the fast and another to break it. Suhoor is the meal Muslims have early in the morning, around 5 a.m., before fasting for the day.
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