User:Alina Waseem

IMPORTANCE OF FASTING.. Fasting is one of the main pillars of islam on which the structure of islam rests.Fasting was made obligatory for muslims in 2 A.H.It is prescribed for the muslims in the form of a month.Long abstinence from food and drinks from dawn to sunset accompnied by intense devotional activity.The month of fasting is the month of Ramazan,the ninth month of the lunar calender,in which the first revelation of the Holy Quran came to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W).In this connection Allah said,"Ramazan is the month in which Quran was sent down as a guide to mankind....so anyone of you who is present(at his home)during that month should spend it in fasting,but if anyone is ill,or on a journey,the prescribed period(should be made up)by days later."(2:185)