Fasting News

HIGHTSTOWN - Basem Hassan was homeless on the streets of New Brunswick and New York City in the early 1990s when he spent his nights "couch surfing," stealing bread and digging through garbage cans to survive, he said.

"O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may self-restraint."

Fasting isn't merely a spiritual activity for connecting with God but it has health gains to it too as Carol Nambowa finds out.

A Ramadan bazaar and a day out at the River Safari provided two unconventional chances to explain the Pioneer Generation Package of medical subsidies on Saturday.

It may be hard to imagine Muslims praying every night of Ramadan in a synagogue, but that's exactly what happens every year when the Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation and another synagogue open their doors for members of ADAMS during Ramadan.

Worshippers complete their evening prayers inside the mosque at the Muslim American Society of Charlotte Community Center on Sunday, July 6, 2014.

Lisa Duchene is friends with the founder of Harmony Iftar and participated in the first event six years ago when a small group of 40 friends broke fast during Ramadan.

Despite the consistent relationship between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and type 2 diabetes , one unsolved issue is the role of serum GGT in the well-known association between obesity and T2D.

Ramadan, the Muslim month of prayer and dawn to dusk fasting, runs through July 28. The faithful break the fast each evening with a festive dinner, and a number of local Middle Eastern restaurants mark the occasion with well-stocked buffets.

Iranian women recite verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali in the city of Aran and Bidgol, some 140 miles south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 11, 2014.

A saint, who claimed to be'Peethadheeshwar' of Kashi Mahashamsan Peeth and was on fast for over a month seeking clean and uninterrupted flow of water in the Ganga river, passed away early this morning at a hospital in Varanasi.

Last week, with the beginning of The Holy Month of Ramadan, a young Jordanian Christian Mutaz Ziad Sammour, leaves his home in Tla'a Al-Ali daily before the time of Maghrib prayer, bringing along with him pre-packaged dates and water to distribute to drivers on traffic lights for Iftar time.

Fasting during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim year, is a personal choice for diabetes patients and should be done only under medical supervision, according to doctors.

Pharmacologic management of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus can be complex and challenging for both healthcare providers and patients.1 A wide array of treatment options are available, starting with lifestyle modifications and metformin monotherapy and progressing to two- and three-drug combinations that may or may not ... (more)

Nazeen Koonda and S.G. Masood sharing a traditional Ramadan meal with long-time friends Ahsan Qureshi and wife Mehwesh during buka puasa.

SIDON, Lebanon: Umm Salim, a widow, refuses to have her iftar meal in a mosque or public hall.

One of the UK's leading Islamic groups says it is concerned that Muslims who fast during the month of Ramadan despite being ill are putting their health at risk.

When in 2001 Egypt's Grand Mufti issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, that the show Man Sayarbah el-Milyon? was un-Islamic, viewers were a little baffled that a TV game show could unleash the wrath of God.

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Dr Yeoh Boon Hock and Prof Dr Nor Azmi Kamaruddin at the launch of the MSD Ramadan Campaign 2014 - Smart Info Tools .