{"id":370,"date":"2026-02-22T07:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2026-02-22T07:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:44:03","slug":"soonka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/soonka\/","title":{"rendered":"Soonka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf19 Fasting During the Month of <strong>Ramadan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fasting in the month of <strong>Ramadan<\/strong> is one of the <strong>Five Pillars of Islam<\/strong>. It is an important act of worship for Muslims around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcd6 What is Fasting (Sawm)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fasting means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not eating food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not drinking water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoiding bad actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <strong>dawn (Fajr)<\/strong> until <strong>sunset (Maghrib)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd4c Why Do Muslims Fast?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muslims fast to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Obey Allah<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increase faith (Iman)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Learn patience and self-control<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feel the suffering of poor people<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gain reward and forgiveness<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd70 When Does Fasting Start and End?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fasting starts at <strong>Fajr (dawn prayer)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fasting ends at <strong>Maghrib (sunset prayer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before dawn, Muslims eat a meal called <strong>Suhoor<\/strong>.<br>After sunset, they break their fast with <strong>Iftar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc65 Who Must Fast?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fasting is required for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adult Muslims<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those who are healthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those who are not traveling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u274c Who Is Excused from Fasting?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sick people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travelers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pregnant or breastfeeding women<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elderly people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children (not required until puberty)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They can make up the days later or give charity (if they cannot fast).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf1f Benefits of Fasting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spiritual purification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stronger connection with Allah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discipline and self-control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unity among Muslims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want, I can also write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A short essay about Ramadan fasting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A khutbah (Friday sermon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A school assignment (2\u20134 pages)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arabic version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just tell me \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf19 Fasting During the Month of Ramadan Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It is an important act of worship for Muslims around the world. \ud83d\udcd6 What is Fasting (Sawm)? Fasting means: From dawn (Fajr) until sunset (Maghrib). \ud83d\udd4c Why Do Muslims Fast? Muslims fast to: \ud83d\udd70 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371,"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions\/371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuurulislaam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}