Siraj also said she had problems thinking about food during Ramadan. They become less rational and weaker, and at that time “you have to rely on faith.” It isn’t easy to go without food a person starts “losing it” a little after a while, Mavlan said. Like a chain of events in his head, he said the hunger hits him, he thinks of why he is hungry and remembers why he is fasting. Mavlan said that work and school are harder during Ramadan, because of the lack of nutrients.Īs Mavlan was studying protein structures for a class he said “the protein structures started to look like french fries.”Īs these visions of french fries danced in his head, however, he said that it is times like those that remind him to be a better Muslim and a better human being. This sacrifice and new appreciation for things that come with Ramadan also comes at a price. He said he can see what it’s like for the less fortunate, but emphasized that he could only understand a “crumb” of what they felt. It isn’t as if a person who fasts for a month can fully understand what it is like for starving people around the world, but Siraj and Mavlan both said it gives them a small idea. She said she does it to help herself realize that others around the world aren’t as fortunate as she is. Wardah Siraj, a 19-year-old sophomore at CSUN, fasts for a different reason. It feels like every taste bud is activated at the same time, and everything else in life given up for Ramadan begins to be appreciated in the same way. He said after a day of fasting, even something as small as a date is bursting with flavor. “It’s to be grateful for what I have,” he said. He said he fasts not only because it’s part of his religion, but for other reasons as well. “To say that it’s just religion isn’t enough,” said Mavlan, who is treasurer for the Muslim Student Association at CSUN.
Mavlan, a 21-year-old junior majoring in biochemistry and biomedical physics, is one of many who choose to fast during the month of Ramadan. Muslims generally should try to make them up as soon as possible because any days that are missed are considered a debt to Allah. If any of the days of fasting are missed, they must be made up before the next Ramadan. It is a month in which a believer’s sustenance is increased.
It is the month of patience, and the reward of patience is Paradise. Ramadan is the time for Muslims to learn to control themselves and to develop their spiritual side. It is a sin to lie, backbite, look at someone with a lustful gaze and listen to foul words. Fasting is not just about not eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset it is fasting to restrain their tongues, temper, what they listen to and even their gaze. Reading the Qur’an counts as a very good deed. It is believed to be the Holiest because Muslims believe that the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed in the month of Ramadan to Prophet Muhammad.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar. Ramadan is more then not eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. At that time he could eat again, and after a night of sleep, the next morning would be another race to eat before the sun. A decent meal in the early hours of the morning is all Miran Mavlan had to look forward to eating until sundown. He woke up at 4:30 Monday morning because he had to beat the rising of the sun.
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