Fasting in Islam
Table of Contents
- Chapter One: Fasting Through the Ages
- Chapter Two: Health, Diet and Fasting
- FOOD AND SPIRITUALITY
- VARIETIES OF FOOD
- TRADITIONAL PATTERNS OF EATING
- THE ETIQUETTE (adab) OF EATING AND DRINKING
- FASTING AS A CURE
- Chapter Three: The Qur’an on Fasting
- THE MEANING OF RAMADAN
- REVELATION OF THE QUR’AN
- FASTING AS A MEANS OF GLORIFYING AND THANKING ALLAH
- THE START OF FASTING
- BREAKING THE FAST
- RETREAT
- FASTING AS AN EXPIATION
- Chapter Four: Selected Traditions on Fasting
- PART I
- A – The Reason, Benefit and Virtues of Fasting
- B – The Prophet’s Injunction Concerning Ramadan
- C – The Intention to Fast
- D – Fasting the Day of Doubt
- E – Beginning and Ending the Fast of Ramadan
- F – Worship during Ramadan
- G – Divine Revelation during Ramadan
- H - Ramadan – One of the Names of Allah
- I – Making up the Fast
- J – Retreat (i`tikaf) in the Mosque during Ramadan
- K – The Eid Festival after Ramadan
- PART II – CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE FAST
- L – Actions that break the Fast
- M – Further Conditions to be Observed when Fasting
- PART III
- N – The Inner Conditions of Fasting
- O – Fasting while Travelling or Unwell
- P – When to Resume Fasting after Illness
- Q – Inability to Fast
- R – Losing Consciousness for One Day or More
- S – Menstruation and Fasting
- T – Age of Obligation for Fasting
- U – Voluntary Fasting
- V – Continuous Fasting (sawm al-dahr)
- W – Recommended Fasts
- Chapter Five: The Rules of Fasting According to Ja`fari Law
- A. Conditions for Fulfilling the Obligation to Fast
- B. The Intention (Niyyah) to Fast
- C. Supererogatory, Reprehensible and Forbidden Fasts
- D. Actions which Invalidate the Fast
- E. Confirming the New Moon of the Month of Ramadan
- F. Recommended (mustahabb) Fasts
- G. Recommended (mustahabb) Actions for those Fasting
- H. Actions which are Permissible for those Fasting
- I. Actions that are Reprehensible (makruh) for those Fasting
- J. I`tikaf (Retreat, Temporary Residence in a Mosque)
- K. Alms Given at the Conclusion of Ramadan
- L. The Eid Prayer
- Chapter Six: The Rules of Fasting According to Sunni Schools of Law
- A – Conditions of the Obligation
- B – Conditions that break the Fast
- C – Removal of the Cause for Breaking the Fast
- D – Unconsciousness and Intoxication
- E – Intentionally Breaking the Fast
- F – Actions which Necessitate Making up the Fast of Ramadan
- G – The Fast of Expiation
- H – When Fasting is Not Permissible
- I – The Day of Doubt
- J – Recommended Fasts
- K – Undesirable Days for Fasting
- L – Sighting the New Moon
- M – Travelling and the Prayer
- N – The Eid al-Fitr Prayer
- O – Alms
- Chapter Seven: Supplication and Worship During Ramadan
- Chapter Eight: The Night of Determination (Laylat al-Qadar)
- TRADITIONS CONCERNING ‘THE NIGHT OF DETERMINATION’
- Chapter Nine: The Inner Meaning of Fasting
- The Outer Abstentions of Fasting
- The Inner Abstentions of Fasting
- Appendix I to Chapter Five
- The Prayer of the Traveler
- Conditions for Abbreviating the Prayer
- Conditions which Break the Journey
- Appendix II to Chapter Six
- Conditions for Shortening the Prayer
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