its my favourite time of the year!

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan.

Alhamdulillah, we get to witness the start of the fasting month this year. i reali reali loooove this month man.. there's nothing like it.

i know that some friends from other faith just view it as a torture.. no food, no water, no sex.. haha. but reali, its very difficult to explain the sense of earthiness u get when u have nothing but ur mind to spur u on for an entire month. to me, empowerment, u control all ur hormones, ur drives, ur wants. U are helm of ur own being. its beautiful.

A little bit of info for all my non-muslim friends (coz i know sometimes its confusing.. hee2)

• Ramadhan is the 9th month in the lunar year. (It does not mean that Muslims worship moon. It is simply another way to count days of the month and the year.)
• During this month, healthy Muslim adults observe fasting during the daylight hours.
• Muslim fasting is a total abstention from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from dawn to dusk for 29 or 30 days of the month of Ramadan.
• Avoiding immoral behavior and anger and showing compassion is part of the requirements of the fasting.
• Fasting is one of the 5 pillars of Islam including

1. Announcement of Faith
2. Solat (praying 5 times a day)
3. Zakaat (the right of the poor on the wealth of the financially able)
4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan
5. Hajj (once a life time pilgrimage to Kaaba- tt's in Mecca, ppl).

• Muslim get up very early to take their sahur, a pre-dawn meal before starting their fast.
• Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are pregnant or nursing are permitted to break the fast and make up an equal number of days later in the year. If they are physically unable to do this, they must feed a needy person for every day missed.
• Children should begin to fast (and to observe the prayer) from puberty, although many start earlier.
• Individuals are exempt from Ramadan fasting if they are suffering from an illness that could be adversely affected by fasting (eg. diabetes mellitus).

So.. yep.. its quite flexible u see. and ya, if u're having ur period, u wont have to fast either.. u're sorta considered as "sick". haha. but as mentioned earlier, have to pay back the days la.

another thing i like abt the fasting moth is dat u reali get to sit down together for a meal with ur family for like a month. and we all know tt its very very difficult to do tt in the current situation. so its nice to have everyone having a civilised meal together.

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im just happy lar. insyaAllah, hikmah Ramadhan dinikmati semua.