Should not eat, drink, smoke, or
have sexual activity
Refrain from anger
and aggression
More time to read
and worship from
Qur'an
Special prayers every
night - tarawih
Iftah meal breaks fast
at the end of the day
'Oh God! We
have fasted and
now we break the
fast with the food
you have given
us'
Nothing should pass the lips
9th month of
Islamic calendar
Ends with big celebration
- Eid-ul-Fitr
Fard for adults
Children, menstruating,
pregnant or
breastfeeding women,
the old, the sick and
travellers are exempt
'O believers, you must
fast so that you might
learn self restraint.
Fasting is prescribed for
you during a fixed number
of days'
Aims of sawm
Develop self control
Restrain
passion and
appetite
Prepare for future sufferings
Experience
hunger -
sympathy
for the
poor
Gain spiritual strength
Experience companionship through
shared ordeals - ummah
Islamic Diet
Halal - allowed
All meat slaughtered by halal method
Dhabiah
Fish, fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds
Haram - forbidden
Pork
Viewed as
unclean - eats
excrement
No animal
fats, gelatine
etc
Can only eat when no other
food is available
'If a person is forced because there is no other choice, neither craving nor
transgressing, there is no sin committed. Indeed, Allah is forgiving, merciful'