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Fasting as a religious exercise


Most of the world’s major religions observe fasting.  It is required of many religions for a certain period.  

Fasting, the act of abstaining from food and drink, is such an essential part in one’s relationship with his Creator because it is an act of faith and penance and is thus an act of purification.  It is as important to a religion as praying and exercising charity.




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Fasting in other religions

Fasting is known as one of the Pillars of Islam and its strict observance from sunrise to sunset is obligatory during Ramadan.  Probably unknown to most non-Muslims is that there are also non-obligatory fasting days throughout the year in the Islamic calendar.    

For Hinduism, fasting is an essential part of worship, though its fasting rules are flexible in terms of length and schedules.  

Judaism, meanwhile, for which fasting is a form of atonement, strictly adheres to fasting for up to six days a year.

Buddhism may not observe fasting in the strict sense of the word, but Buddhist monks and nuns follow the rule of not eating each day after the noon meal as part of the discipline in helping meditation and good health.  Lay Buddhists are instructed to observe this practice at least once a week.

For the Bahá'í, a nineteen-day fasting is observed, also from sunrise to sunset during the Bahá'í month of `Ala', from March 2 to March 20, while Jainism practices many types of fasting, from fasting until the next day’s sunrise to one-meal a day or two-meals a day fasts.


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Fasting and one’s health

While faith in one’s God is the primary reason for fasting, its unintended boon is quite scientific.  A number of reasons exist, based on scientific studies, that fasting benefits one’s health.  During fasting, the body rids itself of toxins that have built up as stored fats.  The body therefore heals itself and repairs damaged organs during a fast.

We must have noted that some time in our personal medical requirements, we are made to fast for an average of eight to 12 hours to provide the doctor with a more reliable basis for diagnosis of what is in our body.


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