Who has actually gone through Ramadan?

Question

I just think that fasting should be kind of a pain. Can you eat anything? How was it?

Answer 1

Its not that bad. I started to fast when I was 9 or 10 (cant remember) and i'm 20 now but I never had a problem with it.

I can't wait until Ramadan...I love it

you just need to get used to it.

Answer 2

im 13 and been fasting for ages but its only hard the first few days but by the end of the first week its good i can do it ok.no u cant eat anything.

Answer 3

I embraced islam in 1991 and have been fasting since then.  I, along with most other Muslims actually look forward to Ramadan because it is a spiritual time which we use for repentance and self-reflection.  The fasting is only a single aspect of the month.  The month in and of itself is so much more than that.  

Answer 4

no it is not a pain. It is only difficult the first few days then after that it is very easy because the body has adjusted. It is my favorite month of the year, and its not like we aren't eating anything for the whole day its only sunrise to sunset.

Answer 5

Nothings difficult, when there’s a purpose to it. Have you forgotten the many people in history that went on hunger strikes?  We Muslims only do it for a number of hours. Believe me not difficult.

Answer 6

Once you get over the difficulty of the first few days it's actually pretty easy. You cannot eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset. It sounds hard but Allah makes it easy for you if you have the right intentions.

My only difficulty is that when I'm cooking, I can't taste the food to see if it needs any spices or whatnot. lol

I try to get myself accustomed to fasting before Ramadan begins by fasting Mondays and Thursdays. It makes it much easier.

Nichole

Answer 7

Its not a pain.

Answer 8

Ramadan is a month where we Muslims fast for 30 days, seeking for forgiveness from Allah for our past wrongdoings. It is a month of spiritual experience, peace and tranquility. Fasting may seem hard to new Muslims, but it is a test to those who are true to the faith in Allah. Fasting reminds us of how small and humble we are compared to the greatness of Allah. It also reminds us how the poor suffer everyday, getting barely any food to eat. It is a time where we Muslims rediscover our religion in hope of being more humble in worshipping Allah.

You say it is kind of a pain? If you are a new Muslim, then I absolutely understand you but if so not, then I do not know what to say. Billions of Muslims just crave to live to see Ramadan. Many Muslims just feel very excited to see this month where the peacefulness only comes once a year. Surely, it is a month where we can ask for forgiveness from Allah and supplicate to Him for it is when Allah hears our Duaa the most! What chance is it that you may live to see another Ramadan again? To the true and pious Muslims, Ramadan is the point where they can be more humble and dutiful in worshipping Allah, desiring forgiveness from Him and the Hereafter easiness.

May Allah guide us all.

Answer 9

i have been fasting for a real long time & i think its amazing =D

Answer 10

It sucks. You have to starve all day long, no water, no nothing. I suggest pigging out before sun comes up so you dont feel hungry during the day!i

Answer 11

hahaha

it's not hard at all ,i started fasting when i was 12 and it was good

Answer 12

I've only done it twice. At first it was really really super hard. But after like the first 2 weeks I got used to it. Last year, it only took a couple of days to get used to. It's actually kind of funny, after Ramadan, it feels really weird to be eating during the day again.

Oh, and I'm not sure if you're aware, but fasing does't mean just not eating. You have to try to abstain from lying, gossiping, anger, envy and you can only be intimate with your spouse during the night hours. I'm sure there's more that you have to avoid, but again, this is only my third Ramadan.

Answer 13

I actually LOVE ramadan. It's amazingly fun. Wake up hellishly tired, then eat, pray, and it's still twilight. THEN, you fast all day, people, asking 'what's it like' and eating in front of you. But that doesn't bother you, and you go about your day, and while fasting, an extra level of piety comes over you. Hijab means something extra important, and you lower your gaze even more. You commit less sins. At the end, you count down the minutes for iftaar, and mum has a huge table spread out, with lots of food. You break your fast with three dates, as per sunnah, and then you stuff yourself (which I won't do this year, as it is sunnah to not eat too much food). It's a nice time. There's another sunnah, to wake up in the morning, and eat dates with goat milk, like the Prophet did, so I think I'll do that for a few days this year. Goat milk rocks! So do dates!

In morrocco they have harira soup for suhoor and iftaar

In Pakistan paratha and yoghurt for suhoor, and then for iftaar, samosas, pakoras, curry and roti, and some sweets to top it off.

Same in India, I think

I don't know about other countries though.

You can't eat anything. For a few years you are hungry, but when you really understand Islam and fast for Allah (SWT), the pain no longer exists.

Answer 14

I think most of us here have gone through Ramadan many years.

It is not actually a pain nor is it hard or unbearable. It only depends on the mentality of the person. If you go like "I can't stand it any more" and things like that, you're breaking the essence of the fasting. Moreover, it is just psychological to say that you are really hungry or something like that. You can easily ignore your hunger and thirst.

I remember playing till I sweated during fasting and I really didn't feel much need for water. Just don't think about it. You'll actually see that you feel more strength. At least, no nutrition for a while increases the longevity of plants, as I have heard.

It is just incredible and a very good feeling when you know that what you are doing is for God.

Sahih Muslim, Book 006, Hadith Number 2564.

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Chapter : Excellence of fasting.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah, the Majestic and the Exalted, said: Every act of the son of Adam is for him except fasting. It is done for My sake, and I will give a reward for it. By Allah in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, the breath of the observer of fast is sweeter to Allah than the fragrance of musk.

Answer 15

You cant eat or drink anything between early morning and early evening, its a way of showing you how the poor feel.

I tried to go through the whole month when i was 10 and ended up fainting several times, the doctors have since told me not to fast every day, as i drink so much outside of ramadan that my body is used to getting liquid every so often, so i do about 4-5 days every week, and if i feel dehydrated i break my fast before i faint, :), i make up for the remainder of fasts after ramadan.

Answer 16

its not painful....u get use to it...

Answer 17

its not like you are starving a whole day.. just from sun up to sun set.. its not that bad.. and if you keep yourself busy and your mind occupied the time will pass by fast..

the first two or three days might be challenging, then it becomes common and you are used to it..

just make sure the night before to drink loads of water to hydrate yourself.. and when you break fast, drink fluids.. dont overdue it with salty, high fatty foods cause that will sap your fluid from your body and the next day you might feel dehydrated and miserable...

once you get past the 3rd day, you will start feeling light and clear minded.. a fast is not only spiritual, its cleansing of the body as well.. all the junk starts shedding from your colon and you feel really more energetic and alive.. its amazing