In a purely materialistic world, it is difficult to keep one’s inner existence (spirituality) free from the phenomenon of desires and interests that more often becomes impediments in the process of purification of the soul. Fasting is a qualitatively different act which strives for inspiration, purification and God consciousness. It keeps us in a right relationship to all. It is a stance of love, sympathy, goodwill, kindness towards all living beings. Fasting is characterized as a unique spiritual and moral act. It is an act of self-constraint, a conscious and deliberate abstention from food, drink and sexual intercourse and everything that nullifies the fast. During Ramzan an individual who fasts do not eat a grain of food or a drop of water from dawn to dusk, even how delicious the food is or how hungry or thirsty one feels. But it is not only about avoiding food or drink rather it is a practice of self-discipline and self-control. It is the period of meditation, self-restr...
