Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Ramadan
for non-Muslims: An etiquette guide
Do you
know much about Ramadan? It’s an Islam practice to fast from dawn to dusk for a
whole month. During the fast, Muslims are not supposed to eat, drink, smoke or
sex. It’s an idea to use the month, in lunar calendar, to develop
self-discipline by experiencing abstaining from basic human necessities. Once
the sun sets, they can enjoy feast. You can easily imagine how tasteful and
enjoyable the meal and drinks are after a whole day of abstention from anything
to put in your mouth and stomach.
One
downside of this feast is that some people eat just too much to compensate for the
endurance and patience during the day.
Another
thing is what care non-Muslims should pay when they work or spend time with Muslims
who are practicing Ramadan. Eating or drinking in front of a person who can’t do
either of them sounds awfully inconsiderate, doesn’t it?
Enjoy
reading and learning what should or shouldn’t be done during Ramadan.
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