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Btw is the month of starvation mandatory for anyone following Islam?

They should be starving themselves of oxygen

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You can tell how fat these dudes that troll online all day are

these fat f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]cks have never had a salad in their lives

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

They should be starving themselves of oxygen

So you are laughing about imagining people killing themselves?

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[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Btw is the month of starvation mandatory for anyone following Islam?

So the purpose of abstaining from food, drink, intercourse, cursing, and other things during these 30 days is primarily to train self-control and attaining TAQWA (consciousness of God). Saying no to our carnal selves and keeping our minds focused on our Creator and the Hereafter.

Consciousness of God can be analogized to--- If you were to wear fancy clothes and had to walk in a path filled with thorny plants, you'd want to avoid these things---likewise when we go through our paths of life we want to avoid that which is displeasing to God (idolatry, interest, greed, lies, misguidance, sexual immorality, rude manners, injustice, oppression, sin, backbiting, gossip, slander, silly talk, heedlessness, vanity, homosexuality, alcohol, cursing, drugs, harming others, being immersed in the material world etc.) and want to do our best to do what is pleasing to The Almighty (giving thanks, giving charity, caring for the poor, observing limits, good behavior, spreading peace, having good moral character, acts of worship, dutifulness to parents etc.)



While we give our stomachs a rest, we give our spirits the food it needs by doing more devout acts of worship.

Is it tough? Yes.
Does it reap great benefits? Yes.

So like all things in life worth attaining.. a little bit of struggle and effort.

And TAQWA is certainly worth attaining.

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah was asked about that for which people are admitted into Paradise the most, so he said: “Taqwa of Allah, and good character.” And he was asked about that for which people are admitted into the Fire the most, and he said: “The mouth and the private parts.” (Tirmidhi)