“It really is cleansing. Even if you’re not truly religious, just having this what, I would call, control over yourself really helps in day-to-day life, not to mention everybody gets an opportunity to lose some weight.”
Source/Credit: Kokomo Perspective
By Alyx Arnett | August 5, 2013
Last week, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community gathered in Russiaville to break their fast as part of the typical Iftar dinner service during Ramadan.
A group of around 30 Muslims from Indianapolis, Lafayette, and Kokomo met at the home of Imran Malik, the president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, where they prayed and ate at sunset.
This year, the fasting is even harder, said spokesperson Muzaffar Ahmad.
Since Ramadan is based on the Islamic lunar calendar, the holiday starts 10 days earlier each year, making the days even longer during this time of the year, he said.
“If you just have breakfast at 5 a.m. and don’t eat or drink anything until almost 9 at night nowadays, it’s pretty intense as you can imagine,” he said.
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