Does fasting exclude meat from one's diet for a certain amount of time? Or does it exclude all foods until a certain time of the day?
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At dawn fasting starts when the sun sets fasting stops. As the month goes on. The time to start goes up and the time to stop fasting goes down so it gets easier each day.
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What exactly is the purpose of it?
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Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed over a 23 year period. It is also a month in which a Muslim not only has to abstain from food but all sins. It's prescribed to learn patience is what the Quran says and to know what the poor people go through everyday. It's a time to increase remembrance of God. All sins can be forgiven on Ramadan, http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ta8j1z5LkJo#t=14s Short explanation of it.
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Fasting in general differs. For Ramadan, Muslims aren't allowed to eat from sun rise to sun down. They can only eat at night.