Muslims have been urged to intensify their hours of worship, value their spiritual existence and by their abstinence and develop compassion and understanding for people who are less well off than themselves.
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By Huddersfield Examiner | August 5, 2013
Worshippers are marking the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which draws to an end on Wednesday.
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association have been reflecting on the meanings behind the 30-day period of self-denial, during which Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking between dawn and dusk.
Fathul Haq, spokesman for the group, which is based at Lower Fitzwilliam Street, said: “First and foremost it is a spiritual exercise designed to bring one closer to one’s maker.”
He said Muslims have been urged to intensify their hours of worship, value their spiritual existence and by their abstinence and develop compassion and understanding for people who are less well off than themselves.
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