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Ramadan: Fasting Improves Overall Well-being

By Prof. Amber Haque The Muslim month of Ramadan is here and over a billion Muslims around the world will fast in this month. Muslims fast because there is an injunction in the Quran telling them to do so. The Quran reminds Muslims that many prophets and their followers before Muhammad (Peace be upon him) […]

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Keep Roza Tomorrow as a Mark of Solidarity: Justice Katju to Non-Muslims

Tomorrow, 1st July 2016, is the last Friday (called Jumu’atulvida ) of the Muslim Holy month of Ramzan. My appeal to all non Muslims everywhere is to keep roza tomorrow as a mark of solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters. Since several years I have been myself keeping one day roza during Ramzan, and […]

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Ramadan Fasting Brings Togetherness and Discipline in Life

As we are all aware, Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam – which is obligatory on the rich and poor alike – unlike the rich-centric charity and Hajj. Quite contrary to the beliefs widely held in the society that it is a month of fasting during the daytime and feasting at […]

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Psychological Effects of Fasting

Traditionally fasting is associated with religious observance as followers of the world’s major religions practice some form of fasting. Medical research on fasting has shown benefits in areas of obesity, cancer, lupus, skin conditions, allergies, addictions, blood pressure, etc. There is now also increasing research on psychological benefits of fasting. Let’s first look at how […]