Fasting is a common form of worship among the various religions across the world. It’s spiritual benefits are widely recognized even though its frequency, practice and duration may different from faith to faith. Islam places great importance on the act of fasting, calling it one of the pillars of worship, along with prayers, charity and pilgrimage.
Allah says in the Quaran, the holy book of Islam, “you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may be mindful of God” (Quran 2:183)
Happy fasting to all our Muslim brothers.