How the Muslim month of Ramadan transformed my understanding of fasting, prayer, and Lent. The sun was setting on a sweltering late Friday afternoon in Amman, Jordan. Sun filtered through the dust in ...

Basically, fasting is abstinence from food or drink or both for ethical, health, religious, ritualistic, etc., goals. It is also undertaken for body cleansing, boosting cognitive performance, medical ...

During Lent, the liturgical season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, many Christians opt to fast in some way or another. This fasting can take many forms, including ...

Today, Muslims mark the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan is the name of ninth month of the lunar calendar when fasting is prescribed. Due to enormous blessing during this month, it is considered the most ...

As some Christians continue to fast and pray in the new year, the Anglican Bishop of Oyo, Rt. Rev. Williams Aladekugbe, has urged them to pray fervently and eschew unforgiveness. Aladekugbe told the ...

God mentions in the Quran: “O You who have attained to faith, Fasting is ordained for you as it was ordained for those before you so that you might remain conscious of God.” Fasting is obligatory for ...

According to Islamic teaching, fasting through daylight hours during the month of Ramadan, which ends tonight, brings Muslims closer to God. “Fasting enables me to concentrate spiritually,” said ...

The President of the Way of Reconciliation Evangelistic Ministries (TWOREM) International Lagos, Nigeria, Prophet Oladipupo Funmilade-Joel, has declared that fasting and prayer without obedience to ...

What does it mean to be “hungry for God?” And how do you get there or stay there? In our natural bodies, we know when we are hungry. Our stomach may start growling, or maybe we get a headache or any ...