This weekend marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan and will see the beginning of fasting over the next 30 days for Muslims all over the world. While on the surface fasting appears to be a simple process of not eating or drinking anything from sunrise to sunset, there is in fact much more to it than that.
Because Ramadan is a very sacred time of the year, Muslims are encouraged to use the time to become closer to Allah and improve themselves while paying extra attention to friends and families as well as the wider Muslim community (known as the Ummah). Educating yourself in Islam is also extremely important during Ramadan since there are some clear cut rules around fasting and how one should act throughout the fasting period.
There are also a lot of misconceptions about fasting and what actions actually invalidate one's fast. Because of these misconceptions, we have compiled a list of the essential do's and don'ts during Ramadan as well as tackling some of the biggest mistakes people make during the period.
