Ramadan Diary

Hello lovely people,

It's been a while since my last post. the reason being I've literally done nothing interesting this week.
So anyway I thought since we're over half way through ramadan that it would be nice to write about my experiences so far and actually some are the same every year. 

Unless you live under a rock (I'm talking to the non-muslims out there) most people know that all of us Muslims are fasting. This month known as Ramadan is a holy month and is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is considered to be the most important since the Quran was revealed upon this month. 

I read online a nice explanation of fasting which I will share. "The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the soul by freeing it from harmful impurities. Ramadan also teaches Muslims how to better practice self-discipline, self-control, sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate; thus encouraging actions of generosity and compulsory charity."

Ok so here is a list of 10 things I've experienced so far. This is not an exhaustive list. 

1) The heatwave- so coincidentally since Ramadan started the heatwave also started which has made is super hard to fast and work!

2) Thirst! Need I say more

3) The many trips to the bathroom after jugging down 2 litres of water after closing my fast in the morning. 

4) Lack of sleep- Since I work I have to sleep after Taraweeh prayers which means I pretty much sleep for 2 hours before Suhoor/Sehri and after that I can't fall back asleep. 

5) Working with no air con- aaarghh

6) Those last few minutes before Iftar- Such. A. Killer 

7) Cooking- When I'm cooking, especially when making desserts such as Banoffee pie, its so hard to stop myself from liking my fingers. 

8) Spirituality- Its the best feeling ever

9) Lack of patience!

10) Weight loss/gain! Depending of how much/what you eat. 

Anyways thats all from me today,

Bye,

Love Humaira