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Students fast for Ramadan
ANNUREET KAUR
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Ramadan, the ninth month in the Muslim calendar, began on June 29 this year. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims from all over the world fast from dawn to dusk.
Muslims fast to demonstrate obedience to Allah, by willfully abstaining from eating, drinking and having sex. Ramadan is a means for spiritual and moral improvement and rectitude.
Wajahat Zafar, a University senior, moved to the U.S. from Pakistan when he was six years old and has been fasting during Ramadan since the age of nine. Zafar said fasting makes him more considerate of those who are less fortunate.
"My reason for fasting is to please God because it is obligatory for Muslims to fast," Zafar said. "It's a very
neat experience because you learn how it feels to go through the day with an empty stomach like millions of people in this world."
Ahmed Alanazi, an international student from Saudi Arabia working on his Ph.D. in education and technology, started fasting at the age of 15. Alanazi said that fasting purifies his body, and strengthens his self-control.
According to Alanazi, during Ramadan, Muslims eat their first meal before 4:25 a.m., or an hour and a half before sunrise. The whole day of fasting ends when the sun has set completely, or around 8:50 p.m.
Zafar and Alanazi said that they don't find it difficult to fast while taking classes because they're used to it by now. Alanazi compared fasting to running four miles every day — it gets easier day after day.
Mohammed Aldhawyan, a graduate student at University of Missouri Kansas City who also went to the University for two years, said it's easier to feel hungry in class while students are eating.
"It's a little easier to fast when I'm back home in Saudi [Arabia], because everyone is fasting and you don't think about it as much," Aldhawyan said. "Here it's different, because I'm one of the few people who are fasting."
The last day of Ramadan is Eid, which happens about 29 or 30 days after the first day of fasting. This year, it ends on July 29. Fasting is completed on the day of Eid, which Muslims celebrate by having a big feast with family and friends.
Edited by Amelia Arvesen
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