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Does God want people to fast during the day and feast at night for one month out of every year? (Ramazan)

Bible: No       Qur'an: Yes

Isaiah 58:3-7 – 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen—to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Matthew 6:16-18 – 16. Moreover, when ye fast… 18. appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father, who seeth in secret.


Al-Baqarah 2:183-185 – 183. O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those who came before you... 185. The month of Ramadan... whoever of you is present in that month let him fast; but he who is ill or on a journey shall fast (a same) number of days later on. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and (He desires) that you should complete the period...

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