It’s been slightly over a decade since my first fasting experience, marking my commencement of the Ramadan practice. Fasting gives one an experience of what it feels like to go hungry for a day. It protects one from evil, as while fasting, a Muslim is exempted from doing any forbidden act by the Islamic law. If puberty is delayed, fasting becomes obligatory for males and females after a certain age, usually at 14. Observing the Ramadan fast is also forbidden for menstruating women.

Source: The Star April 16, 2021 09:45 UTC