Ramadan fasting
Month-long dawn-dusk abstinence
Ramadan fasting is the Muslim practice of abstaining from food, drink, and other physical needs from dawn to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.
One of the Five Pillars of Islam, the fast cultivates spiritual discipline, gratitude, and empathy for the hungry.
The daily fast ends with iftar, the evening meal: We're invited to iftar at their house tonight.
- holy monthReligiously significant period
- dawn to duskFull span of daylight
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- empty stomachDigestive tract without food
- family gatheringsRelatives meeting socially
Eid al-Fitr · prayer · self-control · zakat · repentance · patience · spiritual cleansing · Islamic calendar · lunar calendar · iftar · forgiveness · traditional foods · empathy · gratitude · mindfulness · mosque · community meal · generosity
- dietsvegan, ketogenic, vegetarian, keto, Atkins diet
- Gulf traditionshospitality customs, Eid celebrations, iftar, Friday prayers, hajj
- Penanceconfession booth, act of contrition, contrition, penitent, public penance
- religious dietshalal, dietary laws, no pork, halal meat, kosher wine
- Islamic worshipsalah, salat, zakat, hajj, namaz
- Islamic dutiessalat, salah, zakat, hajj, five pillars
food consumption behavior
Ramadan fastingfeasting
Eating sumptuously together
gluttony · binge eating · gorging · overindulgence · revelry