Sawm

• Fasting from just before dawm until senset, no food or drink also no smoking or sexual relationships
• NO:

  • eating or drinking
  • smoking
  • arguing or fighting
  • waste time
  • swearing
• YES:

  • pray on time
  • study and learn islamic texts
  • help the poor
• Ramadan is the holiest month of the year and is dedicated to self discipline and abstaining from evil thoughts
• Extra night prayers in the mosque encouraged
• Laylet UI Qadr is the night of power
• • Fasting isnt a choice
  • promotes self control and symathising with the poor
• Preganancy and illness exepts people from fasting
• Muslim diet?


  animals must be healthy and clean and all blood drained from the carcus. Also pork is haram

  • zubih is islamic slaughter
• Fasting times should be standardised and gives people dissadvantages during exams and sports