Muslims follow Islam (submission to God) and Muslim Ramadan is the ninth month of Islamic calendar, the month of fasting during the daylight. During Ramadan Muslims boycott themselves from Drinks, food, smoking & sexual activities during the daytime.
The teachings of Ramadan are:
• Through fasting, Muslims learn to control their natural urges such as hunger, thirst and the desire to smoke and thus are able to better resist temptations for things which are not necessary, such as excessive food intake, drugs or other unhealthy or harmful substances and behaviors.
• It allows one to build a sense of self-control and will-power.
• It helps one to feel compassion for those who are less fortunate and underprivileged, since each day one will feel greater appreciation for what he/she has as a result of feeling hunger and thirst.
• It offers a time for Muslims to "purify" their bodies as well as their souls, by developing a greater sense of humility, spirituality and community.
• Ramadan is a very spiritual time for Muslims, and often they share their experience with their friends and family members.
• A greater sense of generosity and forgiveness is also characteristic of this time.
• Giving to the poor and needy and sharing one's fortune with them is expected during this month and encouraged for the rest of the year.
As with other duties in Islam, fasting becomes obligatory (i.e. one becomes accountable) after the age of puberty.
