رمضان

A Day of Fasting

So here's a breakdown of the day in the life of a practicing Muslim during the Month of Ramadan

The fasting individual wakes up prior to dawn to eat a healthy and filling meal.

They then wait until the first glimpse of the sun rise to do morning prayer then usually return to bed.

They then wake up and commence their daily-activities, bit of course do not eat.

They pray twice from dawn up until sunset where they then break the fast and perform their fourth prayer of the day which is the evening prayer.

During the day it is enouraged for the fasting individual to read and understad the quran in order to get closer to their religion.

The fats is broken once something is ingested into thw body, but traditionally it is broken by eating a date like the prophet Muhammed pbum.

From sunset onwards one can eat as much as they want until taking a little nap before waking up for their meal at dawn.

Prior to this nap, the individual performs one last prayer, a longer prayer for the month of Ramadan. Therefore the individual should have ideally prayed at least five times throughout the day.

Tips

Fasting can most definiely have its health benefits, but that does not mean that just not eating will porvide these benefits. There is a proper way to it.

One must eat not what they are craving as a meal, but at the very least eat what they should've been eating throughout the day.

The body can undergo sudden shock if food is randomly introduced to the body, therefore when it is time to break the fast, it must be done gradually and slowly.

What this means is that the system must firstly be opened up and this is best done by eating something warm, preferably a soup. This expands your stomach and makes room for mood food and more of he essentials that you missed out on throughout the day.

During your last meal before dawn, it would be beneficial for one to eat something that won't trigger thirst. Fried foods should always be avoided!