The holy month of Ramadan began July 8 and requires Muslims to abstain during daylight hours from food, drink, smoking and sex to focus on spirituality, good deeds and charity.
Source/Credit: The Daily Bulletin
By Canan Tasci | July 28, 2013
CHINO -- Rabiya Chaudry's spirit may be willing, but she says her body is telling her something else.
Healthy Muslims are supposed to take part in the rituals of Ramadan, which include bowing and kneeling five times a day and fasting from dawn until dusk. But women who are menstruating or breast feeding get a pass, electing instead to "make up" the time through an alternative act.
"During that (menstruating) time you are told not to fast because you are weak and your body is going through all these changes and you need your energy," said Chaudry, 23, of Brea.
"In my heart I say those prayers but there is a prayer that is said by the congregation out loud, morning, afternoon, midafternoon, evening and at night and those are prayers you cannot say because you are not clean."
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